Ötztal 2009: Ötztaler Ache

Sunday, 27 September 2009

The trail started at the eastern side of the river Ötztaler Ache, and I followed it upriver along the shoreline. The Ötztaler Ache is appoxametly 35 km long and one of Austria's popular wildwaters with it's rapids reaching grade III and IV. Rafting and wildwater cayaking is regularly practiced. This is a little portrait of the river on the way from Ötz to the Weller bridge west of the village Habichen.

Having crossed the bridge I continued on a deep green forrest track. It was hard to believe, that autumn had already started. After twenty minutes or so I reached the Piburg lake.

In the shadow on the left hand side you can already spot the Weller bridge, which is offering a very scenic view of the river.

Neusinha.Gedoz said at 4:42 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
S-U-P-E-R F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C !!! W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L !!! Loved !!! A FAVORITE.

Andre. said at 5:12 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
I hope these guys made it. Fine collection.

Tishfish said at 5:57 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
The first few photos, I thought, this river would a toughie for kayaking and scrolled down, voila, kayakers. Brave people to master this river. Nice job ! ! !

Eliane.Bucar said at 5:58 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
I feel so refreshed... These are incredible shots of such a beautiful place.

YorkJodi said at 6:04 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
Beautiful photos... I love the last one...

Painterlaura said at 11:17 nachm. on Jan 31, 2010:
I cannot believe how you caught the light on the water and caught the motion - almost feels like a movie. Absolutely beautiful.

Moorlerche said at 5:30 nachm. on Feb 1, 2010:
Andre and Doreen, after having seen cayakers hopping with their cayak from a rock into the heart of a grade six rapid on the Zambezi (that's those, where you have to portage with a rubber raft) I am pretty sure these guys returned home safely.

Thank you everybody for your friendly words.

Appropos said at 2:46 vorm. on Feb 2, 2010:
great tabblo... love the first shot , looks like natures own highway ...

Chilla said at 3:17 vorm. on Feb 2, 2010:
Terrific shots Anke! You are an intrepid traveller, it must have been very exhilerating braving the rapids!

Lange said at 3:13 nachm. on Feb 2, 2010:
Magníficas e com este calor dá vontade de estar ai.

HtD said at 12:19 nachm. on Feb 3, 2010:
Wunderschön Anke. Es herinnert mich an die Flüsse Canyan's in die Canadian Rocky's in der Sommer von 1980 und 1989.

Debdog said at 7:00 nachm. on Feb 3, 2010:
this place reminds me of places in the American west, Colorado,Montana ,Idaho...these rapids are indeed not for novices!!!
a beautiful work :) love the river in the shadows and the light on the mountains....i love these places, they feed my soul :) thanks

Pachito said at 10:22 vorm. on Feb 4, 2010:
Sehr schön. Etwas Abwechslung vom kühlen Norden sowohl klimatisch als auch landschaftlich. Wie immer mit einer Menge an interessanten und lehrreichen Erläuterungen. Danke Anke

WEIMAR said at 3:28 vorm. on Feb 5, 2010:
soo viele Fotos, es ist schwer eine Auswahl zu treffen... #1 und #20 bis 22 sind die Essenz vom Tabblo