2009.07.03 - 2009.07.06

This is a 3 day adventure in the Carpathian mountains ...more exactly in Calimani, Hasmas and Gurghiului mountains.

the ride starts with a conversation on a local forum and the next day I’m on my way on a heavy rain to Reghin,at 6.30 PM we meet at a gas station in Reghin a smaller city near Targu Mures.

This is the route we followed:


Ok, everybody was there, we were ready to go , made a pits top in Toplita to bought some wine and here we left the main road and started riding on a forest road, meanwhile I observed that I lost my tent, fortunately the guys had a place for me too. We camped along a stream and made a big fire fried some sausages and of course we didn’t forget about the wine.

The camping place & the fire



Day 2

Woke up at 7 am because of some guys in a huge truck, they saw our bikes and started to scream.

Cold morning:


We packed up and continued our ride to Retitis peak 2021 m above sea level, in cCalimani Natural Reservation.

We got some fresh water:



We came along that road in the backround:

As we reached the top it was a breathtaking view, on one side was a huge sulfur extraction area otherwise a natural disaster, on the other side some clouds tickling the mountain.

At ~2000 m


Here we ate our breakfast and started to go round the extractive area near Negoiu Unguresc mountain, and Pietrosu peak.




Negoiu Unguresc:


Me with Frank(the bike) and Ilva valley in the background:


Negoiu Unguresc and Pietrosu Peak (in the clouds):


Group photo in the extraction area:


When we reached the gate on the otherside of the reservation, there were 2 guardians, but they had nothing to comment maybe because we were 4, anyway our road went through Gura Haitii, Bilbor, we reached Toplita where we ate a good and cheap lunch in a restaurant. Meanwhile started to rain and accompanied us trough Capu Corbului, Tulghes, Hagota and Ditrau.




Frank:


From Ditrau we continued our adventure to mt. Kovács Péter.


How to make good Photos:)


The guys taking a rest:



Ooooops! Private property,keep out !



Me and mt.Hasmasu Mare in the bacground:


Balan lake:


We went to Balan and then camped again near a stream , somewhere near Voslobeni.


On the last day I woke up in the company of a butterfly:


Packed up,than visited the Sugau cave:




After visiting the cave we ride to Gheorgheni,then Ditrau again and climbed to Remetea then Lapusna, Reghin and Targu Mures.


Gone after sweets:


Team work:


The participants:


It was a nice weekend.....more to come.