This shot of Hrubý Jeseník (Altvatergebirge or Hohes Gesenke in German, High Ash Mountains in English, and Jesionik Wysoki in Polish) was taken at dawn, looking north-west from the town of Bruntál. With its 1491 meters above sea level, Praděd (Grand-grandfather or, in German, Altvater) is the highest point of Moravia (Czech Republic). The tower on its top is a TV communications center, while some of the surrounding slopes are equipped as a ski resort.

November 2005