Everywhere in the Bavarian Alps it's raining. No, there is one corner where the rain has already left, the Allgäu.
After the somewhat longer journey, we start dry-footed and in the best of moods.
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Artistic stone figures observe us.
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Colorful signs in front of a colorful forest.
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We walk past the Kehralpe.
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Zigzagging our way up.
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The Alpe Obere Schwand is already in winter break.
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Nevertheless, we take a short break at this wonderful place.
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Over wooden steps we go up into the fog.
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Behind us the Stuhlwand ridge.
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We have to overcome some steep parts.
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Below the cable car station of the Grünten.
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View into the valley.
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In front of us the summit with the monument.
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Behind us the transmitter of the Bayerischer Rundfunk.
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Below us Immenstadt and the Great Alpsee.
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And we in the middle of it.
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What a magnificent panorama - when the fog lifts.
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In view of the icy temperatures, we only take a rather short break at the summit.
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Soon we walk down again.
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As soon as we set off, the sun comes out!
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That feels completely different.
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Nature object.
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Bark beetle writing.
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View into the Allgäu.
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There are impressive mountains here.
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We don't want to descend.
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At some point we have to start descending.
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Back again at the Alpe Obere Schwande.
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Old wooden signs.
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View back to the summit of the Grünten with transmitter and monument.
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With that wonderful sunshine we have to take another group picture.
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People are working at the service road but they take a break to let us through.
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Through green meadows.
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Honeycombs.
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Beautiful light.
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In the hut "At the Riese" we find a bottle of wine - unfortunately it is empty.
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There is our bus!
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On the way back we see a wonderful rainbow.
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It was a good choice to take the longer journey to the Allgäu this time! The day was filled with many impressions and impressive pictures.