Exploring bits of the mining past (part 4 - final)

After all this time I spent in the woods through the previous parts I feel like I've seen it all so I start going down the mountain. Little I knew about what's more to see but.. wait for it.

I am walking in the pine forest of Sounio and this is a representative image of how these trees suffer from caterpillars around this time:

You can't believe how tough this thing is even though it looks like vulnerable spider web. Took me several strikes with a stick to bring it down despite its weight.

The first cuties of Spring are a more attractive image for sure:

Not all people here come with the best intentions:

That red thing is a bullet casing and comes from a hunter's riffle. Hunting is prohibited in this National Park but people are far from fundamentally decent.

A bit of rock art on this "swiss cheese" rock formation:

Especially this one looks like hand crafted though it's not:

As I walk all alone in the woods down in a plain I here a hiss coming from my right. Suspecting a snake I turn around and I see this frightened turtle instead:

The funny thing is that if her defence instinct wasn't triggered she would have gone unnoticed by me so it actually worked vice versa. Luckily for her I'd be the last to do her any harm. Instead I walk on to enjoy more Spring beauties:

And of course the pine trees which are beautiful all through the year contrasting the blue sky with their intense green:

As I walk back to my car I cross an area that is dense in holes like no other around. Seriously, you have good chances to fall in one of them if you walk carelessly around here:

Did you lose counting? Crazy eh? That's beyond Swiss cheese 🙂

However, the mining bits of the past are not over. At a distance I spot the water tank of one more mineral laundry:

Let's have a closer look:

Such constructions have a stairway to allow you access to the bottom but this one's is either destroyed or covered by the dense vegetation:

And that's how a fruitful 4 parts walk comes to an end as I reach my car who is waiting patiently in the woods:

Here is a video with clips from all 4 parts:

In case you don't mind stepping out of Hive in search for higher resolution here is the same video in 4K:

Hope you enjoyed it, see you in my next explorations!