Earlier this summer, a day in the austrian Valluga area – between Arlberg and Tirol.
My inspiration comes from wonderful “Restlessjo” and her “Monday walk” themes.
A walk or more correct a bike ride and a bit help from a cable car for the Valluga.
View from Valluga.
Not a mountain penthouse but excellent for what it’s built for – having a break.
In fact a peaceful night up there, no noisy sounds only new strange sounds.
Austrian nature ahead close to the line between Arlberg and Tirol..
beautiful views!
#.traveling rockhopper
So glad you enjoyed this little mountain trek… 🙂
Blissful views, Drake! The type of trip I would have made! So you bike too! That’s wonderful.
#.lucile
So glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
Yes I enjoy riding my mountain bike for several reasons – I love the nature and love feeling it close to me – I want to keep my slim line even I like good food and one or two glasses of tasty red wine – sedentary work doesn’t help much in that project…. 😀
A pleasure to like at!
I know the feeling! But cycling is great fun and the best helper to burn all unwanted calories that insist to accompany tasty wine and food!! I do race biking with my husband but just for fun too. It’s so relaxing and reinvigorating.
Pity that winter stops the fun while sedentary life reigns!
I think it’s wonderful that more and more larger cities does a lot more making some more people may be tempted – by creating the opportunity to do it without all the risk or many of them – normally there are many places where cycling is a high risk way of moving – Amsterdam and Copenhagen have showed the way, so other cities are followed. 🙂
Absolutely agree with you. But there is a long way to go for some cities, like London, for example, where cyclists die each day fighting for space in a jammed traffic. But it’s improving.
Yes some cities have a long way to go before they reach the goal.
Let’s see how they manage.
Beautiful pictures. I hope you enjoyed the ride 😊
#.piece4love
So glad you enjoyed these views – yes worth a try, if you have the time… 🙂
Yeah could be =)
Wow, what a stunning landscape.
#.suzanne
So glad you enjoyed these views – agree fascinating landscape… 🙂
Spectacular scenery, Drake! I would need to be a mountain goat for that first climb :). Many thanks for pushing your bike all the way up there, just for me. (with a little help from the cable car)
Yes don’t forget the cable car… 😀
Fabulous captures, Drake. Thank you for the walk. 🙂
#.amy
So glad you say so, so glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
Wonderful pictures, marvellous landscapes! Wow… I’m fascinated by everything you captured. I wish I could have a break me too in the little “mountain penthouse” :-). Thanks for sharing!
#.aurore
Thanks a lot, really do appreciate your words
– so glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
Great views, Drake. That must have been quite an experience. 🙂
#.sylvia
Very sweaty… 😀
So glad you enjoyed these up hill captures… 🙂
Finding a view like that is on my bucket list.
#.slfinnell
Sure you won’t regret – a lot of places like these, just have to find them… 🙂
Oh my goodness Drake these vistas are astounding! This must have been challenging cycling.
I’m sure he could bicycle on the moon without haphazard! LOL
#.resa
Do we have a deal.? 😀 😀 😀
😀 😀 😀
#.sue
It looks more exhausting than it is – a servile black mountain bike is the only thing needed and some bottles of water – so glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
Very beautiful, LDN!
Well, oh, as a prairie girl… I wish you were from here! Then you would show the beauty of all the stunning flat lands. I think they are undervalued, like deserts.
As usual, your captures are fab TY!!!
#.resa
Totally agree, desserts and prairies are often undervalued – always enjoy my tunisian visits and Sahara – would really enjoy a prairie ride too… 🙂
So glad you enjoyed these views here, really do appreciate your words… 🙂
😉 🙂 🙂
This is where a cup of coffee or a bottle of vino…and a person could just stare at this for hours.
#.laurie
And the place in front of the almost clifftop “lluxury penthouse flat” is perfect for just sit with a coffee mug or a glass of wine – while enjoying the view from there… 😀
So glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
Nøj!!! Det er spændende billeder, Drake. Du kommer da lidt omkring 🙂 🙂
#.hanna
Ja med tryk på ‘lidt’, det bliver ikke til så meget – arbejdet tager for meget tid, men intet piveri – det er jo min egen skyld – det er det med at sige nej… 😀
Men faktisk så bliver det efter min egen mening til for lidt nye steder.
Det er alle sammen steder i relation til eller kombination med en anden grund at jeg besøger dem – men jeg er meget glad for at du ku’ li’ disse billeder – jeg kombinerede en arbejdsopgave med at tage 1½ dag op i bjergene sammen med en lokal. 🙂
Det er alle tiders, at du gør det – Tager en dag ud af kalenderen, og får nogle nye oplevelser. Jeg er ikke i tvivl om, at man får mere fra hånden på den måde 🙂 🙂
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That mountain view is stunning!
#.anabel
So glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
I’m a fan…just don’t have much time to view sites these days. But these photos are quite remarkable!!
Also, love your header
now I’m going to skriv
#.badfish
Thanks a lot, really do appreciate your words so much… 🙂
So glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂
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An idyllic part of the world Drake and stunning photos as always! 🙂
#.rosemaylily
Agree idyllic and fascinating area – so glad you enjoyed these views… 🙂