Joerg's Photo Album 2005
I have lived in Munich, Germany since January 2005. Here are brief trip reports and photos of outdoor activities.
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Schliersee, February 6th
Lake Schlier is frozen and snow-covered
boat rental and lake-side café
the winter 2004/2005 has had record snowfall
Brünnstein Hut, February 8th
Brünnstein summit ahead
gorgeous view of the Central Alps
well-deserved refreshment at Brünnstein hut
Scheffau, Austria, February 20th
at the ski lift
at the restaurant
bad weather approaching the slopes
Climbing at Bad Heilbrunn, April 2nd
such sandstone is rare in Bavaria
Tobias (belaying) and Marion (being lowered)
climbers on the main wall
Geigelstein, April 3rd
snow on the trail
more mud than snow here
and even more snow ahead
Freising, Weihenstephan Beer Garden, April 20th
Jan (right), being closely watched by his father (left)
father gives a disapproving look ...
... and instantly documents any misbehavior
Sailing in Croatia, April 27th to May 4th
After braving the long winter, I treated myself to a one-week sailing vacation in Croatia.
the marina
palace in Split
palace in Split
beach-walk in Trogir
on anchor in a remote spot on Hvar island
Brac island seen from Hvar island
flowers seen on Hvar island
flower seen on Hvar island
town of Hvar, on anchor in harbor
Wilder Kaiser hut trip, May 15th and 16th
Wilder Kaiser mountain range in Austria
group picture on the summit of Feldberg (1813m)
Linda, Joerg, Marion (left to right)
Linda Sun from California
Hike from Schliersee to Tegernsee on Corpus Christi holiday (May 26th)
Gindelalm (center) and Schliersee (right)
André takes a break at Gindelalm
Tegernsee and snow-covered peaks
Hike along the Isar river from Wolfratshausen to Munich, May 28th
the Isar river near Wolfratshausen
the river downstream, foothills of the Alps in the backgound
boaters and hikers rest along the river
Rock climbing in the Kampenwand, May 29th
cable car station at Kampenwand
gentians in full bloom
Kampenwand's western wall, the rock we climbed
Backpacking Karnischer Höhenweg, Austria and Italy, June 14th to 19th
start near Wolayersee, on a rainy day
wildflowers along the trail
Hochweißsteinhaus at 1867m elevation
on the way from Hochweißsteinhaus to Porzehütte
trail signs at about half way to Porzehütte
close-up of Drei Zinnen, seen from Sillianer Hütte
Sillianer Hütte at 2538m elevation
panoramic picture taken at Sillianer Hütte, Drei Zinnen are near the center
My last trip in the Alps - Fellhorn (1765m) in Austria, September 24th
Marion relaxes on the summit of Fellhorn
great view of Wilder Kaiser from Straubinger Haus (a hut at 1578m)
Steinplatte (left) seen during the descend
Return to San Jose, CA
On October 6th, 2005 I moved back to San Jose, California.
the apartment (top floor) and its spa
living room
car (2006 Toyota Corolla)