Schwäbische Alb XVII - round-singing session

Schwäbische Alb XVI - wicked witches in hell

Schwäbische Alb XV - natures water playground

We could have easily spent the whole day at the natural pool & the waterfalls, but unfortunately, we had to get down the mountain because our little 4-day-hike was over today. But it was definitely the coolest finish of our trip that we could have wished for! Water to abound!

Schwäbische Alb XIV - mossy bathtub

Yeay, we found water!!!! It was aaawesome to swim in this natural basin in the morning sun.

Schwäbische Alb XIII - my hiking companions

It´s really relaxing to hike with Julia and Betty. They´re so much fun and totally easy-going. Well, unless you try to take pictures of them:) Unfortunately, they live really far away from Berlin, somewhere in southern Germany. All the more it´s so great that we managed to meet for this hiking tour!

Schwäbische Alb XI - nightfall in the mountains

The sun flooded the sky with golden light, we sang songs at the fire, had a gorgeous meal and sat on the rocks until nightfall, watched the birds circle around the mountain tops and then crawled into our cozy warm sleeping bags.

Schwäbische Alb X - beauty lies in the smallest things

Schwäbische Alb IX - and another beautiful morning!

There is nothing in the world that can substitute a morning in the forest. You hear the birds awaking, slowly the sun rises and nature prepares for a new day. So I stick to Eleanor Farleons lyrics for a Cat Stevens song: "Praise with elation, praise every morning, god´s recreation of the new day"...

Schwäbische Alb VIII - a little bit of caving

We found a cave! It was completely dark in there, quite cold and a little bit creepy, too. But really exciting!

Schwäbische Alb VII - orange ladybird

Schwäbische Alb VI - morning has broken!

As soon as dawn came up and within seconds, Julia was as fit as a fiddle and set out to pull us out of our sleeping bags. Nooo! It was so cozy in there and I wasn´t ready to get up at all! But finally, we surrendered. Betty held her morning meditation on a ledge while I was busy taking pictures and Julia started to re-light yeasterday´s fire, so that we all could prepare breakfast. Hmmm, organic granola with fresh fruit, what a luxury!

Schwäbische Alb V - carterpillar graveyard

What´s this???! Some weird carterpillar graveyard? The structure measured approximately 25cm in diameter and was rife with dead carterpillars. Straaange!

Schwäbische Alb IV - springs and witches

Oh how I love to disguise myself as moss, mud, stones and foliage. But this time I seem to resemble some kind of forest bank robber rather than a tree...

Schwäbische Alb III - here comes the sun...

We´re soooo happy that the weather gods are with us!

Schwäbische Alb II - flower power

Schwäbische Alb hiking tour I

Yeah!!! We´re out in the forest again!!!! This time, Julia, Bettina and I chose a beautiful mountain range in southern Germany for our 4-day-trip in May - the Schwäbische Alb. Usually, the weather turns bad the minute we put on our hiking shoes, but this time we were lucky: the sun shone as bright as it could and we found gorgeous sleeping places, cool waterfalls and magnificent viewpoints. But see for yourself...