A hike in the Karwendel mountains

I had a day off during the week and the weather was so nice that I went for another alpine hike. I started in a small Austrian village just at the other end of the border and followed the Tor brook uphill. It has a canyon but I was walking on the upper rim of it.

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The mountains in this area are called the Karwendel mountains and I could see them coming closer as I followed the brook:
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In this region there are not only sprice and fir but also mountain maple. They are up to 800 years old. They will be golden in autumn but were still green:

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The trail continued into the narrow valley between the mountains in the back and then began to climb the back of the mountain in front: 3000 ft climbing.

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The cross looks like the top but it was only a saddle 600 ft below the top. The sun was wonderful and I have a sunburn on my legs;)

On the other side the view was even better:

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I climbed down into the valley of the Rohn brook. There were cows (of which I did not take a good picture *blush*) and another mountain maple.
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Down in the village where I had left my car I met a friendly native – a Haflinger horse which is typical for the Alpine regions:

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And I went to a café where they had wonderful cheesecake. The Germans are not bad with cake but the Austrians are even better. And after 6 hrs of hiking you can have as much cheesecake as you want ;)

Wow....beautiful pics.
800 years old trees ??? So hard to imagine they have been growing since the Crusades.
Thankyou for sharing that, it such beautiful countryside.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES! LOVE THE TREES! :love: I really love cheesecake!

What a wonderful day for you Barbara. Your photos are spectacular and took my down so many memories of hiking in the Austrian Alps with my family who live there. Thank you for sharing.

Love to you and Seigmar and that gorgeous little boy, Orion:love:

Wow what a beautiful scenery! :) I don't like cheese cake, but I love the mountains - those we don't have here.

You must have been tired after 6 hours of walking - I bet you slept well!

Thanks for sharing.

Gorgeous pictures, and thanks for sharing! I love cheesecake, but save it for special events - a 6-hour hike would certainly count!

Barbara, your pictures literally took my breath away! I often hike in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with my cousin and there's no way to describe what we hikers see. Two years ago Soncat spent 2 weeks in central/eastern Europe with the International Scholar Laureate Program. On their way back to Vienna (I think) their bus went by way of the Alps. He said the beauty was so overwhelming they didn't know where to look.

A mountain hike on a beautiful day and some cheesecake.....perfect!

Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful! Thank you.

Those are beautiful photos Barbara! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for taking the camera and sharing your lovely countryside and mountain hike with us. SIX hours?! You must hike regularly or you would be POOPED for days, lol!

Beautiful horse, love the blond mane!

WoW! What a beautiful country side & mountains.

Such beauty. Thank you for sharing.

Wow, what a beautiful place!:)

Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures with us.:) I love cheesecake and I bet it tasted great after a 6 hour walk. You must be in great shape to be able to walk for that length of time.:)