Bled Lake

The Bled Lake came into existance when the Bohinj Glacier moved away. It is 2120 m long, up to 1380 m wide and it is of the tectonic origin, After the last Ice Age, the Bohinj Glacier deepend its natural tectonic hollow and gave it its present form. When the ice melted the basin was filled with water. The lake has no considerable affluents except some streams. The temperature of the lake reaches up to 25°C in the summer and gets ice covered in winter.

Bled, Slovenia

September 15th 2012
The drive from Klagenfurt to Bled, Slovenia is only an hour and a half, so after lunch on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Dani, Whitney and I squished into the car. (Euro cars are much smaller, and oh so much more sustainable than in the US). We drove a little ways past the town of Bled and into the Triglav National Park where we enjoyed a 20 minute hike (all uphill) to the most splendid waterf ... read more

Europe » Slovenia

The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria until 1918 when the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed ... ... read more

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