Last Saturday Jeremy and I got on a train in Polička and went to Čachnov to go hiking along the blue trail. Our goal was to head south to Devět Skal and find some nice rocks that Jeremy could boulder with some guy friends this coming Saturday. We didn't make it quite that far since it was raining and cold and my left foot started to hurt a lot. We did end up finding our big rocks and had a good time doing it! It surprised me how well the paths here are marked. It seems like everywhere you go there is some sort of sign telling you where you can go, what path to take (blue, yellow, red...) and how many km it is to get there. We hiked as far as Čtyři Palice (9km or 5.6miles) and then went back to the train station, making our hike a total of 18km or 11.2miles.
I found it interesting that the vast majority of the trees where we have been are all pines that been planted. If there where more deciduous trees, the Czech country side would look just like western PA. The rows of trees did make our hike seem like we were walking through Narnia. When we did see a deciduous tree it seemed out of place and all most frightening, since the bark was much darker due to the rain and the natural curves of the trees were excerbated in contrast to the perfectly straight pines.
Needless to say, I think Jeremy and I will be taking every chance to explore more of the Czech country side durning our time here :)
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