Bogensperger, Irmgard’s family/maiden name is back in the local news. Her father grew up in a house squeezed on to a small plot between the river and a bend in the road. Though the house has long since disappeared, the bend continues to be known as the Bogensperger Kurve. Immediately on the opposite side of the road the mountain rears almost vertically upward - the Bogensperger Palfern (Palfern meaning a bare rock wall).
Some days ago a great chunk of this wall, 40m wide, collapsed across the road and into the river. This road is in frequent use for local traffic and is part of the popular
Tauern Radweg, a long distance cycle route
used by thousands of cycle tourists each summer. Fortunately the road was clear at the time and no-one is under the huge mound of rock.
It will take some time to clear as the whole mountainside has be secured. Meanwhile cyclists have to climb the hill along the main through route (special signs warning drivers about the cyclists have been erected) and local traffic is also diverted.
It is a stark reminder that the landscape around us cannot be taken for granted. It is not only when climbing in the mountains that accidents can occur but while going about our daily lives.
Wow.. what a mess!
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