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Under the Grossglockner, Austria
Heiligenblut
by Adelheid Smitt

Early morning in Heiligenblut as the clouds are just opening up to reveal Austria's highest mountain peak, the Grossglockner (3798m).

Heiligenblut church, austria
Heiligenblut church, austria
by Adelheid Smitt

Evening view of the church of St. Vinzenz in Heiligenblut reflected in the water of the Möll river.

Kölnbreinsperre
Kölnbreinsperre

Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Kölnbreinsperre
Kölnbreinsperre

Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Faller Tümpfe
Faller Tümpfe

Malta-Tal / Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Schwarzhornsee
Schwarzhornsee

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Alpine morning under the Grossglockner, Austria
Grossglockner
by Adelheid Smitt

I am so thrilled when I wake up in a hotel room and get a view worth photographing. This was one such morning. I was staying at the delightful Pension Edelweiss in Heiligenblut. The owner had noticed my photography hobby and whilst we were eating breakfast she hurriedly entered and told me to "stop eating NOW", the Grossglockner (Austria's Highest Mountain) had just emerged from the clouds and needed to be photographed. So I dashed up to my room and took this shot from the little balcony. The Grossglockner is the small white topped peak on the left side of the valley.

Let It Snow
Heiligenblut

Heiligenblut, Austria, in winter. There was a lot of snow before and after, I was very happy with the winter wonderland snow cover, but I wished...

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Kölnbreinsperre
Sonnenaufgang an der Kölnbreinsperre

Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Sonnenaufgang an der Kölnbreinsperre
Sonnenaufgang an der Kölnbreinsperre

Malta-Hochalm / Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Blick von der Kölnbreinsperre
Kölnbreinsperre

Hohe Tauern / Kärnten / Österreich

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Underneath the glacier
Glacier cave

Another small ice cave at the Pasterze Glacier at Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria.

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Groppensteinschlucht
Groppensteinschlucht

Small Cascades

This little flow of cascades was along the path of the gorge. This will be gone pretty soon once the summer really arrives. ...

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Groppensteinschlucht
Groppensteinschlucht

Above the big waterfall

*This is the "Mallnitz Bach" - usually a small creek - just above the big waterfall of the gorge. The amount of water is...

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Kölnbreinsperre
Kölnbreinsperre

Malta-Hochalm / Carinthia / Austria

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Bezirk Spittal an der Drau!
Most notably Adelheid Smitt and Kari Siren.