THIS postcard from the 1920s shows an untraditional view of the High Tatras from one of the lesser known peaks of Belanské Tatras, Mount New. Paradoxically, this peak looks more rocky and inaccessible than the mountain range behind it, even though the opposite is true.
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The easy accessibility turned out to be the area's own undoing. In the process of extending pastures, shepherds burned out large forests of mountain pine and then later, swarms of tourists, who did not respect marked trails, finished the destruction. Today, sadly the Belanské Tatras are closed to tourists.
Prepared by Branislav Chovan
7. Aug 2006 at 0:00
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