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Early morning view from our room at Sportspension Carinthia in Solden, deep in the Oetz Valley (Oetztal).
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Hiking above the town.
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Trail cuts between two pastures.
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Looking down the Oetz Valley.
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Farm buildings of Hochsolden.
Looking up the valley with the town of Solden far below.
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Alpine road on a cool August day.
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Enjoying our afternoon hike.
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Cowbells add to the ambiance as we follow the trail through several pastures.
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When Austrian cows get tired of grazing on steep mountainsides, they hang out along the trails and watch the hikers go by.
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Small wooden sheds are scattered throughout the Alpine pastures.
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Pleasant Austrian afternoon.
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On the way back to Hochsolden.
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Hiking above the village of Vent on the following morning.
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At an elevation of 8000 feet and with an unusually cold weather pattern, we are dressed for winter weather.
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Looking back down the Oetz Valley (towards Solden).
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Austrian glaciers near the border with Italy.
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Approaching the Breslauer Mountain Hut.
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Enjoying the rugged Alpine scenery of Tyrol, Austria.
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Sheep rest in a high-altitude meadow above Vent.
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Trail heading back to Vent.
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Looking back at Vent as we hike to our hotel for the night.
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Along the trail.
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Approaching Gasthof Gaierwallihof, where we enjoy some of the best food of our trip.