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A newly erected wall along the slope below a previous mine to keep the path clear of stone..
Google-0901 * The route as seen on Google Earth; the numbers reflect location of the pictures, * 799 x 1124 * (321KB)

01-PfalzGrafenstein * The Pfaltz - a kind of fun castle, line a ship in the middle of the Rhine, bit now seen from the Kaub side. * 1984 x 1488 * (456KB)

02-BurgGutenfels * Burg Gutenfels - opposite a bend in the path. * 1984 x 1488 * (495KB)

03-AbandonedVineyard * Abandoned vineyard - like many in this area, too steep to be able to earn a living with viniculture. Often, the field is cleared, but this one was just left alone. * 1984 x 1488 * (675KB)

04-LookingDown * Looking down on Kaub * 1984 x 1488 * (656KB)
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05-WalledSlope.jpg - 1984 x 1488 - (625KB)
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06-WhatHappensWithout * Otherwise, it would have looked like this. * 1686 x 1284 * (418KB)

07-Henschhausen * A look over the Hunsrück plateau, to the village of Henschhausen. * 1984 x 1488 * (488KB)

08-StoneWall * A wall of quartzite - a very hard type of stone, that has been quarries for ages in this area. * 1488 x 1984 * (735KB)

09-Schenkenbachtal * Descent into the Schenkenbachtal - getting lower to the stream below, starting fairly level but getting steeper in the end; Anyway it lead us back to the Rhine. * 1488 x 1984 * (405KB)

10-Qartsite * Another view of the hard Quartzite * 1984 x 1488 * (463KB)
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