Climb the mountains

Plitvice Park

 

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. ~ John Muir.

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. It is famous for its 16 cascading lakes.




Just 2 of the cascading lakes

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QUOTE: 

• National Parks: "national property in which every man has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy". English poet William Wordsworth.

THEORY:

• Exploring a forest is great for everyone. Fall in love with nature and feel happier and healthier and more connected as a family. Life seems simpler and slower and just right.
• 2011 was the International Year of Forests a United Nation's world wide campaign to raise awareness and support for the world's forests.

ACTIVITIES:
Explore river red gum forests in the Riverina region of NSW Australia.
Discover and explore forests and woodlands across England
Enjoy a forest holiday in Scotland, Yorkshire or Cornwall.
Wander through a rainforest of 1,000-year-old cedars at Mount Revelstoke, Canada.
Plan a visit to the pristine forests of South Africa's world heritage listed Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve.

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