Before

Photos and paintings (from Shipka museum) of Shipka before French guy Felix came and planted pine trees...
 
 
 
  
Now juniper and oak trees are planted on the sides of panorama road.
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn” // R.W.Emerson

Macro

Me about eco-trail in Shipka:
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”
William Shakespeare
 

First walk through Shipkas eco-trail

   Shipkas eco-trail unfortunately doesn't start as it should. It begins with rocky road which was started to build due to cutting activities and their benefits. Thanks to Shipkas nature activists, the road building in in this place is banned now.
   Also everywhere are fallen peaces of wood. It is not only because of this road, but also because of wrecking pine trees, which were planted about 100 years ago by one French man. Now the eco-trail is not only threatened by cutting (which is still not well organised and done properly), but also by natural vegetation change.