GROSSGLOCKNER
2000-07 - 2006-07
- 2017-07
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Grossglockner, 07/2000 |
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In the afternoon, we drove up the "Gletscherstrasse" to the Grossglockner. All photos on this page were taken within half an hour onthis cloudy and windy day. |
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Grossglockner, 07/2000 |
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The spiky mountain is Grossglockner itself, the highest mountain of Austria. The summit is about 1300m above the viewpoint. |
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Grossglockner, 07/2000 |
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The big glacier below is known as "Pasterze", and the Austrians say it is the biggest glacier in the Eastern Alps (which is challanged by the Italiens, who say it is the "Giachio di Forno" in the southern Ortler group. |
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Grossglockner, 07/2000 |
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The Pasterze from a different viewpoint. |
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07/2006
We were luckier with the weather this round.
We drove up from Heiligenblut
enjoyed the vista with its animals...
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That's why they are called sheep |
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Young shepherds and their cows
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... and flowers ...
... and bees
... and glaciers : Pasterze
... and Rasthaus Schöneck at 1,950 m
... and Franz-Josefs-Höhe
where a statue of the Emperor and marmots as well as the
unmatched beauty of the Alps can be seen
... and Hochtor Tunnel
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At 2505 m it is the highest point of the road
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The center of the tunnel is the boundary between Carinthia and Salzburg
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We went for a hike above the tunnel.
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Stephan continued all the way to the top of the peak.
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... and the next
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....and last but not least the "Road Jesus"es
2017 July
This summer was special. After
Mallorca, we traveled in Austria & Germany
with Anne-Marie & Jean-Pierre. We visited Königssee, Bechtesgaden,
Krimml, Salzburg, Grossglockner and Werfenweng - where
JP fulfilled his dream of flying.
And the best part of this excursion was
seeing how Austria gives credit to the US and acknowledges Yellowstone as the
first National Park in the world! Thank you Teddy! God Bless America!
