More Bike Rides

Two days ago Eli and I rode to St Johann in Tirol over a
somewhat hilly (but not mountainous) region. To start back
we needed a gelato; fortunately there was an excellent
Konditorei in St. Johann. On the way back we rode the
longer and hotter, but flatter route home via Kitzbuehel
where we stopped for lunch. It was about a 40 km. trip
total. The scenery featured the Wilder Kaiser on one side
and the Kitzbueheler Horn on the other.

Yesterday, Georg, Julie, and I rode to St. Johann over the
same route Eli and I took yesterday. Then we continued on
to Fieberbrunn and then into a long valley, called the
Pletzergraben, which had us slowly climb about 1000 m.
to a saddle on the shoulder of the Kitzbueheler Horn and
then down just a little on the other side to Laemmerbichlalm
where we had lunch. After lunch we rode down into
Kitzbuehel and then home, perhaps 55 km. for the total trip.

Another bike ride of interest involved none of us, but rather a group of perhaps 10 or so older women in this neighborhood, ranging in age from early 60's to early 70's. They loaded their bikes on the train to St. Johann. Then they biked the approximately 60 km. to the Salzburg Bahnhof where they loaded their bikes on the return train to home. They stopped here and there while biking, but did the train/bike rides all in one day. These weren't even women who normally bike for sport - the bike is for local transportation and grocery shopping (everyone has a bike). These Tiroleans are tough.

Richard
2004.07.18