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Split is the second-largest city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia, with about 300,000 people living in its urban area. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings.
The ring originally comprised 60 stones, of which only 27 remained standing at the end of the 20th century. The tallest stones stand at the south and west of the ring. The stones are set within a circular ditch up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep, 9 metres (30 ft) wide and 380 metres (1,250 ft) in circumference that was carved out of the solid sandstone bedrock by the ancient residents.
I thought the lighting looked neat in this picture. There is a walking trail splitting up ahead hence the title.
Alt Text: Large cracked boulder with two park visitors walking near it and a cloudy sky in the background.
NPS/ Paul Martinez
Split Mountain – solo trip (duh, was the only one among my pals who never did it). The easiest 14er with with some light 4x4 approach – luckily I had Tacoma by then (scratching the hell out of a new car – but that’s why I bought the thing in a first place).
My objective – be at the Red Lake by the sunrise and capture all its glory… simple - just me, the mountain and the perfect light! But not until the approach is done – sandy and at times confusing, I’ve managed to be by the lake some 2 hours earlier planned. It was cold. I realized I need something to warm myself and it was then when I started a bonfire not to freeze (yell at me as much as you want - I used already established site and killed it by plentiful of water)
The sunrise was – unimaginable and photos won’t do its justice to tell you the wow I had that morning, possibly the best of 2018 (although Lone Pine was quite incredible too). I remember I took so many photos – a good sign (long debates upon post-processing – inevitable consequences). Satisfied by the photos I quickly packed-up and headed towards the saddle between mt. Prater and Split. I did follow the Red Mountain Creek from ~11400. It was sandy.
I remember reaching the saddle and looking at the last push towards the summit – daunting (early start and sunrise rush is always exhausting) Summit was remarkable with some jugged views towards the south.
I spent just a shy less of an hour on its top and headed back promptly. Afternoon sun was gorgeous on the Red Lake – turquoise/green-ish, with fall colors on the grass – Sierra’s best combo.
The rest of the trip was not remarkable - I reached the car just before the sunset.