Descent of Zugspitze

Alas, as on Pilatus, part of the deal was walking the long trail down, this time nearly 6,000 feet, into Germany, then across a pass, and another, into Austria, and Ehrwald, and back to the campground where we had parked

Rugged little flowers in the glacial moraine

The trail signage was minimal...for the longest time I did

not know whether I was walking down into Germany or

across over into Austria

Looking back up to the summit area

Sheep eating snow

Finally, the Munich Alpine Club's Knorrhutte, where I

had lunch

And saw a sign

And a couple of sumo climbers

And some German bathroom humor

A last look toward the summit

The German/Austrian border, at 7,000 feet

Trail down the Austrian side, more

iron-mongery

More of the Austrian side

And a last cable-car to the bus, and to the campground,

weary...