Bavaria - Last Day

Today's post will wrap up the recent trip to Germany with some photos taken on a foggy day when we went for a hike in the Alps near Garmish. We started by taking a tram up the steepest part of the mountain to reach a lovely trail that sat at around 5000'. Strange to seem to be so high and then realize that is the elevation our house sits at home.                    

 The photo ops were limited due to the fog and clouds but every now and then the sun would peak through and light up the surrounding mountains.If you look closely at this photo you will see a small dairy farm sitting in the cradle of the landscape on the right.

There were a few flowers around including these beauties which I think are Alpenrose.

A few weeks ago I posted a photo of an American Pipit, the first wagtail I have ever seen. Then, as so often happens with life's coincidences, I saw this bird in the parking area near the tram. A European wagtail - probably the one officially known as a White Wagtail. It has the same elongated body, long tail and sharp beak of the pipit - just the coloring is different. 

Another life form I saw near the top of the mountain was this reptilian pair. They have scales which means they are lizards rather than salamanders but that is all I know about them at this point besides the fact that they live at altitude!