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| nuthatch | profile | all galleries >> Alpine driving loop >> Tirol, Austria | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 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! |