Here are the pictures from the first part. As before, you will get to see plenty of trees, rocks and water - if you find this boring, simply skip this post :-)
This building used to be another mill; there are several along the Wutach. The stream's power was used for saw mills and flour mills, but none of them is still in use. This one had a small restaurant next to it, catering for hikers. We passed it and soon reached the Enge Schlucht ("narrow gorge") which you will see in one of my next posts.
Nothing boring about it, Meike; it's lovely. And it looks as though you had it all to yourselves...
ReplyDeleteThere really weren't many people about. Sometimes we did not meet a single person for half an hour or so, and during the last and most difficult part of the hike we saw nobody at all.
DeleteVery similar landscape to my neck of the woods! (oops, a pun)
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DeleteI did not know there was a gorge and such big rocks near you, Nan. It would be lovely to get to see more on your blogs of the woods around your part; they will be particularly beautiful this time of year.
I have been practising "Gauchach-Schlucht" but it makes me start coughing as I have recently been suffering from a very bad cold. Lovely views of Nature - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI should have added a warning next to the word: "Do not try this when you have asthma, a cold or any other breathing difficulties."
DeleteYou are welcome, Neil.
So beautiful, so remote and mysterious feeling...I'm going to get my sil from Munich pronounce this for me. Or do you think someone from Bavaria would not be able to do this correctly? (Actually, I think I can do it now. But I'n not 100% confident!)
ReplyDeleteBavarians will have no problem at all saying Gauchach-Schlucht, Kristi :-) And I am sure you know pronounce it well, too.
DeleteBeautiful, remote and mysterious - those words fit it well!
Guess what, Richard and I plan on going to see a gorge tomorrow! Richard will take photos, and you know I will do a post about it! Love your gorges!
ReplyDeleteRichard can pronounce that gorge name, it is a very guttural sound, I couldn't it if I tried!
I am sure you can do it with a little practise - but of course there is no need for it :-)
DeleteI am looking forward to your post about hiking in a gorge!
I love the fifth image, such magic light (and good composition). That one and some of the following also trigger my own memories of Germany way back in 1983(Obernhof an der Lahn, where there was also a stream and deciduous woods and walkways like that close to where I was staying).
ReplyDeleteThank you, Monica! The mix of deep shadow and sunlight dappling the water and the path was truly magic in some places. I know I took way too many pictures and could have taken many more, one at every step, but it would have taken me hours to just cover a very short stretch of the path :-)
DeleteGauchach Schlucht? Kein Problem, eeaasy.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get myself organised I will visit Germany, many regions, many of the most beautiful cities. I should have my new passport by December. Millie is still a problem, but she is a very elderly dog now, unable to travel or walk very far.
I repaired my hip by putting ointment on and hot water bottles. And taking paracetamol. It’s fine again now, except, strangely, occasionally at night. Weird.
Beloved und ich haben mal eine ganz kurze Zeit im Schwarzwald verbracht, vom Elsass aus nach Freiburg und dann in den Schwarzwald selbst. War sehr schön. Vielleicht komme ich noch mal alleine hin.
Dass Du kein Problem mit der Aussprache hast, war mir klar :-)
DeleteFreut mich, dass Dein Hüftproblem mit so einfachen Mitteln in den Griff zu kriegen war.
Deine Reisepläne klingen spannend!
Ja, der Schwarzwald ist sehr schön. Im Elsass kann man es sich aber auch sehr gut gehen lassen.
Walking in the woods is never boring particularly if there is water.
ReplyDeleteSo true! The ever-changing light, the sounds, the scents... and the less people, the better! (Which is a very egoistic thought, since we are "people", too, and we were there...)
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