Alpstrudelfall, Walderlebniszentrum & other random photos

Mountain range on night of Perseid shower (above)


Here are some random photos that I either neglected to add, or that didn't warrant an entire new post.

All is well and I expect to have some new adventures over the next few weeks, during my break from school. This week I have to bust ass to finish up so I can finally get some relief from all the homework. Naturally, I will have to practice during break, because all of the assignments make that impossible now. But I knew what I was signing up for, and I kind of enjoy it.



The Altstadt one drunken night:



Hector:


Galgenbichl is where they used to hang people in the old days. There's a big hill surrounded by woods and meadows and it's right in the middle of town:

You can see a spiderweb if you look carefully:











Some people gathered in the courtyard of the Hohes Schloß for a tour:


The following photos were from a bike ride I took toward Hopfensee during a sun shower. It was probably the best ride I took all year simply because of the weather, the view, the vibe, the rainbow:







These were taken at the Walderlebniszentrum, which means roughly "forest enjoyment center":



I know this sounds crazy, but I have a recurring dream where I'm walking/running down a wood plank path just like this one. Spooky:







These are from a graffiti exhibit at the Kunsthallen am Lech, which is an old factory cum artists' residence and gallery:




A hike to Alpstrudelfall in Austria:





Random moon/castle shots from my balcony:








A very early sunrise (around 3:45am):


That's all for now. See you next week!

Wild Elk & Salober Alm

Again, not much to say. Things are going along, I'm doing well in school and I'm pretty freakin' bored. The weather hasn't been great, at least not great enough to make me want to ride my bike or hike. There have been some really cold days, some rainy days, but only a few snowy days and the snow hasn't been lasting. But I'm in good spirits. Just watching a lot of downloaded TV shows and studying. I did manage to get out a couple of times this month. I went to see a wild elk feeding with my neighbor and a hiked up to a Austrian hunting lodge with my friend, so no complaints. Here are some photos, starting with the elk feeding.

This photo and the one above are from a late night/early morning walk home after a good snow:


Apparently this has been going on for years. Every day at 3 o'clock a couple hundred wild elk gather at this spot to eat. Slowly, but surely:




This is Salober Alm, which is a hunter lodge comma restaurant on the Austrian border. I don't know why I didn't take a photo from the top. The view was amazing. Just another reason to go back:

My friend Elaine:

Tracks in the flaky snow:

A frozen waterfall near Vils, Austria and the Burg Vilsegg ruins:

We came across this cute little shack on a stream. Note the old-fashioned sleighs hanging on the side. So quaint:

This is a photo taken from my sofa. I really love the way the mountains, sunset and reflections mingle together (the photo below this one is an unobstructed view of the same mountain range with the moon and Venus visible):


And that's all she wrote for now!