Rotlech-tal

The Rotlech-tal from the road from Berwang to Namlos in western Austria. June 16, 1967

Gentiana by Roadside

We saw a lot of Gentiana. It is very interesting how this blue, deep flower (it is about as deep as a jonquil) can grow with so little stem and plant around it. The flower almost grows right out of the ground - often it will be lying on the ground. This specimen was found alongside the narrow dirt road we followed from Berwang to Namlos. June 16, 1967

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Berwang, Austria

From Berwang we took the small road which led to Namlos, not knowing what lay in store for us. The road soon turned to a one lane dirt road. It led through a couple of small villages with just enough room to get the car through. The road led up and down hills with switchbacks and places where the road hung to the side of a deep gorge. Although the road was narrow and we were often looking right off the edge down a steep drop, it was well engineered and the surface was in most places smoother than that of the heavily traveled main roads. In one place however, a rockslide had knocked part of the road off the side of the mountain. Attempts to repair it had left a lot of mud and a steep slope on the narrow road. We had to go down the steep slope through the mud with only inches clearance between us and a steep gorge. I am sure we could not have gone up the slope, but we made it down ok and proceeded . June 16, 1967

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Logging Cable Over Dirt Road

Along the dirt road from Berwang to Namlos, Austria. We had to stop to wait for the log to cross. June 16, 1967

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Austrian Countryside

This was an area of Austrian countryside alongside the narrow dirt road we followed from Berwang to Namlos. It was just outside a smaller village named Kremlos. June 16, 1967

Namlos, Austria

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