In 2001, I went on a trip to Slovakia hoping to photo Black Bears in the mountains on the Slovakian/Poland border. It was a four-day trip, but I did not see any Bears only paw prints in the mud. I did see a big Euro Owl, which was great. That was around dawn on a walk in the forest. The temperature at that time of day was around -2C. In the day, the temperature did not go much above 0C. However, I did have a good time and the scenery was great in the mountains.