You never know just what you will find if you look at the map, find a remote village at the end of a dead end valley and head in that direction. There are, of course, many country roads that are not on the map, and if they appear to lead to something interesting, can be worth exploring. At least with the GPS you can always find your way back home.
Yesterday we chose the village of Lusens as our destination (criteria: within 30 miles and at the end of the Lusenstal). Lusens turned out to be a large guest house and restaurant at a walking trailhead below a glacier. Along the way we had to stop for 4 donkeys who were in no hurry to get off the road and wanted to check out the car. If I had not rolled my window up, I am pretty sure we would have had a donkey head poking around inside the car.
Hay stacked on poles (stannger) for drying.
Before the days of modern round bailers
the hay was stacked on poles to dry.
They are still used in Slovenia, parts of Italy,
and the eastern Tyrol region in Austria.
Okay - Enough with the hay.
The farmer (barely visible by the house)
shared a wave.
The glacier above Lusens.
The road approaching Lusens.
The walking trail leading to the glacier
is visible to the left of the road.
By choosing roads that pass through villages
at a higher elevation on one side of the valley,
there are some nice views to the other side.
A panorama from the village of Grinzens.
Begonias in Seefeld
