St Anton in Arlberg

[Diane Clement]

Gentiana bavarica (I think, but hope Franz will confirm or not)
Silene acaulis
Primula farinosa
Trollius europaeus

[Diane Clement]

Acinos alpinus
Campanula thyrsoides (very pleased to see this, several times, I don't think I have seen it in flower before)
Ajuga pyramidalis

[Diane Clement]

Carol making her way down the valley.  

If you think it looks easy walking from here, the cable car we are heading for is not the one at the centre of the picture, but high up on the left ridge, and it was a tough pull up to get up there.  

[Diane Clement]

Some were taking it easy,
and some were keeping up their salt intake

[Diane Clement]

But on our steep final climb we were pleased to see this Orobanche sp

[Diane Clement]

That's it, back safely to the hotel.
Here's the balcony where we sat for tea and cakes. 
And the little shop opposite, where you could buy expensive Tyrolean costumes 

[Diane Clement]

Tomorrow we will get the bus to the end of the reservoir in Day 1 and walk to the Konstanzer Hutte. 
Sandals are not recommended for this walk  

[Maggi Young]

Super photos, Diane. Rich colour saturation shows off the flowers so well.

Sandals are not recommended for this walk

Righty ho....good walking  boots it is  .... see you tomorrow.....

[Ragged Robin]

Diane, what a great day you obviously have had and the shots you captured are really lovely giving a real feel for the place...

Thought this group of plants was superb:

Gentiana bavarica (I think, but hope Franz will confirm or not)
Silene acaulis
Primula farinosa
Trollius europaeus

plus these....

Acinos alpinus
Campanula thyrsoides (very pleased to see this, several times, I don't think I have seen it in flower before)

plus...
Orobanche sp
Thanks Diane

[cohan]

nice area! interesting to see the hotel etc, also...my trips in the mountains don't usually afford an opportunity for this sort of refinement

[Paddy Tobin]

Diane,

It was worth the wait! A wonderful report on your walk; great photographs; enjoyed it very much.

Paddy

[Diane Clement]

nice area! interesting to see the hotel etc, also...my trips in the mountains don't usually afford an opportunity for this sort of refinement    

Thanks, Cohan.  The hotel, refreshments, etc are all part of the holiday.  In many areas of the Alps, there are restaurants up in the mountains as well as in the resorts, you are never too far from a beer and a cake!  It makes the whole holiday extremely pleasant. 

[cohan]

indeed--nice to be rewarded for all that hiking! of course in the centres such as banff and jasper there are a good range of amenities here, but it is very far between those centres!
driving from here, we do not get as far as those places, though one time we got as far as Lake Louise, and there were some nice cafes/bakeries there...
the ones closer to home just have very high prices due to distance from supply (or is it just distance from competition?!) , and very mundane products

looking forward to the rest of your trip

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great stuff Diane ! 
Enjoying the trip !! 

[Diane Clement]

Day 3

We took the local bus to the top of the reservoir we walked to on day 1, so that we could get further up the valley.  So we started at 1445m and our aim was to get to the Konstanzerhutte at 1700m, not a difficult walk. 

First view of the valley