Mountain excursions for children are an excellent idea for you. Look why!

I go to the children next to me. Carmen and Laura go more slowly. From time to time we stop and wait for them. Adults in their world, children in their world … as in reality.

As we take breaks, I explain to children what are the surrounding places, the peaks, the mountains that can be seen, the cottages, the Salvamont refuge.

We are talking one at the time of the ski slopes of Sinaia and Furnica Peak, Leaota, the Ciuca Mountains, Baba Mare Peak, the Salvamont refuge from the plateau, from Sphinx.

Children ask me questions. They are interested in what is around and very enthusiastic about what is happening.

I look at the Co casilaila tower.

-CHILDRIDER, that large and red tower with white what is it?

M: -A meteorological station.

-Hmm … but is it necessary to be so high to read the data we need to anticipate time?

A: -yes. The higher the best.

-Well. But what should we know so that we can see if the weather is breaking or not?

Children … pause.

-And we have to measure preeeeeee … ..

M: -The pre -press.

-Correct. Atmospheric pressure. We measure this with the barometer. The pressure decreases, the weather is broken. And to measure the pressure is it necessary to climb up to high? Can’t we measure it from the soil level?

M: -Ba yes. We can also from the level of the soil.

-Well. So the tower is not a meteorological station because if it were, it would be much smaller. AS? What is it? What helps people help a giant tower placed in the middle of our country on the highest mountain here?

Children are silent.

I don’t know the answer.

I have to guide them towards him.

-The children, let’s think a little, before there was mobile internet and satellite telephony, how did people communicate?

A: – On the radio.

– Right. Like Walkie Talkie. And could I communicate at any radio distance?

M: – No. They had to be almost those who communicated on the radio.

-YES. But if they had a telecommunications center between them who was tall and took the signal from one and sent it to the other?

A: -Daaaa … that’s how it would work.

-S as the Colementila tower is?

M: -Telecommunications center.

-Correct. Co casila Tower is a radio relay. Do you know what «canvases» mean from telecommunications?

A: -No.

-In means «remotely». Telecommunications – Remote communications. Remote Control – Remote Control.

-Aaaa …

Children absorb my words and are involved in the conversation. Costin is the smallest of them and is even silent.

I look at it. He «fights» with long sticks. I smile.

-Costina, everything ok? Do you like the mountain?

-Daaa. Very.

-Bine. If you want to ask me something, you can ask me, okay?

-AND.

Our path marked with the Red Cross climbs slightly towards the hill. We pass through a wounded area, with many stones and with many possible routes up.

Children are trying to find their trajectories through relief and do not go behind me as I established at the beginning.

I take them to the right path.

-Mildren, what have we talked about at the beginning? Where should you go?

-You have the guide and go where you walk.

-Why?

– Because it chooses the path in such a way that it is easy for us to cross the stones and do not fall.

-Aha. Well, let’s do it.

And we are tightening again. This until we «discolor» and you will have to remember them again. That is, in about 20-30 minutes.

Mountain flowers

Let’s pass the green grass seasoned with stones and many mountain flowers.

I indicate a blue flower.

-Copi, do you know what this flower is called? It has a funny name.

-He is called «Don’t forget» or «the mouse ear».

Close to her I see two Pansel.

-But that?

-This is a Panselu. The emperor’s beard is also called.

We reach another flower.

-This are called money or abandonment.

Let’s go to what we go and reach a well -known flower in the world of those who hike.

I look at a fabric of Rododendro.

-Hid do you see it first?

The boys no, Monica, yes.

-This is the rhododendron or the mountain peel or the smârdarul. Only about two months a year bloom on the mountain: June-July. It grows on large areas and makes the mountain red