High Tatras Mountains, SlovakiaThe High Tatras mountains are the densest mountain range
in the world. They are a part of the Carpathian mountain range, the
second largest mountain range in Europe, after the Alps. It is a national
park, and is a destination year-round for
vacationers. The park extends into
Poland, who has a reciprocal park. The date on this photo was January
4, 1993- only the fourth day of Slovakia's independence. I spent
the previous night in the town of Poprad- only about 80 miles as the crow
flies from the Ukraine. The temperature here was -8°F, or -22C.
