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After taking a gondola from the village of Fulpmes at 3100 feet to Kreuzhoch at 6900 feet, we begin our hike.
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A long traverse takes us to a viewpoint high above the town.
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Great views on a cool, cloudy day.
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Trail leading to Hoher Burgstall.
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The trail leads right into the clouds. It's early afternoon with a threat of thunderstorms, so we turn around and begin our hike back to the gondola.
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Narrow ridge high above Stubai Valley.
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A thunderstorm begins moving towards us, producing rain and strong, cold winds, but we get off the ridge before it gets too nasty.
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Two days later, we end up in the town of Neustift, at Sportspension Elisabeth, further up the Stubai Valley.
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Great view from in front our Pension. We found the pensions to be consistently clean and comfortable and quiet, except for church bells every fifteen minutes, and a 6 or 7 am wake up marathon (in one village, various bells rang over 100 times).
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Looking up the Stubai Valley at one of the many beautiful glaciers of the Austrian Alps.
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The next morning along the Panoramaweg above Bergrest Agran.
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Hiking through the fog on another cloudy day.
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Occasional breaks in the fog provide some views of a deep, narrow valley.
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Rugged Alpine scenery southeast of Neustift.
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High up in the clouds, a small herd of sheep is resting along the trail.
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The sheep appear unfazed by the sudden appearance of a hiker in the fog.
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A spectacular rainbow after the trail crosses the ridge and heads back down towards Bergrest Agran.
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A group of hikers heads up the steep trail.
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Friendly Austrian family on an afternoon hike. The kids are teathered with ropes on this rugged trail.
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Austrian mountain hut high above the Stubai Valley.