That's the newer hut in the Rila lakes region. It's not exactly by the lakes, but allows for good off-piste skiing in winter.
The Icy Lake in November
The frozen Icy Lake by the Everest shelter on the way up to the Musala peak in November.
Lopushki peak (2698 m)
Ovnarsko
Currently the bungalows in the Ovnarsko complex are not in use and dilapidated. Only the one housing a meteorologist on duty still allows shelter.
Horses above the clouds
Towards Malyovitsa peak (2729 m)
Beli Iskar dam
Central Rila reserve
Climbing Otovitsa (2697 m)
The Everest shelter
Horses in Rila
The Kalin peaks at sunrise
Pine bushes
Some hairy caterpillar
View towards Pirin’s karst ridge
Malyovitsa peak in the distance
17 wild goats
Six of the Seven Rila Lakes
The patriarch of modern Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov wrote a whole collection of poems called In the folds of Rila to honour his love and awe of the highest mountain on the Balkans. As he claims in the poem about the Rila monastery, “Now I’m at home”.
