We woke up to the most beautiful view from our window, it was a magnificent forest. I could not wait to go for our hike around the lake and see what beauty it has to offer. Like I said in part 1 My brother Avi left at 5:00 in the morning and my cousin Yochi ,Jay and I left at 7:00, which made a big difference in the lighting around the lake. So I chose to put both views. This one is our view of the later walk, when the sun was starting to rise.
We started walking, really not knowing what we are going to see. Just thinking a lake, It was so much more than just a lake. It was nature at its best, and a true magic! We took our time and really soaked everything in. When we got to about 20 minutes from the end of the lake, we heard some noises, would not lie I was scared, I wasn't sure what that noise was. As we got closer to the noises we realized its people coming from the other side of the lake. It ended up being the rest of our group, my mom, David my cousin, Noa his daughter and my girls Nadya and Pierra. We were standing on one side of the lake and they were on the other side. We were so happy to see them and received that it wasn't a big bear or something like that :) We kept going until we reunited with them and continued together to finish our hike.
We were supposed to leave Lacu Rosa this morning and continue on our trip, so we headed to the hotel to have breakfast and off we went to our next and new adventure. This place left a mark on my heart, Just so beautiful and so highly recommended to visit.
The legend of the Red Lake
Red Lake is a natural storage lake formed in 1837 located close to Hasmasul Mare mountain, near Gheorgheni. It is the largest natural mountain lake in Romania, formed by the waters caught by a crumbling flank of Mount Ghilcos. Its name comes from thered waters of the Red Creek which flows over the layers of red iron oxides and hydroxides.
It is said that the Red Lake or "Killer Lake" has got his waters reddened by the blood of those who dared to swim in its waters and were killed by a fierce dragon living there. The tree trunks coming out of water would be their desperate arms raised from under the water while drowning.
Another legend speaks of the Red Lake formation: “On a stormy summer night when a large part of the mountain broke away from one of its sides and fell over some shepherds who were grazing sheep in the area. The reddish color of the lake is given by their blood that now arises from the bottom of the lake”…
A third legend says that a beautiful girl from the area fell in love with a nice lad that unfortunately had to leave her and go to the do his bit in the army. The girl promises to wait for him to return but is kidnapped by a robber and forced to marry him. The girl prayed to God to save her. Then, God starts a rain which flooded the area, drowning the robber and forming the lake that we see today.
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