Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aleksander Pastir and Moe Witschard on the Vrbas River

Bosnia’s rugged Dinaric Alps create a colossal karst landscape populated by snow clad mountains, gushing springs, steep crystal clear creeks, emerald green rivers, lush valleys, primeval forests, wolves, bear, ancient architecture, and a complex culture and history. The origin of the name Bosnia dates back to the Roman Empire and the term bosana meaning water – the regions most plentiful resource. On route to ether the Adriatic Sea or Black Sea Bosnia’s many rivers have carved dramatic canyons and exciting passageways ripe for exploration by intrepid paddlers.

Bosnia: Are you brave enough?

In May 2012 Moe Witschard and Forrest McCarthy joined river advocate Aleksander Pastir of the Rafting Centar Kanjon for a ten-day whitewater tour of Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Moe Witschard exploring the narrows of the Ugar River

  Štrbački Buk, Una National Park

  “No Passing!”

  Mural, Konjic

 

Old Bridge, Mostar

  Aleksander “Alex” Pastir on the Sutjeska River

  Sephardic Synagogue, Sarajevo

 An Ottoman Era Mosque, Sarajevo

  Moe Witschard exploring Perucica, Sutjeska National Park

  Alex Pastir relaxing near Skakavac Waterfall, Sutjeska National Park

  Tara River Canyon, Montenegro

  Packrafting on the Tara River

“Bratia“

Mima Rudinac, Forrest McCarthy, and Moe Witschard

  Packrafting on the Neretva River

  Adriatic Sea, Croatia

 Rivers of Bosnia