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BigJimSlade
So for our full day in Mayrhofen, we took the gondola up to Mt. Penken. It was a pretty neat day with changing view through the clouds. But they never did clear up for any big views. Oh, well. At least there were cows, lol.
See! Everyone likes the cows. Enlarge it.
The recreational area on top covers a couple miles. This is one of the main paths between the upper and lower parts. There were all sorts of activities to do up there, including paragliding (you can see 2 in the picture.) See bigger.
More cows and a small break in the clouds. Embiggen.
Sometimes the small break in the clouds revealed something! Bigger view.
This was about as clear as it got. Unstrain those eyes.
Find the paraglider in the picture… You might need to enlarge to find it.
One more cow shot. Why not take a closer look.
I know you wanted to have a giggle at items from German grocery stores, so here you go. Well, if you need to enlarge the picture…
On the flight home via Dublin, we flew over the southern tip of Greenland! Bigger.
One more, with glacier. And here it is enlarged. Here’s another with that same glacier, but another added in. And here’s one that looks like it must be a fjord (I think the valley hits the sea, but you can’t tell from this).
eclare
Even with cows and few mountains, the photos are great. Also, am I the only one who always heard if cows are lying down it means that it is going to rain?
whatsleft
Thank you @BigJimSlade – I really felt like I was there, and you took such beautiful photographs!
MagdaInBlack
@eclare: I’m a farm kid who always heard that too. I dunno, it is kinda foggy, so maybe that counts ?
eclare
@MagdaInBlack:
Glad I’m not the only one who heard that, thanks!
OzarkHillbilly
Clouds in the mountains can make for some dramatic photos. Thanx for these.
Geo Wilcox
@eclare: They laydown in Indiana where it’s going to rain.
Kabecoo
I’m going to a Halloween party as a cow. (True.) If it’s rainy, do I lie down? In the middle of the room, or in some corner?
Betty
Great shots, including Greenland!
MelissaM
These have been great, and I did chuckle at Dickmann’s. I love a puerile joke.
Kabecoo, you lie down in the middle of the room like a true cow diva! (Actually, cows do seem to have a routine and start in one area then end the day in another, so you could plan your whole evening like that.)
Madeleine
The mountains-through-clouds shots were especially vivid to my imagination. And the Greenland glaciers—such a different vantage from anything I’d ever seen. Thank you for all the Alps series!
Miss Bianca
@MelissaM: Me too! Especially “Super Dickmann”.
That said, the mountain and cow shots (or “Kuh”, I believe, is the Deutches word) are great.
stinger
Wow — this whole series has been great! Thank you, BigJimSlade!
way2blue
I’d think paragliding within clouds to be problematic. These guys do crash above Kössen… Otherwise, love the photos of forest, grassland, cows, trails. I’ll be back to Nord Tyrol in May.
WaterGirl
Big thanks to BigJimSlade for this awesome 8-part trip to the Alps!
Mart
I love that German cows have more cowbells!
BigJimSlade
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. I’m just catching up now – our power has been out since midnight until about an hour ago (2:30ish).