The weather forecast was pretty good for the long November weekend and I decided that we should spend the last warm days in nature. On Sunday we took our kids to the forest near Wrocław. We were looking for different autumn treasures such as mushrooms, pine cones or acorns. We didn't find any edible mushrooms but we saw many toadstools and poly-pores. My kids collected some pine cones that we are going to use to create Christmas decorations.
For Monday I had organized a trip to the nearby mountain Ślęża. We ate breakfast early in the morning. I prepared sandwiches with cheese and ham and a thermos with hot tea. I put our stuff (including a bar of dark chocolate) to a backpack and we got into our car. It took us about 40 minutes to get to Przełęcz Tąpadła that is the mountain pass that separates Ślęża (718 m) from Radunia (573 m). It was a Monday in the middle of November so I expected hardy no-one to be there. However to my surprise I saw the car-park full of cars and crowds of people on the trail.
The weather was wonderful for this time of year. It was warm, the sun was shining, there were orange and yellow leaves rustling on trees. My kids were happy to be there and did not complain during the way up. At the assent we found a place at a table and had grilled sausages with our sandwiches and tea from the thermos. The summit has a PTTK Tourist House, a TV and radio mast, a church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, ruins of the Piast castle from the XII century and an observation tower. You can also find there an ancient (probably Celtic) cult sculpture of a bear.
During the way back I wanted to rest but my kids were singing loudly. They were full of energy till the late evening when they finally fell asleep. The mountain trip was very nice and relaxing. We spent a few hours in nature, exerted ourselves and found a real treasure - a small moon stone.
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| The legend of Ślęża |
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| Poly-pores on a trunk of a birch |
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| Fungi |
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