What an amazing day we had yesterday, after leaving Zell Am Zee we were heading south again? Strange I thought but of course, Mom had something in mind and I was getting a little worried when I sensed her apprehension at this parking place

At first, we went for a walk then she left me to watch Lucy while she went for a walk on her own? Not sure what happened, but she came back looking very determined and we paid the toll, and off we went.

We were driving up The Glockner which is the highest mountain in the Alps after Mont Blanc  at 2,424 m (7,953 ft)

and what a ride. Mom's concentration was high, and after a while, I went to lie down under the table in the back of Lucy.

Mind you, my seat was on the outer edge of the road and it was a far way down 

Mom didn't stop more than once going up the mountain, she was too scared because the parking spaces were very narrow and on the steep side looking down. At that one-stop she noticed Lucy's temp gage was 90C so she called a trusted friend to find out if it was ok to keep going, and he said it was all good.

At the top, she quickly parked and let the fan cool the engine, and look at all the bikes for company.

This place reminds us about Beartooth hwy and the Sturgis motorcycle meeting we went to a couple of years ago

  The view from the Grossglockner summit is one of the farthest of all mountains in the Eastern Alps. It ranges out to 220 km (140 mi) or, taking account of atmospheric refraction, almost 240 km (150 mi). Its view over more than 150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi) 

This road is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country (second after Schönbrunn Palace) with about 270,000 vehicles and 900,000 visitors every year, about 50 million since its opening.

After Lucy cooled down we found better parking and we stayed and had some Gulach soup and enjoyed the view

in this view Lucy looks like a little toy

Driving down is less fun according to Mom and I could smell break pads despite Mom driving on a low gear. 

It's greener on this side and Mom loved the wildflowers growing here

     

Austria is truly a gorgeous country and the best water is coming out directly from the tap ice-cold. We see many tourists buying cases of water and we believe the locals must be laughing at them.

Cows are roaming free and the way this looked Mom could almost see and hear the Trapp family skipping down the slopes.

We are now camping at the legendary mountain climber village of Heiligenblut which s regarded as probably one of the most beautiful in the entire Alpine region. It is set in a picturesque mountain landscape at almost 1,300 meters above sea level, against a unique natural backdrop in the Hohe Tauern National Park.

We are here for the second night and soon we'll take a walk into the village. As usual, I do not know what plan Mom has next, but I doubt anything will top this day.

It is sunny 75F and fresh clean air, almost feels like every breath is cleaning a little bit of the inside of our lungs.

Gorgeous place and life is great

kisses to ya all 

Henry