The Karwendel between Munich and Innsbruck is a Natural Park and good for extended snowshoe trips in winter time, something I already enjoyed at least three times. However, I still have to go there in summer.
After more than 15 years of hiking this was my first visit to the Alps in summer. And it was my first night at a shelter, called Rifugio in Italian. Here are some photographs from this short 5 day hike to the Bergamasque Alps.
The visit to the Vosges was a much better deal than the one we paid to the Black Forest two weeks earlier, for three reasons: sunshine had brought the incredible thick layer of snow down to a bearable size, the weather was with us, and the Vosges seem to have a somewhat wilder touch compared to the Black Forest. The Vosges are not part of the Alps, but close enough to be hosted here.
One week on the Stubai High Trail, a 120 km long hike from hut to hut, offering beautiful views at glaciers. It was a nice walk in fine weather, with the small Bremer Hut offering the best cuisine.
The mountain ridge of the Carnic Alps at the border between Austria takes a whole week from one end to the other, with striking views at the Dolomites. Our stay was "overshadowed" by some clouds, which, on the other side, may add more beauty to the photograph than a sterile blue sky.