I just got back from a few days away trekking with my wife .
4 years ago before my wife became pregnant with our daughter we used to go trekking together quite often, but since the little -un came along most of my overnight trips have been alone of with mates .
We have been lucky as my daughter has a great relationship with the mother-inlaw and my wife and I have finally had time to go and spend a few together in the mountains for .
All in all it was great to be out trekking with my wife again
I thought I would share some photos
Day 1
We headed up some forest roads to the source of the river Lech in the Austrian Alps, then hiked along the start .
The start of the Lech is formed by dozens of crystal clear springs that just seem to jump out of the ground or the sides of the river bank .
This area is also famous for having a large population of Steinbocks .
The Springs that form the river Lech just seem to jump out the ground
We found a nice flat spot to camp out and cook some dinner
DAY 2
Started off with typical German breakfast of bread cheese and meat (I do miss bacon and eggs)
And that was followed by getting the water for the mornings hike sorted out
Then it was off hiking again
About mid afternoon a storm from Switzerland blew in so we packed away the camera and decided to start looking for a place to camp ,we walked for a further 10k (30k total for the day) but where unable to find a good flat spot on the side of the mountain.
Sooooo being tired worn out and cold we decided the best course of action was to do a "Bear Grylls" for the night and we headed off the mountain down into a village and booked onto a cheapo guest house for the night .
(It was not to bad really as the beer in the local bar tasted rather good)
DAY 3
It basically continued to rain all day but nor as bad as it has the afternoon before so we went out and hiked again and had a good day
Heres a posh hunters hide with glass windows
And my Scary face photo
4 years ago before my wife became pregnant with our daughter we used to go trekking together quite often, but since the little -un came along most of my overnight trips have been alone of with mates .
We have been lucky as my daughter has a great relationship with the mother-inlaw and my wife and I have finally had time to go and spend a few together in the mountains for .
All in all it was great to be out trekking with my wife again
I thought I would share some photos
Day 1
We headed up some forest roads to the source of the river Lech in the Austrian Alps, then hiked along the start .
The start of the Lech is formed by dozens of crystal clear springs that just seem to jump out of the ground or the sides of the river bank .
This area is also famous for having a large population of Steinbocks .
The Springs that form the river Lech just seem to jump out the ground
We found a nice flat spot to camp out and cook some dinner
DAY 2
Started off with typical German breakfast of bread cheese and meat (I do miss bacon and eggs)
And that was followed by getting the water for the mornings hike sorted out
Then it was off hiking again
About mid afternoon a storm from Switzerland blew in so we packed away the camera and decided to start looking for a place to camp ,we walked for a further 10k (30k total for the day) but where unable to find a good flat spot on the side of the mountain.
Sooooo being tired worn out and cold we decided the best course of action was to do a "Bear Grylls" for the night and we headed off the mountain down into a village and booked onto a cheapo guest house for the night .
(It was not to bad really as the beer in the local bar tasted rather good)
DAY 3
It basically continued to rain all day but nor as bad as it has the afternoon before so we went out and hiked again and had a good day
Heres a posh hunters hide with glass windows
And my Scary face photo
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