Kitzbühel Alps, Austria




Kitzbühel - Hike from Kitzbüheller Horn to Bichlalm - Sep 14, 2017
Kitzbühel - Hike from Hahnenkamm Lift to Pengelstein - Sep 15, 2017
Kitzbühel - Rainy Day Loop to Schwarzsee - Gieringer Weiher - Vogelsberg Weiher - Sep 16, 2017
Saalbach - Kolmaiskopf Lift to Ridge Walk to Schonleiten Hutte - Sep 17, 2017
Saalbach - Schattberg Express Lift to Ridge Walk to Stemmerkogel and Saalbachkogel - Sep 18, 2017
Saalbach - Rainy Day Circuit of Zeller See - Sep 19, 2017






Kitzbühel - Hike from Kitzbüheller Horn to Bichlalm - Sep 14, 2017




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Getting off the train in Kitzbühel.

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View from my room in Hotel Resch.

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Hotel Resch.

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Llamas(?) seen from the gondola lift.

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Atop Kitzbüheller Horn.

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Cloud nestled in one of the visible distant valleys.

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Looking back toward Kitzbüheller Horn.

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Not sure why they were aerating this pond using an array of underwater nozzles.

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A type of trail marker I had not seen before. 

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I arrived at Hochetzkogel, the little summit above Bichlalm moments before the clouds rolled in.

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A little exercise course near Bichlalm.


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The lift down from Bichlalm was deactivated because the clouds were too thick.  They started transporting people down in minivans, but before one had space for me, the lift reopened, and I chairlifted down.







Kitzbühel - Hike from Hahnenkamm Lift to Pengelstein - Sep 15, 2017




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Kitzbühel and Kitzbüheller Horn.

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Construction was underway at many locations along my route.

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As I trudged past, this helicopter was delivering load after load of concrete or some other material to an up-slope construction site.

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The summit of Pengelstein provided some fine vistas, but also the persistent sense of being surrounded by ski-area blight...

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Kitzbühel - Rainy Day Loop to Schwarzsee - Gieringer Weiher - Vogelsberg Weiher - Sep 16, 2017




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I found these sculptures charming. But did not investigate how airport security would react to bringing one home on a plane.

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Saturday was market day in Kitzbühel.  Maybe it's a bigger deal in the summer, but there were a few but not many vendors.

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Breakfast at Hotel Resch.

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It was dreary, damp morning for my travel to Saalbach.

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I mixed the cold-cut meats and cheeses with my scrambled eggs to make a poor-man's omelette.

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My room at Hotel Resch.

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Saalbach - Kolmaiskopf Lift to Ridge Walk to Schonleiten Hutte - Sep 17, 2017




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I trained from Kitzbühel to Zell am See then took a bus to Saalbach.

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Some European trains are very modern.

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I rode the lift up to Kolmaiskopf for a ridge walk in cloud.  Some mountain bikers had ridden with their bikes as far as the midstation.

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Hiking in cloud was pleasant enough, but the views were constrained.

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Hmmm. Only 477 km to Mont Blanc.  If I start walking now...

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The comprehensive breakfast spread at evaVillage in Saalbach.

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Saalbach - Schattberg Express Lift to Ridge Walk to Stemmerkogel and Saalbachkogel - Sep 18, 2017




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The morning web-cams on TV revealed a veneer of snow on the higher terrain.

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Stemmerkogel.

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Saalbachkogel.

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Seetorl, the far point of my walk.

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"The company of dogs can increase chances of being attacked"!

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As I walked back to the lift down, 1mm - 2mm ice pellets fell from the cloud.  Some are shown here with the toe of my shoe for scale.

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More ice pellets.

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I was hoping for warmer temperatures in mid-September.

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Saalbach - Rainy Day Circuit of Zeller See - Sep 19, 2017




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The tourist office seemed like a good place to start and finish my walk.

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It was snowing in the mountains, so I bused down-valley to Zell am See to walk the classic loop of the Zeller See.

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The display on the bus indicated upcoming stops.

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My room at evaVillage.

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Snowfall mantled the ridge. The summit-cam told the tale...

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Looking past Saalbach from the bus stop, I could see the snowline was not far above the village.

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I bused from Saalbach to Zell am See en route to Kaprun and took this photo of the Zeller See from the train station.

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