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At the end of 2019, my husband and I uprooted ourselves from Idaho and moved to the German Alps. When the pandemic hit, the hours we worked significantly reduced. With our newly found free time, we decided to get out and hike our local trails. 

Eventually, it turned into a goal of hiking 50 peaks by the end of the year. Well, we reached our goal and some more. I enjoyed it so much as I pursued another 50 mountain peaks again in 2021 and 2022 across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Here are some of the best views we’ve seen over the past three years.

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    Sunset On The Wallberg, Bavarian Alps

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    Late Afternoon In Appenzell, Switzerland

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone on a small island, mountains always astound me how beautiful they are...we only have hills.

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    Brilliant Winter Sunset Above Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I saw this...I'd be willing to die at that very moment for experiencing such beauty.

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    Hiking Alongside The Seebensee, Austria

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    Evening Hike Above The Tannheimer Tal, Austria

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    Morning Via-Ferrata In The Italian Dolomites

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    Evening Hike Above Grimsel Pass Switzerland

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    Sunrise Hiking Near Cortina D’ampezzo, Italian Dolomites

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    Tim Gearing
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my favourite places to hike. The after-hike pizza and gelato in Cortina were the best.

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    Sunrise Atop Schesaplana, Austria

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    Cloud Inversion Atop The Jochberg, German Alps

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    Sunrise Hiking In Tirol, Austria

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    Wintery Afternoon In The German Alps

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    Sunrise Hiking Above Grimsel Pass, Switzerland

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    Hiking Near Grindelwald, Switzerland

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    Hiking Above The Drachensee, Austria

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    Summer Hiking In The Bernese Alps

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    After The Clouds Lift In Switzerland

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    Winter Hike In The German Alps

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    Sunrise Hike Above The Haldensee, Austria

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    Sunrise Hike In The German Alps

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    Nice Beast Ludo
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be wonderful to live beside such beauty and wonder! It's inspiring and amazing you got to get closer to nature and chose to make the best out of the pandemic by being in the great outdoors instead of cooped up inside. I wish we had trails and mountains like this

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    Sunrise Hike Atop Munt Pers, Swiss Alps

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    Winter Sunset In The German Alps

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    Sunset On The Aggenstein, Straddling The Germany/Austria Border

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    Hiking Above The Lünersee, Austrian Alps

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    Nicholas L
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something about this one... It's awesome, that's all I know. Just looks unreal.

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    Sunset On The Vorderer Tajakopf, Austrian Alps

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    Sunset Hike In The Allgäu Alps Along The Germany/Austria Border

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    Sunset Hike Above Bernina Pass, Switzerland

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    Sunset Hike In The Naturpark Karwendel

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    Sunrise Atop The Obere Wettersteinspitze, German Alps

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    Timbob
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you had had an accident in those wilds, and had to be air lifted out, would you pay for that service ?

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