Smreczyński Pond is a post-glacial moraine lake at 1226 m. This view shows the Ornak massif, where spruce forests undergo natural decay due to bark beetle and "halny" winds. The frozen surface sits in a depression formed by a retreating glacier. A raw, high-altitude ecosystem.

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Smreczyński Pond is a post-glacial moraine lake at 1226 m. This view shows the Ornak massif, where spruce forests undergo natural decay due to bark beetle and "halny" winds. The frozen surface sits in a depression formed by a retreating glacier. A raw, high-altitude ecosystem.

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I love the beginning of the winter, when the lake is just starting to freeze. There's usually no snow yet, just cool ice formations ❄️

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