After Dinner ...

May 28, 2016

It felt good to get moving ... after that wonderful meal ...

This place has so many places to go hiking and climbing up the mountains ...

We started on this 6 km hike ...

stopping to check out this new cabin about 3 km up on the trail ...

Making our way back down to the cabin ...

taking a picture of this sign ... indicating that there is a place to stay for hikers ...

who are needing to stop when there is a change in weather ...

We ended up crossing the creek at one point ...

then walking by this monument ...

We were informed that this person had accidentally died working in the wilderness ...

Finally back at the cabin ... ready for some refreshments and dessert ...

Christa had made 3 different types of pastry ...

and an Elderberry sauce to dip them in ...

my favourite was the apple fritter ...

We continued to drink and eat ...

having a wonderful time ... talking ... listening to stories of the our families ...

with lots of laughter ...

It was time to make our way back home ...

at the bottom of the road stood the sign for the park area ...

Mike had also taken a few pictures of old power plant equipment ...

and of the water channel flowing by the homes ...

Traveling along the roadway ...

stopping to take a few pictures of the Almsee ...

The Almsee is known for it's aquatic plant that blooms when there is a sunny spring ...

and it usually lasts about 10 days ... these plants are used quite often in aquariums ...

In Canada it is known as ...

"Elodea Canadensis"...

Canadian Waterweed (Kanadische Wasserpest)

We continued on our way ...

stopping to see the fields of Narzissen ... (Daffodils) ...

In Austria they hold a spring festival in honour of the wild-growing daffodils ...

that decorate the meadows ...

The fragrance of the daffodils ...

is a sure sign that spring is in the air ...

Finally reaching home ... sitting down relaxing over a cool drink ...

and talking about our adventure for this day ...

We had a wonderful time ... !!!