Greetings Steemians!
After a sunny start, winter took over on the second day of my stay.
Not fearing the harsh conditions I set out for another hike, once again starting at the Nebelhorn.
The Nebelhorn's summit was covered in dark clouds with some erratic rays of sun highlighting the snowfields. The dramatic scenery got me carried away and all of a sudden I stood at the foot of Mount Doom:
Awaking from my daydreaming, I was ready to go.
I ascended a few hundred meters of altitude through cold and moisty forest and arrived at a frozen lake, called Freibergsee. At present covered by a thick sheet of ice, yet during summer a popular spot for outdoor swimming.
Southern to the lake one of the world's largest ski flying hill, the Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze.
I kept ascending, wading through fresh-fallen snow. At an altitude above 1400m I finally had to return, since I started to sink too deep into the fluffy snow mantle. I wished I had taken my snow shoes with me.
And so I was heading back down to the plains of Oberstdorf.
Time to enter a warm and cozy Inn for some wheat beer and a crusty knuckle of pork.
Thanks for joining my little tour!
Shaka
All photos were recorded by myself with a Canon EOS 7D equipped with a Tamron 18-270 mm lens.
Material used for collage work licensed from my personal Adobe stock account.