As I will
be returning to the office tomorrow it is time to look back at another walking
holiday in Süd Tirol. Time for the annual picture report:
Sankt
Martin in Passeier
Early
morning light, Passeier Tal
Alpine
meadow near the hamlet of Weiher, Passeier Tal
Alpine
meadow near the hamlet of Egger, Passeier Tal
Small field
chapel outside the hamlet of Christl
Rural Gasthof
Christl
Defender
lurking in the hamlet of Christl
Small
shrine in the woods above Aigen, Passeier Tal
In the
backstreets of Meran
A rainy day
in Meran
Sankt
Leonhard in Passeier
Sankt Leonhard
Typical
farmstead above Sankt Leonhard
Derelict
shed on the outskirts of Sankt Leonhard
The
entrance to the Kalm Tal
Small
shrine in the woods above Sankt Martin in Passeier
Public
footpath marking
The little
hamlet of Gruber, Passeier Tal
Kälbl, Kalm
Tal
Derelict
shelter near Glamitz, Passeier Tal
Vinschgau
Tal as seen from the Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg
Small farm
seen from the Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg
Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg
Admiring
the view of the Etsch Tal, Leiter Alm Vellau
Typical
fence part 1; Leiter Alm Vellau
In the
woods above Vellau
The
Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl
Pfelderer
Tal
The
Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl
The
Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl
Urweg Jaufen Kamm
Toutes Directions, Urweg Juafen Kamm
The
Ratschings Tal seen from the Jaufen Kamm
Near the summit of the Fleckner Spitze, Urweg Jaufen Kamm
The
Passeier Tal seen from the Jaufen Kamm
The flank
of the Tagewalder seen from the Jaufen Kamm
The Texel
Gruppe seen from the Prantachkogel, Passeier Tal
In the
woods above the Pfandler Alm
Shelter
above the Pfandler Alm
Farmstead
above Sankt Martin in Passeier
In the
woods underneath the Pfandler Alm
Barn in the
Walten Tal
Typical
fencing part 2; Walten Tal Wanns
Sailer Tal
Underneath
the Sailer Alm
Cattle shelter, Wannser Tal
But as our
hotel (and pub for the locals) is located on the rather busy main road from
Meran to the Jaufen Pass and the Timmelsjoch, there were also some interesting machines
to admire in the weekends. Mostly from locals who stop for a drink or some food
before carrying on:
And one of
the cars parked in front of the hotel contrasted quite nicely with my Defender.
50 mm longer and 250 mm wider than my Defender and only proper seating for 2. And its soundtrack was pretty poor too compared to the Lancia HF Integrale!
And as last year, on our way to our holiday destination, the Timmelsjoch decided to throw some challenges at us. This time in the guise of some fairly heavy snowfall. Snow chains were mandatory, but the toll booth attendant was easily convinced that the amount of snow wouldn't be a problem for my car. And it wasn't. But not all traffic were so lucky ...
