We come to the mountains for the view and the sweat-earned bliss, but we weren’t the first here and we won’t be the last. Whose feet walked these trails of Rupin Pass before ours, and what stories do they have to tell?
Long before any of us were born, shepherds were braving the pass to travel between the two sides of the Rupin range with their goats, sheep, and cattle. While their lifestyle is simple and unassuming, shepherds with a herd of 500 sheep are easily considered the equivalent to millionaires. After all, the wool provided from the herds is a vital resource during the winter when temperatures easily drop below zero degrees in the middle of the day.
Of course, such a well-worn route is bound to carry a few interesting stories passed down for generations.
