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Austria 2012

A longer walk today, into one of the side valleys, following the Gossbach upstream, and trying to locate one of the highest falls in the region. We didn't make it to the end of the valley - that was too far off. Nor did we get to the waterfall we looked for - got a glimpse of it.

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A (windy) walk into a side-valley: following the... Mapsource.jpg 1569x900 (363kB)	Google Earth clearly shows that the just little over half... Google.jpg 1899x1092 (343kB)	The profile shows a similar pattern: Fairly flat in the... Profile.jpg 1391x699 (130kB)	A misty morning on the slopes, but on the valley floor it... 01-BandOfClouds.jpg 6288x2402 (1.7MB)	Looking into the valley: wide and flat 02-Plains.jpg 10913x2316 (2.9MB)	Haze in the distance, and fog rolling over the ridges. 03-MistySummits.jpg 3872x2592 (1.2MB)
Cows on the loose, but it was no trouble passing them:... 04-ThreeWomen.jpg 3872x2015 (1.4MB)	Getting deeper into the valley, it narrows 05-ValleyView.jpg 3872x2592 (1.0MB)	Artwork at a farm: You can create a crucifix out of... 06-MetalCrucifix.jpg 3054x1788 (894kB)	... as well as a lion. 07-ShoehorseLion.jpg 3872x2592 (1.4MB)	The Eastern slopes of the valley 08-Valley.jpg 3927x2376 (1.3MB)	Modern farm shed: Brick, wood and metal, in a clean... 09-Barn.jpg 3872x2592 (1.8MB)
The old style of barn: a completely wooden structure in a... 10-Barn.jpg 3872x2592 (2.2MB)	The Fallbach falls is one of the highest falls in the... 11-FallInContext.jpg 2592x3872 (1.8MB)	Getting closer and closer, its size becomes apparent. As... 12-Falls.jpg 2592x3872 (1.9MB)	On the opposite side (ours), there is a quarry. 13-Quarry.jpg 3872x2592 (1.9MB)	As we came closer, the views on the falls changed 14-FassbachFall.mp4 (32.1MB)	Halfway, a slab of rock breaks the falling column of... 15-Halfway.jpg 2592x3872 (1.2MB)

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