Ynt: 41°N 31°E Kurukavak - Bolu
I left Ankara early in the morning due the direction of Adapazarı where I was meant to be for our business meeting. Having checked the confluence map, I decided to visit the point 41N 31E which was right on my way. Everything went OK during the meeting and I found some time enough to get there in the afternoon.
I promptly hit the road aiming at the point. I gradually started feeling very cold due to severe winter conditions going on in these days. It was definitely going to snow soon. I headed to the direction of Akçakoca on a dirt road. I was lucky as I could reach 400 m vicinity of the point on the road. I parked the car and began a strenuous walk as I had to gain 210 meter altitude to the point at 400 m distance. I walked past a pleasant hazelnut garden. When I reached the point it'd taken me 40 minutes and I quickly finished the photo and GPS work before the weather turned bad. I was happy with the noisy company of rain showers when driving back to Ankara, having achieved my 9th point in 2007.
Derya DUMAN
Landscape architect & Outdoor guide
27-Jan-2007