The path to the Bremerhütte, the last cabin I would stay overnight in, on this trek, was like the other stretches I hiked so far: dotted with ancient rocks polished by past glaciers, upland moors and alpine lakes.
A look back to the Nürnberger Hütte
Another jump into the refreshing, cold water before climbing higher
Passing the typical landscape called Gletscherschliffzone (bolders polished by past glaciers)
The beautfy of an upland moor
I was intrigued by the Wollgras (cotton grass) with its pure, white balls containing uncountabe, fine strings dancing in the wind
Part of the climb to the Simmingjöchl (2754m), the highest point of the hike this day
Dark clouds assembled in the sky when I came to this stone house on the top of the saddle called Simmingjöchl. Once it served as a tax collector’s house. I was wondering who came up with goods which needed to be taxed.
After a very steep, but secured climb down, the way to the Bremerhütte became easier. With a herd of goats beside me, I arrived at the cabin in the afternoon.
I met many nice people on the mountain. However, I had my favorite conversations with a family from the Netherlands.
Michael, Caroline, Mats, I and a German couple from Berlin on a bench in front of the Bremer Huette
Resting pigs somewhere on the Höhenweg (photo taken by Michael)
In the next morning, I started the long trek down into the valley called Gschnitztal.
The lake in front of the Bremerhütte reflected perfectly the surroundings
What a calm, peaceful landscape!
A short, sharp sound made me aware of the marmot on the distant rock watching me. I saw another one a bit farther down.
Still intrigued by the beauty of the cotton grass
On the way down, I not only saw two marmots but also two vipers (poisonous snakes). They had been bathing in the sun. My steps chased them away.
A beautiful, wide valley to walk in
I would have loved to drink something in this hut, but they were closed this day. I had to walk farther down where I caught a bus and later a local train to get back to Innsbruck.
My vacation was not over yet. After spending the night with my son and daughter in law, I stayed for three nights in the Tyrolian town of Kramsach where I met my Japanese friends vacationing in Austria. We saw many interesting sites and I will tell you about them in my next blog.
Hallo Traude,
wie schön dass du uns auf deinem Reise-Blog ‘verewigt’ hast. Auch für uns waren die Bekanntschaft und die wundervollen und inspirerenden Gespräche mit dir ein ‘Highlight’. Wie erstaunlich schnell stellten wir fest, dass wir, so unterschiedlich wie wir alle sind, doch alle auf einem ‘Weg’ sind (auf dem Höhenweg und im Kopf, hahaha). Ich denk mal, dass wir uns noch mal sehen werden .. Alles gute und Liebe auf deinen weiteren wegen und Abenteuern. LG Michael, Caroline und Mats.
Hallo Michael, Caroline and Mats – so unexpected and wonderful that I got a message from you!
Yes, in our conversations we soon realized how different our lives are and yet how similar we
think and act. It was really great to meet you all and I am sure that we will meet again,
sometimes. With love, Traude