Jeffrey Lash

  Visited Lokrum Island – a half-hour ferry ride from Dubrovnik, Croatia.  I think I’ll add it to my “favorite places” list.

Mala (small) Alan peak southeast of Paklenica National Park near Zadar, Croatia.

Just south of Oklaj, while on my way to Krka National Park in central Croatia, I drove past signs warning of land mines. Throughout the 1990s, nearly two million land mines were laid down in the countryside by Croats and Serbs in an effort to shore up their territory. Armies used land mines extensively throughout the former Yugoslavia to compensate for their lack of infantry. With land mines placed along undefended front lines, fewer men were needed to defend and control territory. That tactic, however, left Croatia with one of the worst mine problems in Europe. For more information visit CROMAC.

Water cascades over travertine (CO₂+H₂O+CaCO₃) dams separating lakes Gavanovac and Kaluderovac in Plitvička Jezera National Park, Croatia.