July 11: The others hiked down and met up with us, and we all continued down the hanging valley to the Partnach River. Our destination today is the Reintalangerhütte, with a warm fire, good food, great music and the German Army! And a playful kitten named Toni I made fast friends with.
Through the Reintal Valley
The fog is very low this morning. It snowed most of the morning.
Partnach River
Lunch stop: Bockhütte 1050m (3445 ft)
After the downpour ends, the sun comes out
It gets warm fast, time to take off some layers
Very pretty trail
Huge waterfall seems to come right out of the mountain
wow
Reintalangerhütte, run by Charly Wehrle
There’s tomorrow’s hike-to the Zugspitze
Part of our route is on this map
the sheep are too cute
I like the spotted one
This hut has a Nepal connection
My friend Toni, playing with my braids
German Army fatigues drying in the hallway
Kitten asleep on the warm radiator
My lap is warm too!
Choosing the right beer is very important
Vivian dishes out delicious cream of potato soup
Charly (on hammer dulcimer) and staff give a concert each evening
All staff members must play an instrument
At 6am the next morning we got a musical wakeup
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