up early in Hallstatt for a long drive today |
heading south toward Spittal, past small hillside communities |
even the tunnels are interesting |
but the roadwork traffic is not! |
off the main roads, following the Möll river... |
...with some sights on many of the hills |
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waterfalls abound |
and architecture suitable to the terrain |
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Tom is managing the snaking route... |
...while we share some levity along the way |
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entering the village of Heiligenblut (Holy Blood)... |
...at the entrance to the Hohe Tauern national park |
now we're on the famous Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse, one of Europe's great scenic roads |
at Schoeneck we encounter a herd of Ferraris! |
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we could probably use a Ferrari for these roads |
hmmm... weather getting a bit dark as we ascend |
another surprise: a Porsche 356 club passes on their way to Bad Ischl |
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still climbing, the temperature drops |
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it's getting darker as we approach the Hochtor pass at Fuscher Törl |
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this guy is clearly nuts |
descending now, beneath the clouds |
we stop for photos and a rest |
Marla is not too sure about the twisting road ahead |
Tom capturing both close and far views |
way down in the valley below, a waterfall |
and another! |
up and down again; the Alps are very rumpled here |
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and finally dropping down to Mayrhofen for the night |
panorama: Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse south |
panorama: Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse north |
panorama: just another scenic stop! |