The Braies Lake, the unique vision between seasons.
EN: Lake Braies (Pragser Wildsee in German) is a small alpine lake located in the Val di Braies at 1,496 m in the municipality of Braies, about 97 kilometers from Bolzano.
After a night in which I slept for four hours, I was awakened by the smell of coffee made by my fellow sufferers.
We equipped ourselves as if for a winter day, because even though it was May, it was 3 degrees outside and freezing.
We left for Lake Braies through the outer darkness, the first stop being at a gas station where we enjoyed a croissant with prosciutto crudo and cheese and drank the famous Italian expresso.
The road was quiet, we arrived at the huge parking lot of the P3 location.
Going down to the lake, La Palafitta was closed or even abandoned as it seemed to me with my eyes still asleep.
The cold was bitterly cold and it was doubled by a disturbing wind, so I hurried to set up my tripod after I jumped from the alley into the lake bed.
Everything was gray in different shades and I was a bit disappointed by what I had found but I did not despair.T
he location was gorgeous, as was the silk of the water that rippled with the movement of the small waves, all combined with the eternal sticky, grey-white clay.I took enough shots that in the end only had to convince me that no matter what, the landscape is unique in any season.
The place was deserted, the water level was very low, just like the whole area where we were walking.
Lake Braies is unique, in any sense, protected by the majestic mountains that surround it.
It was not a disappointment at all, but a unique moment.
Altitude: 1,469 m
Surface: 31 hectares
Depth: max. 36 m
Category: mountain lake
RO: Lacul Braies ( Pragser Wildsee în germana ) este un mic lac alpin situat în Val di Braies la 1.496 m în municipiul Braies , la aproximativ 97 de kilometri de Bolzano .
Dupa o noapte in care am dormit patru ore, am fost trezit de mirosul de cafea facuta de colegii mei de suferinta.
Ne-am echipat ca pentru o zi de iarna, desi era luna Mai, cele 3 grade afara si mizgura ne-au reamintit unde suntem.
Am plecat spre Lacul Braies prin intunericul de afara, prima oprire fiind la o benzinarie unde am savurat un croissant cu prosciutto crudo si cascaval si am baut faiomosul expresso italian.
Drumul a fost linistit, am ajuns in parcarea imensa a locatiei P3.
Coborand spre lac, La Palafitta era inchisa sau chiar abandonata cum mi se parea mie cu ochii inca adormiti.
Frigul era unul consistent si era dublat de un vant care deranja, asa ca m-am grabit sa-mi instalez trepiedul dupa ce am sarit de pe alee in albia lacului.
Totul era un gri in diferite nuante si eram cam dezamagit de ceea ce gasisem dar nu am disperat.
Locatia era superba, la fel si matasea din apa care se ondula in miscarea valurilor mici, toate coraborate cu vesnica argila lipicioasa, alb-cenusie.
Am tras destule cadre care pana la urma nu au avut decat sa ma convinga ca oricum ar fi, peisajul este unic in orice sezon.
Locul era pustiu, nivelul apei era foarte scăzut, la fel ca toată zona pe care ne plimbam.
Lacul Braies este unic, in orice sens, protejat de muntii maiestuosi care il inconjoara.
Nu a fost deloc o dezamăgire, ci un moment unic.
Altitudine: 1,469 m
Suprafata: 31 hectares
Adancime: max. 36 m
Categorie: lac alpin
