The time of the year when I'll need to start doing some work in the garden is inevitably approaching. I'm already exhausted just by thinking about it :o( But there is a bright side too: Crocuses - looks

There are many mineral exchange events throughout the year in various cities near me, however most of the time I end up disappointed. They are more about overpriced jewelery, traditional regional food

The autumn this year is abnormally warm, so I kept plants on the balcony far longer than usual. "The plants" include couple of peppers, which I decided to finally harvest yesterday. I've used

It was the day of my departure, so I wanted to take just a short trip that would also not require me to deviate too much from the road back home. The choice has fallen upon viewing tower of Radogost. When

This trip started close to the previous one. You can actually climb from the same spot, but it is also possible to drive much closer to the destination and park right in front of nearly 200 year old, Tirol

If you haven't yet, read the previous part first. I've reached Bolczów Castle with just 4% power on my phone. It dimmed the display so much, I was not able to see if the pictures I took were any good.

This is continuation of the trip that started here. I've parked at Karpnicka Przełęcz (Karpnicka Mountain Pass). It is a major trail hub where you can chose to go in many directions. My main goal was to

Colorful Lakelets is a set of four small bodies of water filling excavation sites of old mines. Even though they are pretty close to each other (well, maybe not the last one), they significantly differ

Septarian resembles solidified (usually calcified) dry mud. While the actual process of their forming is not fully known, I imagine this is the future septarian field: Dried floor of Zerówka All it takes

For this mineral hunting trip I've made an appointment with Mr. Marcin Jaśkiewicz. I wasn't prepared for what I was about to face. My guide on the other hand took 10kg hammer for crushing big stones, smaller

Finally! This is what I came for! But first: Minerals are called differently depending on their color or form, even if they are the same stuff at the base. Same in case of agates. The base is silica. When

A limestone quarry on the west side of Wojcieszów eats Połom Mountain from two sides. Since it is still operational you can't enter it normally. In theory you could ask guards to let you in, however I

Another quarry in Wojcieszów, this time at the southernmost end of town. A trail leads around the mountain, however it is so poorly marked, it could just as well not be there at all. It starts on the north

Wojcieszów is a place of multiple quarries, including active one; one of them is called "Gruszka", placed on the south side of Bielec Mountain. It was once a source of limestone and dolomite.

Złotoryja ("gold dig"?) is very old town (formally the oldest town in Poland), known for gold and copper mining. As any old town, it is rich in historic buildings, but I visited it for different

The trail starts south of Złotoryja, on a sharp road turn with a place to park and a big sign. At first it leads to Wilcza Jama (Wolf's Den), Niedźwiedzia Jama (Bear's Den) and Skalny Wodospad (Stone

Called "Silesian Fujiyama" due to its distinct looks, this young shield volcano actually used to be a lot taller, some sources claim it could have been even bigger than actual Mount Fuji (yeah,

Exposed by both natural processes and short period of quarry operation, made of quartz porphyry, Wielislawka Organ Pipes is a landmark that is hard to miss. Placed on the side of Wielislawka Mountain (a

If you are interested in churches, then pretty much every town and village in Katzbach Foothills has some historic church to visit. But even if you are not much into such things, The Holy Spirit's Church

I was on vacation (finally). In fact I returned two weeks ago, but as usual important stuff tends to pile up instead of going away, add HF20 trouble and that was enough to not write anything right away.