Showing posts with label Alps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alps. Show all posts

Friday, 17 July 2009

Farewell Alps



As promised, a few final Alpine panoramas. Above is the view from Furka Pass - a fantastic picnic spot!



The steam engine for the Furka pass Alpine railway.



In the centre of this panorama is the (melting) site of the Rhone glacier, and at its foot is the tiny stream that eventually becomes the Rhone River, flowing 800km to Marseille.





Typical Alpine valleys



The Krimml waterfall - rather wet in fact! But spectacular...





A ski-ramp in Austria. People appear to voluntarily hurl themselves off the tiny ramp at the top wearing nothing but a pair of skis... Crazy!



Austrian meadows



An Austrian goat making a good living off the tourists!



One of the many ski resorts...