Valley of the vultures without vultures
Date walked: 28/05/2017
Time taken: 5 hours
Distance: 14km
Ascent: 800m
After my trip to Scotland, I had to work for two long weeks
, before going on another vacation, this time to Austria,
in special the Raurisertal one valley east of the Grossglockner area.
On our first day we went to have a little walk in the "valley of the vultures" . Bearded vultures have been reestablished here as one of many projects in the National Park "Hohe Tauern". Sadly we have not seen any of them, or to be exact, I saw several quite large birds far off, circling. If they were Bearded vultures? I don't know:)
Here is our route as a up and back again path.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30214218iu.jpg)
After ascending 200m the first views along the valley open up.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222152ga.jpg)
A first waterfall, here you can see why this is good country for birds of prey, there is a rocky ledge all along the valley edge.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222153ko.jpg)
One view up and down the valley.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222154oj.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222155kg.jpg)
Having a break after the first few hundred metres in height. Showing Lena, our younger dog where she should look, doesn't work that well, obviously.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222156hn.jpg)
Sparky, our now 15 year old male, still going strong( but always happy about a break)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222180cf.jpg)
Lena admiring the view.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222181xq.jpg)
Fueling up the dogs at the next available stream
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222182rx.jpg)
Directly below the waterfall. IN May and start of June, there is still a lot of snow above, so the streams are well filled.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222183eg.jpg)
Having a break at the Bräualm, a few hundred metres above the level of Ben Nevis, and still so much mountain left, all around us.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222184gd.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222185la.jpg)
The View from where I was sitting.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222186du.jpg)
We met a local farmer here, who told us about one of his horses which dropped down that corrie during a thunderstorm. He had to scramble up there, to break open the carcass, to make it easier for the vultures and other predators, They needed about a week to get rid of the carcass( about 60 vultures live here)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30228987fo.jpg)
Our own predators running around
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229056ul.jpg)
quite fast
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229057lu.jpg)
Lena, for some reason loves doing somersaults, afterwards rubbing her back on any meadow she finds.
In this case...
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229058ft.jpg)
....she was doing it in the middle of some cow muck, shown by the nice green-brownish colour on her back:)
She got a thorough wash in the nearby glacier stream afterwards.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229059dy.jpg)
Further on, the views open up verynicely, the weather being lovely.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229075og.jpg)
The view ahead into the mountains. Still snowy up there.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229076ck.jpg)
Some lovely Iris around.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229077au.jpg)
Close up of the valley end, we just went a little higher, being at around 1800-1900m at that point. The mountains around are up to 3000 m high.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229078sw.jpg)
View BAck along the valley.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229079av.jpg)
The reward after walking back to the start of the valley:)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30419325fr.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30419327tf.jpg)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
in special the Raurisertal one valley east of the Grossglockner area.
On our first day we went to have a little walk in the "valley of the vultures" . Bearded vultures have been reestablished here as one of many projects in the National Park "Hohe Tauern". Sadly we have not seen any of them, or to be exact, I saw several quite large birds far off, circling. If they were Bearded vultures? I don't know:)
Here is our route as a up and back again path.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30214218iu.jpg)
After ascending 200m the first views along the valley open up.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222152ga.jpg)
A first waterfall, here you can see why this is good country for birds of prey, there is a rocky ledge all along the valley edge.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222153ko.jpg)
One view up and down the valley.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222154oj.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222155kg.jpg)
Having a break after the first few hundred metres in height. Showing Lena, our younger dog where she should look, doesn't work that well, obviously.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222156hn.jpg)
Sparky, our now 15 year old male, still going strong( but always happy about a break)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222180cf.jpg)
Lena admiring the view.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222181xq.jpg)
Fueling up the dogs at the next available stream
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222182rx.jpg)
Directly below the waterfall. IN May and start of June, there is still a lot of snow above, so the streams are well filled.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222183eg.jpg)
Having a break at the Bräualm, a few hundred metres above the level of Ben Nevis, and still so much mountain left, all around us.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222184gd.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222185la.jpg)
The View from where I was sitting.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30222186du.jpg)
We met a local farmer here, who told us about one of his horses which dropped down that corrie during a thunderstorm. He had to scramble up there, to break open the carcass, to make it easier for the vultures and other predators, They needed about a week to get rid of the carcass( about 60 vultures live here)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30228987fo.jpg)
Our own predators running around
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229056ul.jpg)
quite fast
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229057lu.jpg)
Lena, for some reason loves doing somersaults, afterwards rubbing her back on any meadow she finds.
In this case...
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229058ft.jpg)
....she was doing it in the middle of some cow muck, shown by the nice green-brownish colour on her back:)
She got a thorough wash in the nearby glacier stream afterwards.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229059dy.jpg)
Further on, the views open up verynicely, the weather being lovely.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229075og.jpg)
The view ahead into the mountains. Still snowy up there.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229076ck.jpg)
Some lovely Iris around.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229077au.jpg)
Close up of the valley end, we just went a little higher, being at around 1800-1900m at that point. The mountains around are up to 3000 m high.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229078sw.jpg)
View BAck along the valley.
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30229079av.jpg)
The reward after walking back to the start of the valley:)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30419325fr.jpg)
![Image](http://up.picr.de/30419327tf.jpg)
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