Lechweg 2023

(A Poem by ChatGPT, with inputs by Pat) There once were two couples, quite bold, One from Colorado, the other, tales of Malta told. Reunited in Austria, they tread, On the Lechweg trail, they sped, Their laughter echoed, precious as gold. They hiked and they chuckled, all four, From mountain top to valley floor. InContinue…

Saturday, July 1, 2023 Step Count: 22,953 Anika, 23,856 Nathan Obviously, we are still waiting in it. Last night, Nathan worked a little. He answered emails at dinner. He called his boss. He called the City of Boulder. There’s some funny business happening with a permit fee of some kind and he’s trying to getContinue…

Friday, June 30, 2023 Munich – Stuttgart – Munich Day Trip Step Count: 15,690 Anika, 15,638 Nathan Today we woke up to a gloomy and rainy day, so after breakfast we packed up our smaller hiking backpack with rain jackets, umbrellas, pack cover, entertainment for two, and more for our day trip to Stuttgart. PartContinue…

Thursday, June 29, 2023 Munich Tourist Day Step Count: 19,426 Anika, 19,014 Nathan I had nightmares last night. Well, maybe it was only one, but I think its because we were planning to go to Dachau today. We woke up about 6 or 6:20, got ready and headed down to the breakfast buffet. We againContinue…

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Step Count: 23,257 Anika, 22,345 Nathan Last night we stayed out late with Pat and Andrew for dinner and we had nowhere to be first thing this morning, so you’d think we would enjoy a little extra sleep this morning, but Nathan woke us up with the chickens. A quick showerContinue…

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Füssen Tourist day Step Count: 19,875 Anika, 18,124 Nathan Last night we were so tired from our epic day, I suggested we set our alarm for 5:30, just in case we overslept. Nathan woke me at 5:30, and we quickly showered and got our urban backpack ready for a day ofContinue…

Monday, June 26, 2023 Lechweg Day 7 – Wängle, Austria to Füssen, Germany Step Count: 48,316 Anika, 46,835 Nathan We had an epic day for our last day on the Lechweg. It was ridiculously long, with epic climbs, past chapels, and stations of the cross. It was also very beautiful through a deciduous forest onContinue…

Sunday, June 25, 2023 Lechweg Day 6 – Stanzach to Wängle Step Count: 38,554 Anika, 37,036 Nathan Last night we ate dinner at Pat and Andrew’s hotel. There are two restaurant choices in Stanzach, and the other was up a hill, so completely out of the question! We managed to score a table outside andContinue…

Saturday, June 24, 2023 Lechweg Day 5 – Elbigenalp – Stanzach Step Count: 41,550 Anika, 40,271 Nathan The high of receiving our international Fedex with brand, spanking new ATM cards was rather short lived, unfortunately. Last night at dinner Nathan received a phone call, didn’t recognize the number and let it go to voicemail. OnceContinue…

Friday, June 23, 2023 Lechweg Day 4 – Holzgau – Elbigenalp Step Count: 36,694 Anika, 33,285 Nathan Last night, I again donned my dirndl for dinner. We were meeting Pat and Andrew at our hotel’s restaurant, so we only had to go downstairs. At reception, I asked about our Fedex, and the possibilities of takingContinue…

Thursday, June 22, 2023 Lechweg Day 3 – Gehren – Holzgau Step Count: 34,776 Anika, 33,828 Nathan Just to be clear, I did not book this fancy room. I booked a comfort double, not this palace. I think we are in the only room with a balcony. However, I will not complain, and its absolutelyContinue…

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Lechweg Day 2 – Lech to Gehren Step Count: 28,317 Anika, 25,917 Nathan Last night I wore my dirndl to dinner and it seemed like the Austrians got a real kick out of it. The waiter asked if I wanted the German menu and everyone was smiling and loving it. AtContinue…

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Lechweg Day 1 – Formarinsee to Lech Step Count: 37,971 Anika, 36,513 Nathan Last night, Pat and Andrew arrived at about 7 pm. They put their bags in their room, and we promptly went out for an Austrian dinner. It rained off and on from about the 4 o’clock hour pastContinue…

Last night we closed down Innsbruck. We had a long, leisurely dinner at a restaurant right outside our hotel. I’m not terribly sure our waiter understood everything that we said, but he made up for it with giggles and a great demeanor. Our food was traditional Austrian and very good. Even though we ordered chocolateContinue…

We went to bed last night and crashed pretty hard. I woke up a few times in the night, but managed to fall back asleep, and when Nathan woke me up in the morning it was already 8 am. We quickly showered and got ready, packed up a daypack, and set out for breakfast. WeContinue…

Well, we’ve made it. We are in Innsbruck, outside on the street, enjoying a Margarita pizza, Rosé for me, and a tall Helles bier for Nathan. The weather is a marked improvement from Denver, where it has been raining and 60 degrees for the entire month of June. The journey started in the usual andContinue…