There are places that immediately cast a spell on you, places that enchant. Lake Kochel on a mild autumn night is undoubtedly one of them. My base for the night was Schlehdorf on the western shore of Lake Kochel. Since most of the traffic is in Kochel and on the road over the Kesselberg to Lake Walchensee, it’s much quieter here in the shadow of the rocky north faces of the Herzogstand. Read more
After four years, I was back visiting friends at the Naturfreundehaus Tscherwald. From there, it’s just a short ski tour or snowshoe hike up to Hüttlisboden, an alpine pasture with a magnificent view over the Churfirsten, Lake Walen, and the panorama of the Glarus Alps with the peaks of Mürtschenstock, Rautispitz, and Glärnisch. Read more
Dreamy pitches in Sardinia right by the sea or with magnificent views – that’s surely what most of the now numerous campers wish for. This is also what is suggested in the many sales catalogues for the vehicles. The reality, however, is often cramped, noisy and well-filled campsites. In Sardinia, however, there are still many opportunities in some places and at certain times to stay overnight a bit more secluded, legally, or at least tolerated by the local residents. Read more
The transition from late summer to autumn often brings incomparable impressions to the high mountains of the Alps. The grass on the slopes is already taking on a yellowish-brown hue. The now significantly shorter days, however, offer longer periods with a low sun and flat light, which sculpts the landscape vividly. Long tours, on the other hand, already require the use of headlamps at dusk. In return, the weather is often more stable and there is less threat of thunderstorms. For all these reasons, our small group wanted to go on one last two-day tour on the Berlin High Trail towards the end of September, before the high-altitude huts closed for the season. Read more
After the already impressive path during the ascent to the Becherhaus, everyone relaxed on the hut’s sun terrace and enjoyed the expansive view over the glaciers and peaks of the nearby Stubai Alps. Unfortunately, the long-distance view was somewhat obscured by clouds, but the Texel Group and the Dolomites were still discernible. Read more
Visiting friends back home in the lower Murg Valley, we sat by a campfire late into the balmy summer night. It reminded me of my youth, when there was always a tent pitched in some meadow or other throughout the summer holidays. My friends and I drifted between the quarry pond or swimming pool, the camp, and brief stops at home. In my memory, those sunny, humid summers seemed to last forever.
After a summer’s day on Heiligenhafen beach, a beautiful sunset, and a delicious dinner, a clear starry sky appeared over the nocturnal Baltic Sea. I couldn’t resist, especially since Heiligenhafen pier offers wonderful perspectives for photographs. Read more
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