Monday, October 22, 2012

Close to "home" today


At one point we locked the bikes and set off to find a water falls indicated on a sign post - said it was 30 minutes away.  After about 10 minutes and a downhill and no river water in sight we decided that the falls must only be present in the spring when the snow and ice are melting at higher elevations.
  Just to mention one interesting note from today.  As we were riding down a lane way looking for a path to the Isar River, we came to a curve and it looked like a dead end.  From a nearby house out comes an elderly lady and it looked like she was going to "set us straight" for trespassing.  She began speaking only in German but after a bit she mellowed and asked us in English were we were staying while here in Krun.  We asked her the way to the river and she proceeded to explain in great detail the history of the river and the hydro electric viaduct that run past her street and that the river is almost dry because the viaduct uses most of the water to feed the turbine.  She would gesture by pointing to her eyes when she wanted us to pay attention to a certain landmark for directions to the river.  Jean asked her about her house and if she was born there.  Yes she was and her parents lived there too as she was growing up.  She explained that all around her house was Wald  (forest) at one time before the other houses and streets were built.  She explained that she taught recorder lessons to kinder and that she could speak some French and was better with Spanish.  Wish I would have asked her if I could take a picture - she was dressed with a heavy winter coat and a man's Swiss style dress hat - rubber boots and a pair of tree pruners in hand - leaning over the picket fence - would have been a picture. 

 Called it a day after a short walk with the cow bells ringing off in the distance somewhere. 
 
 






The rail line from Mittenwald to Garmish

The view across the hills as we rode

Many trails all well marked for bikers and walkers

Had lunch with these folks today on their "verandah"


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