Leutschklamm 2, Ghost Gorge

So we made it through the Gorge, not carried off by any witches or devils, or falling into any hell ponds. We also didn't run afoul of any Instagrammers. But we did end up where I wanted to start, as I mentioned previously.

This was the part you had to pay to get into. It's much shorter, and the path runs right above the river. You really get a feeling for the power of the water going through this part.

After finishing it, we merged back into the section we had done earlier, and walked all the way back through. On our return journey, we passed the Instagram bridge, with people waiting for their turn to take a photo. What we noticed, wow, we had taken our photos facing the wrong direction.... This social media influencer thing is just not for us.

We were happy to make it out the other side, because we had another big adventure. My idea, natch. We were going to hike back down the road (thankfully it was down), and cut off on a side trail to hike up to this restaurant that was half in Germany, half in Austria. Not that that's such a big deal in these Schengen times, when you can wander willy-nilly across borders at will. In fact, we had crossed from Austria into Bavaria and back a couple times just this morning.Read more