A
spectacular day. Air clear as glass. Embach’s “house mountain”, The Rauchkögel
beckons. Calendar quality glimpses of the Hochkönig in the distance as the
climb begins. Two and a half hours later, standing beneath the shining
aluminium cross at the summit; there’s a huge, magnificent view in all
directions.
But
at this time of year, there’s another good reason for a day’s hike into the
mountains: the wild flowers are at their best. Nature’s pallet contrasts the
blue of the sky with the vivid green of the grass and peppers it with purple,
yellow, white, orange and red.
Lower
your eyes from the distant view to focus on the tiny white blooms clinging to
bare rock and to the opulent Almenrasuch with its bold daubs of colour splashed
across the mountainside.
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| The Almenrausch - daubs of colour splashed across the mountain |
Then,
heading back down, a friendly welcome awaits at the Tischler Alm or Maschl Alm for
some well-earned bread with cheese or
speck and maybe a beer before strolling back to the village.
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| The Tischler Alm nestles beneath the Bernkögel |
