Very Wild Tamar Upper Valley; Julian Alps, Zgornjesavska, Slovenija
20-March-2025
The Tamar former glacial circle valley does not see the sun from October to early March due to the over 1000m rocky wall, which, to the south, connects the Mojstrovka-Travnik chain with the Jalovec, constituting an obstacle, in addition to the sun, also to the mild Mediterranean southern currents; so, the presence of a vast glacier that shaped the valley during the last Ice Age is thus explained, exactly as for the other Julian cirques.
Here we are near the springs called "Črne vode" (Black Waters) at just under 1300m a.s.l. altitude, but the sparse and prostrate vegetation (from the weight of the snow, also the result of frequent avalanches), the mountain pines and the rock all around make one believe that we are at a higher altitude.
The Tamar Valley continues, slightly lower, a few more kilometers, bending towards the southwest (in the direction of the sun), ending up "hitting" the bastions of Mount Jalovec.
This mountain massif is geographically and climatically very important as it is located at the crossroads of three valleys and is part of the watershed between the Adriatic and the Black Sea catchments: so, in addition to the Danube catchment/basin Tamar valley, the Adriatic catchment valleys Koritnica and Trenta also reach it.
It is also the main mountain of three mountain ranges that branch off from it, namely the Mojstrovke-Travnik mountain chain, on the left of the photo, the Ponce/Ponze, along the Italian border, which continue with the Spiče on the right, and the long chain of the Pelc mountains, up to the Bavski Grintavec, towards the south.
Very Wild Tamar Upper Valley; Julian Alps, Zgornjesavska, Slovenija
20-March-2025
The Tamar former glacial circle valley does not see the sun from October to early March due to the over 1000m rocky wall, which, to the south, connects the Mojstrovka-Travnik chain with the Jalovec, constituting an obstacle, in addition to the sun, also to the mild Mediterranean southern currents; so, the presence of a vast glacier that shaped the valley during the last Ice Age is thus explained, exactly as for the other Julian cirques.
Here we are near the springs called "Črne vode" (Black Waters) at just under 1300m a.s.l. altitude, but the sparse and prostrate vegetation (from the weight of the snow, also the result of frequent avalanches), the mountain pines and the rock all around make one believe that we are at a higher altitude.
The Tamar Valley continues, slightly lower, a few more kilometers, bending towards the southwest (in the direction of the sun), ending up "hitting" the bastions of Mount Jalovec.
This mountain massif is geographically and climatically very important as it is located at the crossroads of three valleys and is part of the watershed between the Adriatic and the Black Sea catchments: so, in addition to the Danube catchment/basin Tamar valley, the Adriatic catchment valleys Koritnica and Trenta also reach it.
It is also the main mountain of three mountain ranges that branch off from it, namely the Mojstrovke-Travnik mountain chain, on the left of the photo, the Ponce/Ponze, along the Italian border, which continue with the Spiče on the right, and the long chain of the Pelc mountains, up to the Bavski Grintavec, towards the south.