Twin Peaks
Nearly everyone in Europe is on vacation this month. It’s really amazing how many foreign license plates you see on the roads in Austria heading south to coasts in Croatia and Italy, or stopping off to enjoy our mountains and lakes. After watching all the happy people on holiday, sitting in cafes, riding bikes, and lounging in the sun, we finally took off for our own vacation this week.
Our first stop was Innsbruck, then on to the Ötztal to do some hiking. It’s a beautiful area, but our next stop was even more impressive. The Seefeld area is surrounded by mountains and we headed up in a cable car to get a better view. We found a great circuit hike that included two peaks, and while it was a lot of up, down, up, down, the payoff views from the tops were fantastic.
At the top of most peaks there is a “Kreuz” or cross, usually with a book to sign. Here’s the one on the Reitherspitze and the view:
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