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Hi from Hallstatt!
Yep, that’s the fairytale place I stopped in on my ride from Switzerland to Croatia.
The off-highway journey through Austria seemed much more scenic than the one I usually take through Italy (Milan–Trieste), I must say. Not just because of Hallstatt, as that’s the most famous village in the northern Austrian Alps. Practically, the entire route between Salzburg and Wolfsberg is dotted with charming villages and extraordinary natural sites that please the senses: from flower-covered meadows to refreshing mountain streams.
There are quite a few lakes one could stop by, too. My pick was Lake Hallstatt, a lake so clear and deep that it became a famous scuba diving spot. This time, I wasn’t looking for submerged shipwrecks and ancient trees, but you might!
I mostly enjoyed Hallstätter See‘s calming vistas that induce a meditative state of mind. Even when I lifted my drone to see the lake from the swan’s perspective, I was so immersed in the bigger picture that I failed to notice a couple of cows wading through the lake shallows – you can briefly see them in the bottom left corner of my YouTube video on 01:29.
Lake temperature is 16°C at the moment, still below the June average. But in the next 10 days, it will warm up and, with the beginning of July, the swimming season will officially open.
So we’ll be able to enjoy dipping our hooves as well.
Until then, go off-road and off-frame! You never know when an unexpected detail could become your main reward.
Have a refreshing week!
Ivan Kralj
Pipeaway.com
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