Linda and Roxy in Europe

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Mayrhofen, Austria
Mayrhofen is a small town, in the Ziller River Valley, in the state of Tyrol. The town is located between the Ahorn and Penken mountains with lifts up both. The Ahorn cable car is the largest in Austria with a capacity to carry 160 passengers! Hiking, biking and paragliding are popular summer activities. Only a few lifts are open in summer. During the winter there is an extensive system of lifts, ski buses and ski huts. Winter is the busy season.

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The view from our apartment looking out at the Ahorn mountains. We are planning a hike that will take us near those peaks in the middle.??
We hope!!

This gelato shop was just outside our apartment, too close! We had to give it a try, several times….
quality checks.

We made it to the Edel-Hütte!! It was a long steep climb from the cable car so we had lots of opportunities to look at the beautiful views. This hütte, built in 1889, serves meals & has lodging. We enjoyed the goulash & drinks!! Then walked back down to the cable car. Glorious weather!!

There were a variety of trails at the top of the Ahorn lift. Several of the scenic view areas had information boards pointing out the mountain peaks.

We attended a Birds of prey show up on the mountain. We saw falcons, hawks and owls doing close free flight maneuvers. The presenters were excellent! Unfortunately the commentary was in German with just a bit of English translation.
It was still great to watch!

This is a Siberian eagle-owl named Alaska. She has a 6.5 ft wingspan. We are just a few feet from the perch. The handlers had them flying very close to us by placing food on perches
around the amphitheater.

Another high altitude playground. This pond has a boulder path thru the middle that you can jump rock to rock. A raft that you can stand on & pull yourself to the other side. Fountains & wading areas to soothe hot sore feet. All these areas are teaching the kids skills necessary to hike in the Alps.

We rode a bus up and up an amazing mountain toll road through several tunnels to this spot, Schlegeisspeicher. The lake is a reservoir created between 1965 and 1971. The area is part of a large nature park with
many hiking trails.

Linda paragliding & having a very good time! Smiled all day long!!!!