After leaving Krimml Falls we headed south towards Venice. We took
Grossglockner Road which is a world famous road and a dream of avid motorcyclist. We saw hundreds of motorcycles and lots of bicycles. I was constantly amazed that these athletes could power up the mountains like they did! The road is only open from May 1st to the end of October. It closes because of the snow and the high cost of plowing such a long, high, winding road. The website says, " The most famous alpine road leads you into the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, to the highest mountain in Austria, the Grossglockner (3,798m) and its glacier, the Pasterze. You will have a driving and nature experience of a special kind on 48 kilometres of high alpine road with 36 bends, and an altitude ascent to 2,504 metres!" So we also went to the highest mountain in Austria and the eastern Alps, the largest and longest glacier in Austria (9th largest in the Alps overall) and the "longest and most splendid highway in Europe".
Here is a shot looking down on part of the curves we just drove up. You would be surprised at how fast some of those motorcycles would take these curves!
On top of the world! Okay, not quite, but it felt like it. See the clouds below us? The wind was cold, but the sun was hot. Nathan actually got a sunburn this day!
Nathan with his new hat and a gorgeous view!
See how tall the snow is piled up? Okay, so I am only 5'1", but still!
So pretty!
These cute little guys are called Murmeltieres, kind of like ground hogs. They actually lived near the glacier.
That is the Pasterze Glacier behind us...
largest glacier in Austria!
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