Logar Valley (Slovenia)
The Logar Valley (, "Logarjeva dolina") is a valley in the Kamnik Alps, in the Municipality of Solčava, Slovenia. The Slovene name for the valley is of relatively recent coinage and is derived from the Logar Farm, which in turn is derived from "log" (literally, 'swampy meadow'). In 1987, the valley received protected status as a landscape park encompassing . Geography. The Logar Valley is a typical U-shaped glacial valley. It is divided into three parts. The lower part is named "Log", the middle part "Plest" or "Plestje" (it is a mostly wooded area), and the upper part  Kot (literally 'cirque') or "Ogradec" (it is a wooded area with scree slopes). Altogether 35 people live on the isolated farmsteads in the valley. Peaks. The Logar Valley is ringed by the following peaks: Strelovec (), Krofička (), Ojstrica (), Lučka Baba (), Planjava (), Brana (), Turska Gora (), and Mrzla Gora (). It terminates in a head wall beneath the Okrešelj Cirque, where the Savinja River starts at an ice-cold spring at an elevation of 1,280 meters and flows to Rinka Falls. Climate. Although the Logar Valley is not particularly narrow (about 500 m at its narrowest), inversions are very common due to the influence  of a northern anticyclone. Temperature distributions on the slopes are greatly influenced by differences between the sunny and shady areas, which is seen in different snow and ice conditions in the winter. A walking path (2–3 hours) through the valley leads past a number of points of interest: the source of Black Creek (), wooden logging chutes, a burl-covered ash tree, a charcoal-maker’s hut, and other sights.