Some hills are just too steep for cycling.
Taken near Zweisimmen in Switzerland, July 14.
Tag Archives: mountain
Landscape with Daredevil
A man jumps over to one of the rocks of the Walberla mountain, May 4, at Franconian Switzerland (Fränkische Schweiz) in Upper Franconia, Bavaria. In the age of romanticism in the 19th century, it was quite common in Germany to describe regions with rocks, mountains and valleys as ‘Switzerland’.
Drifting Rain
A storm drives rain-bearing clouds over the Taunus hills north of Grosser Feldberg mountain (just north of Frankfurt) while the mountain top and the trees are snow-covered, Apr.2.
Snowy Branches
Snow and ice cover the branches of a tree on Grosser Feldberg mountain, just north of Frankfurt, Dec.3.
Potash
Fresh, white mining waste and older material form the huge dump of a potassium mine in the Rhön hills, some 130 kms (78 mls) east of Frankfurt, April 20, situated right on the former border between what was then West and East Germany. Forests and canola fields are in the foreground.
El Teide
Sun comes up beside the El Teide mountain (center) on Tenerife, Canary Islands, seen from the town of Agulo ( in the foreground) on La Gomera island, March 20. At 3,718 meters (12,198 ft) it is the highest mountain in Spain.
Fallen Agave
The fallen inflorescence of an agave above the mountain village of El Cercado on La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, March 17.
(Taken with a Nokia 1200 phone)
No Snow
Gray clouds over a tree at the Wasserkuppe mountain, at 950 m (3,120 ft) the highest elevation in the federal state of Hessen. At this time of the year, there usually is a lot of snow – but not now.
(F 2.8, 1/320 sec., 100 asa, Canon 5d MkIII, EF 70-200mm f/2.8l usm)
Frosty Rime
Frost-covered rosehips after winter set in on the Feldberg mountain, some 30 kms (18 mls) north of Frankfurt, Nov. 21.
Black Forest Hike
Hiking the Wutachschlucht canyon in the southern part of the Black Forest near the border between Germany and Switzerland on a rainy day, Oct.20.
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