Day 4: June 10, Part 2

 The hiking group had a cold and wet early morning. We had loads of luck catching our trains and buses and the weather changing to be quite sunny after our lunch. Our lunch in the alps was at the ski lodge where they hosted the winter Olympic games! It was an amazing experience with great food and the best Apfelschole we have tasted this trip. 

After our filling lunch we began our hike. The wild flowers were everywhere and because it had just rained every plants were lush and green. The rain gave us cool air while the sun kept us warm. Everyone was feeling great until we started up the mountain. It was the steepest angle. Kids could slide down it if they had a sled. As the experienced hikers quickly went up the mountain, the rest of us crawled slowly but surely. It was the steepest and hardest climb but gave us the most rewarding veiw of the tallest mountain in Germany as well as the rest of the Alps. The photos do not do it justice. 

At the top we regrouped and prepared for the way down but when sharing our uphill stories Hannah was yelled at by the oddest german native. Out of 10 open tables he sat on the bench inches away from Dara and Azi. He had no right to yell at Hannah to  be quiet cause he was just as loudly babbling on a  phone call. However we did not just encounter rude characters. We encountered very kind and impressive ones. There was an old guy in his 80s doing the same hike we did! He told Frau Rex he climb it at least once a week! 

The trek down the hill was just as hard as up. The incline was rough and burned a whole new set of muscles. We hiked about 7 miles through the Alps and plus some through the town and to our connecting trains. I will say one of the best moments of the day was coming back to the hostel to chat with the museum explorers and hearing their amazing adventure and recapping ours. The day was filled with many laughs, triumphs, and train ride naps but overall made a memory to last a lifetime! 

-Dara Dversdall