Picspam, Alpine Edition (Again): Far over the misty mountains

[selenak]

These last two weeks, Bavaria got occasionally lucky with sunshine. Living in Munich means the Alps are next door, so I hiked a lot. Which scenery like this, wouldn't you?







That's the Tegernsee, btw, which you'll see again from various directions. This particular view is what you get when you walk on the mountain path on the Bad Wiessee side.




I made it to the top of a couple of mountains. En route up the Fockenstein:




And the Fockenstein top:



Looking back:





Detail:




I also climbed up the Roßstein:






Let it be known there was still snow on the way up. Which you had to walk through in order to get there. Like this:




Though what awaits up there is totally worth it. I mean:















The Achensee, seen from the Roßstein. That's Austria over there.




And then there was the Schildenstein. The upper regions of which also still featured snow. Proof:






And also had a totally-worth-it-view. The Achensee (and Austria) again, a bit closer:






Next up: the Neureuth. Back to our old friend, the Tegernsee, as viewed from up there (the other side of the lake, compared to the first picture):




The Grindlalm, very welcome place of rest:




Next: the Riedenstein. En route, that's Rottach-Egern as seen from above:



The Riedenstein has the most adorable little chapel to watch the view from:



And what a view of the Tegernsee it is!






And lastly, the Tegernsee from down there:

Comments

[genarti]

Oh, gorgeous! God, I just want to teleport into these photographs. What a beautiful place, beautifully captured.

Does it actually still feel below freezing, up where there's snow? Or is it warmer than that, and the snowy portions are just iced over enough or in shade enough to stay frozen?

[selenak]

The later. It was relatively warm, but a week earlier there had been a temperature drop and a rain/snow (in these heights) storm, and these were the leftovers.

[genarti]

Ah, gotcha! I live in an area with mountains, but they're smaller and older and more worn down than these, so I wasn't sure if the snow on these heights stayed there year-round.

I love that little building -- a house? a viewing station? -- tucked into the corner of that huge outcropping on the Roßstein. I nearly didn't notice it at first.

[selenak]

It's a Almhütte, a "hut" which in the Alps means a house where you usually can get something to eat and drink, or at least find shelter in cases of rainstorms. This one claims, quite accurately, to have the most beautiful location in the Mangfall mountains (that's what the whole area is called). It's called the Tegernseer Hütte.

[kangeiko]

Oh my word, these are breathtaking! What a view! And I am in awe that you trekked all the way up, I'm very impressed with your stamina! How was the weather at the top, it feels like it would be still fairly chilly despite all that glorious sunshine?

[selenak]

No, it was fine. Meaning: up there it was around 15 degrees Celsius, in the valleys around 23 to 28, depending on the day. That snow was stubborn!

[kangeiko]

Sounds perfect, and very refreshing!

[watervole]

Sometimes, the world can be amazingly beautiful.

[selenak]

Yes indeed.