The Eye of the Sea [explored 15-09-2023]

            Morskie Oko

The name derived from an old legend, according to which the lake was connected to the sea via an underground passage.
A nice legend but given that it's 1,395 m above sea level it's unlikely.

It is located within the Tatra National Park in the High Tatras mountain range and it's the reason we found ourselves in Poland. I first saw an image of it on a jigsaw puzzle I bought for my wife one year and it went onto my bucket list.

It's a bit of a challenge to get there, not because it's remote but because in Poland it is a hugely popular destination.
We were in the car park for 7:00am and it was a third full already. Then there is a five mile uphill hike which takes time given the views along the way, we arrived at 10:00am.

We hiked around the lake and up the trail left of shot to yet another lake, Czarny Staw pod Rysami (Black Lake below Mount Rysy).

It was a long day but worth every moment.

Taken in: Slovakia / Presov / Vysoké Tatry (show map)

Taken on: September 4, 2023

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