The Great Outdoors - Hiking and so on…

[Aetas]

Great to se you @emceeQ … and this thread on fire!

[Aetas]

Last day of our trip through the Baviran part of the Rhoen, we hiked around the mountain Kreuzberg (900m).
Not the center of the Dark Sky Reserve Rhoen, but we expected to see some stars without rain there ….

South

Litter and meagre meadows on 900m

Sunset

Stars

Sunrise

Bed

… it definitely was a nice bed @Giles  .

Temperature went down from 19C to 10C.
There was always a small breath uphill, followed next morning by a cloud cover.
Normally I stuff the backpack into the Bivicover from MacPac, which is long enough for rough situations, but it was not necessary this time….

Highlight was the tree I was sleeping under! Always acting to the weather and making a beautiful noise!

Rest of the story here. MRMF

[Aetas]

@endo:

… Highlights were the night under a the clear stars ….

Thanks @endo for posting. What a beautiful journey you’ve done with your son!

[endo]

@Aetas:

What a beautiful journey …

and yours too! it's just great to be outside!

[Aetas]

Today

Re-edifed a grail today. A  tent I own for over 30 years now …the kids loved it  8).

[motojobobo]

Your dog ALWAYS steals the show @Aetas .

[Aetas]

@motojobobo:

Your dog ALWAYS steals the show @Aetas .

Thanks @motojobobo
Have to admit a lot of dog presence in my daily live .

[motojobobo]

Such a good looking dog; hope to meet him @ Gosport 22

[endo]

Hiking the swiss alps (Appenzell) ️️️

[dinobarnesberlin]

Epic scenery there @endo –-- and that Gasthaus is on another level.

[Aetas]

Killing it @endo !!!
What a beautiful trip…

[Aetas]

Local, but beloved …

[weftyarn]

Wow, that hike Must have been amazing @endo
That view from the Gasthaus looks stunning.

Here’s some pics of our hike last weekend to Gruttenhütte,
with a fantastic view on the Kaiser
and weather as perfect as it gets in October. Highly recommended!

[endo]

Skagen, Denmark

[neph93]

@endo:

Skagen, Denmark

Not quite the same as Norway is it [emoji1] flat as a pancake.

[mclaincausey]

All of this looks beautiful to me.

We were supposed to go to Barcelona in February, but COVID fekked that up. I am longing to visit Europe. I've only been to England and the Netherlands so far, and my wife to Italy, and each of us love to travel. We are hoping to tour the Adriatic later this year and I am hoping to make it to this elite resort paradise I heard about (Gosport) as well.

Saw some moose out in Breck over the holidays. Colorado is reintroducing wolves, so ungulates that we see all over the place (elk, moose, and deer–I think I have seen more elk than deer) may be culled in the coming years.

I voted in favor of it. The opposition to these initiatives in the Western states is mainly based on ranchers severely exaggerating the threat to their herds.

And a bull:

[neph93]

There is a vitriloic debate regarding wolves in Norway. The farmers want them all dead. Idiots.

[mclaincausey]

They need to quit being little bitches. Wolves are an important apex predator necessary for their ecosystems. Haven't we meddled enough?

[neph93]

^ all of that.

[Matt]

I’d be ok if wolves outnumbered people.  At least wolves are honest about being wolves.