Zur Eisenkappler Hütte

 

Via a well maintained road I drove up to the Eisenkappler Hut, at an elevation of 1,560 meters.

The top of the "Hoch Obir" reaches 2,139 meters. While not a difficult hike, it would be simply too much for  an out of condition 88 year old man, So I drove to the Hut and then wondered about as far as my weary legs would carry me.

                               Here are a few pictures                                             which I got during this foggy, frosty afternoon.

Hoar Frost at a very certain elevation.

None below and none above this narrow band.

On the sunny side of this narrow Valley:

Some errant rays of the mid-day Sun

catch a narrow sliver of this slope.

If you look very carefully, 

you'll see a church and a farm house  in the lower left corner.

A tiny fleck of blue peeks through a cloudy sky.

A strong wind has come up. 

The red Autumn Leaves will be gone by tomorrow.

The Karawanken alpine range  barely visible in  the haze.

The last blue has disappeared from the sky.

Clouds threaten!

Is it time to turn around?

Just another look at the Karawanken Alpine Range.

This used to be a waterfall!

Now it is a cascading frozen memory of one.

But this mountain brook races downhill too fast.

It can therefore not yet freeze.

It waits until the minus temperatures sink much much lower.

This little Mill has decided to wait until Spring

before it becomes lively and active again.