Apuseni Mountains, Romania

leaving Cluj-Napoca

Road scene

Road scene

Approaching the mountains

Entering the Apuseni Mountains

Livestock roams freely

stray sheep is recovered

Rosia Montana

A closer look at this house

house built 1854

Anna Neimer was wife

the old gardens

entrance station of the park

to the old mine

replica of Latin plaque

6 February A.D. 131

Roman stone relics

light was an oil lamp.

rich part of the mine

walls have various colors

slimy stalactites

"red mountain"

join crew of miners

road to Fata Baii

The crew of miners

Resting along the way

trail up to the mine

talus slope in the background

Scouring the talus slope

geologists identify minerals

entrance is hidden

Fața Băii mine

Posing before the mine

at the base camp

Another scene

authors at base camp

Zlatna

"Zlatna", meaning gold

group pauses for refreshments