group photo at Yedigoller campsite
Lake Buyuk goll and the Yedigoller plateau in the background
the bleak plateau and the crazy Turk's bar -the black tent.
walking the last bit of the Yedigoller plateau
On the edge of the plateau looking down Hacer valley
myself posing on the edge of the plateau
descending on the scree slopes
looking back,the towering mountain is Direktas
at the top of a huge scree slope,first sight of the treeline
bottom of the huge scree slope
the scree slope,you can see the zig-zag path and people on it
further down in the Hacer Bogazi valley
A giant mediterrenian pine
our lunchspot,first shade for several days
the mule caravan arriving
in the treeline
towards the tree line
deeper in the valley
on a dirt track in the Hacer Bogazi
Hacer Bogazi,passing dry meadows
Hacer Bogazi,looking back at the valley
Sogulpinar camp,the rangers hut,the balcony is the dining area
Sogulpinar camp,the campfire
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day 12
ascend 50m
descend 1300m
time 5hrs
shower temp 1 deg c
I didn't have a good night's sleep,after midnight i had problems breathing.After another cool breakfast we took a group photo and off we went.We trekked past the lake and the bar ,we had a small ascend and started descending.That was gradual untill we reached a huge scree slope,most of the group walked down,myself and the Canadian raced down the scree,we probably descended 400m in 10 mints,sadly i was beaten by the Mounty.We carried on on the worst path of the whole trek,full of stones,but at least we could see the treeline.soon we were there,the driver and cook waiting for us.Another lunch ,for the first time in ages we were under the shade,we had BBQ sausages and waited for the mules.The mules eventually arrived led by the cook(a mule fell in the lake while drinking and Mehmed-Ali was embarassed to bring them down because some luggage got wet).We carried on mainly downhill on a dirt track through aromatic pine forest until we reached Sogupinar yayla camp.Sogulpinar means cold spring,we had a cold spring ,but yayla(meadow) there was no grass to be seen anywhere.Shower was out of the question,the water was as cold as the other camps.We had dinner on the balcony of the rangers hut and then lit the biggest campfire so far.The Canadians drunk the whole bar(all the drinks from the buckets filled with cold water)and went to bed very happy.We were informed that the spring comes from so high up that it freezes at night,we had to store water for washing in the morning.
