Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia)

Plitvice Lakes National Park is a series of terraced lakes, 16 in all.  Some lakes are separated by a subtle difference in elevation and others a large difference.  This difference in elevation creates a tremendous number of waterfalls of all sizes.

Plitvice Lakes is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The park gets a lot of rain.  Luckily we dressed appropriately.

It is a large park with miles of wooden plank boardwalks.  The boardwalks are extremely important if you want to keep your feet dry.

One of the many lake markers.

"Plitvice Bloody Easter" was one of the first armed conflicts of the Balkan Wars that took place in this area.  It was part of Croatia's fight for independence from Serbia.