Logarska Dolina and Robanov Kot

This past weekend, we had one of our best trips here, a visit to the Logarska Valley near the Austrian border.  It’s not easy to get to, but well worth the effort.

Part of what made the trip special was meeting up with Maja, who I met a few weeks ago in St. Paul (a story for a different time), and her husband and son (Leon and Tim), who live near the Logarska Valley.  We spent Saturday morning and afternoon with them, driving all the way to the tip of the valley, where we hiked to Rinka Slap, the highest waterfall in Slovenia.  It is always fun to spend time with people from Slovenia, hearing stories and insights and perspectives that we wouldn’t otherwise get.  Interestingly, Maja’s other son just graduated from college in Texas and their family has been to the U.S. many times.  Maja and her family are big NFL and NHL fans, and although Leon’s favorite team is the Cowboys he still seemed like a good guy.  :)

After, we drove a few kilometers up the road to Robanov Kot, where a single-lane mountain road took us to the Govc-Vršnik tourist farm in potentially the most scenic location possible (I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves).  We hiked most of the day Sunday, explored the old sawmill down by the river, watched the cows come back to the barn from their hillside pasture, and were fed amazingly, amazingly well (which is a total understatement).  It’s the kind of place that you want to tell everyone about but you don’t want anyone else to discover.  It is definitely on our list of places to go again.