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The video presents, step by step, one of the most attractive tourist routes in the Rodna Mountains. It is a quite accessible route, used by many tourists and starting from the chalet in the Rotunda Pass (1271m). This pass, located at the intersection of three major historical regions (Bucovina, Transylvania and Maramures), separates the Suhard Mountains (to the south) from the Rodna Mountains (to the north) and is crossed by the road between Rodna (Bistrita-Nasaud county) and Carlibaba (Suceava county). The trekking route, with the east-west direction, is about 10 km (about 4 hours walk), of which the first 8 km (about 3 hours) follow the ridge mark (red band): Rotunda Pass (1271m) - below Nichitas Peak (1451m) - below the Gagei Peak (1847m) - Gagei Ridge - Gagei Saddle (1789m). It is an open, continuous, moderate slope, with three landmark peaks (Rosu, 2113m; Ineutz, 2222m; Ineu, 2279m). Under the Rosu (Red) Peak there is a beautiful glacier circus. From the Gagei Saddle, a stopping place, a new trail (red point mark) is separated from the crest that continues to Ineutz Peak and heads towards the Lala Valley, which originated in Lala Lake. On this 2 km (one hour walk), we first descend, then climb a splendid forest of dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo Pumilio), sprinkled with rares Swiss pine (Pinus cembra). As the vegetation shrinks, we see carpet of Rhododendron myrtifolium that are blooming in early summer. Towards autumn, we find blueberry and cranberries. After passing a steep, we reach Lala Lake, the largest glacial lake in the Rodna Mountains, at 1815 m altitude. We are in the Ineu - Lala mixed nature reserve. If we want, we climb an abrupt and immediately below the Ineu Peak (2279m) we reach Lala Mica (Small) Lake (1920m). Lala Mare Lake is the subject of this video:    • Lacul LALA MARE (Rodna Mountains, Rom...