Velká Úpa - Svoboda above Úpa Vavřincov Dol and through Hoffmann's Bouda

The wife likes the Giant Mountains. I'll admit, I didn't like them one bit until recently. I've always found them too over-commercialized (hello, that's a word!) and overcrowded. And I like nature, peace and quiet on hikes. But sometimes you need to make your wife happy, so I gradually started adding the Krkonoše mountains to our trips. Believe it or not, they are my very favorite area today because I…