| Garion riding his snow camel, with the St. Veit
church in the background. |
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Taken from the same spot as the picture above, but looking
in the opposite direction. The castle perched on the hillside was turned into a convent by the Archbishop of
Salzburg in the 12th century, on the condition that the nuns offer hospice for the terminally ill.
They still do to this day. |
| One of the many Fußweg (trails) that Garion and I
tromped along, usually between fields. This particular trail led to a small, partially-collapsed barn that
appeared to be full of firewood. |
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This is the start of the Loipe (cross-country ski
track) in St. Veit, taken about noon on Tuesday. It snowed heavily all morning, and remained very foggy in the
valley throughout the day; that's the sun trying to burn through the fog! |
| Starting to climb up one of the nearby Alps; this was taken
at about 3,000 feet when we first started breaking out of the fog into clearer skies. |
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At the highest point of the same climb, up around 3,500
feet by now. It's difficult to discern in the photograph, but there is a mountain hidden behind the clouds on
the left side: you can just make out the peak in the gap between the clouds near the edge. |
| There is actually a good-sized
stream just to the right of the road, and this house and barn are literally built over a bend in the water. I
thought that the "Falling Rocks" warning sign was a nice touch… |
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Most of these icicles are
taller than I am, which puts them in the 6 to 7 foot range. |
