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beloved, chamois-like animal. Her tiny image (with a Picasso nose) is just above the tree
line, a little to the right—try to get someone to point her out to you (you can see her best if
you stand at the signpost near the road).
After#24,youreachthe summit (5,285feet).Considergettingoutofthecartoenjoythe
views (in peak season, you'll pay an attendant a €3.50 “ecological tax” to park here). Hike
uptothehutforasnackordrinkonthegrandviewterrace.Ontheright,alonggravelchute
gives hikers a thrilling glissade. (From the pullout just beyond #26, it's easy to view hikers
“skiing”down.)Ifyouhavetimeandenergytoburn,fromthesummitconsiderhikingabout
20 minutes uphill to the Poštarski Dom (“Fifth Hut”). Along the way, you'll see the ruins of
a telpher cable-car line, which was used to run supplies between here and the valley floor
during World War I. You'll also enjoy some of the best possible views of the Ajda face.
As you begin the descent, keep an eye out for old WWI debris. A lonely guard tunnel
stands after #28, followed by a tunnel marked 1916 (on the left) that was part of the road's
original path. Just after, watch for the turnoff at the right, at a little gravel parking lot with
a picnic table. From the platform viewpoint, you can see mountain valleys formed in two
different ways: To the left, the jagged V-shaped So č a Valley, carved by a raging river; and
on the right, the gentle U-shaped Trenta Valley, gouged by a glacier.
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