Grundlsee, Toplitzsee 28.10.2016
Yesterday it rained, so we spent most of the day in the hotel. Today, Bad Aussee is covered with dense fog, which should dissolve before noon. We have planned a trip to Grundlsee and Toplitzsee, our boat is scheduled to leave at 11:30. Time enough, I find some webcams showing that the mist doesn´t reach up very high - so I spontanuously decide to try my luck once more at the Sommersbergsee.
And behold - the sun is shining here ...
... with mist swirling in very close proximity.
The mist is really very close to the lake Sommersberg. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Lake Sommersberg panorama, as seen from the bathing jetty. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Look at a video from this panorama
Another panoramic picture taken from the slope to the Ischlkogel. The mist is lifting a bit. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Niederer Sarstein and Schwarzkogel in the background.
The mist is approaching.
Lake Sommersberg panorama, as seen from the bathing jetty. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Mist is now swirling over the lake.
Loser in the background.
Niederer Sarstein, Schwarzkogel
I have to turn back. otherwise we won´t catch our boat.
View from a farmyard in Egg.
The mist is now dissolving.
Trisselwand.
Dachstein.
Arrived at Lake Grundl. Backenstein to the left. Waiting for our boat.
Backenstein
The small excursion boat is arriving.
And off we sail ...
...over the glassy lake.
Ausseer Zinken and Sarstein in the background.
View to the head of the lake near Gössl.
Backenstein.
Hundskogel and Backenstein mirroring in the Grundlsee.
View to the southern shore.
Backenstein and Reichenstein.
Grundlsee castle ...
...in front of the Gössl rockwall.
Grundlsee castle and Backenstein.
Nearly arrived - view back to the Sarstein.
We shall walk along the Gössl rockwall to the Lake Toplitz.
Grundlsee castle and Sarstein.
Grundlsee castle and Sarstein.
Arrived in Gössl.
Gössl wall.
View back
Crossing a short leg of wood ...
...
...
... and we are arrived at the Lake Toplitz.
Reed.
The lake outflow and the Gössl wall.
A short stroll ...
... along the western end of the lake.
These trunks will sink down into the lake some time ... but not till the ground, because from a depth of 20 metres, the water is a saturated salt solution being much denser than wood.
We just missed a boat, so have half an hour time.
The jetty.
Lake Toplitz is up to 101 m deep - no wonder the water is that black.
Rock escarpments going down straight into the water.
We sail with an engined "Plätte", a flat wooden boat.
Autumn leaves drawing by.
Hinterbach - waterfall comes down from near 200 m height ...
... direktly into the lake.
Soon approaching the head of the lake.
View back. Completely unpassable shores on both sides.
From the head of the lake, we walk a very short path to the "Kammersee", with the origin of the river Traun. As I don´t have a fish eye lens, I have to fuse 12 single exposures to this picture in this extremely narrow valley.
View back over the Toplitzsee.
After about 20 minutes we sail back.
Gössl wall.
Black lake, indeed!
I have another short stroll along the shore, as long as it is reasonably flat.
Another boat leaving.
We treat ourselves to a coffee in the Fischerhütte inn.
I succeed persuading the others to come to that lovely shore I explored before ...
... followed by a gentle walk back, ...
... once more along the Gössl wall.
A willful hen house.
Other locals ...
Ther small chirch of Gössl.
Gössl wall
Back at Lake Grundl.
Grundlsee castle and Sarstein
Our boat is back.
Sailing back.
Backenstein and Reichenstein.
The southern shore of the lake ...
... with the gypsum quarry.
Backenstein and Reichenstein.
Grundlsee panorama: Hundskogel, Backenstein, Reichenstein. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Grundlsee panorama: Hundskogel, Backenstein, Reichenstein. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
Backenstein
Back now along the southern shore of the lake.
Hundskogel
Backenstein
The southern shore.
Back at the hotel, in the evening a view to the Dachstein ...
... and an evening panorama from the roof terrace of the hotel. Click here or into the picture for a larger display.
