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Spiegelsee (lac mirroir)
Spiegelsee
by StephAnna Guertler

Un des beau Gasselseen sur la Reiteralm en Steiermark. En arriere plan le Massif du Dachstein (Dachsteingebirge).

Grüner See
Grüner See
by StephAnna Guertler

Grüner See in Tragöß. Green lake in Tragöß, Austria

Salza
Salza

Salza

The river "Salza"- The shot was made from a fairly long rope bridge that leads to a gorge called "Wasserlochklamm".

**FULL VIEW...

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

The Entrance of the Gorge

*I wanted to post this one in my Stock-Gallery but then thought that it might be overlooked there and I wanted you to...

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Die drei Teiche - 04
Die drei Teiche

The row of trees from a slightly different angle ...

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Baerenschuetzklamm - 15
Bärenschützklamm

Bärenschützklamm - 15

*As the weather on my three day trip to the mountains was really bad, I decided to rework an old shot of mine...

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Pfarrerteich
Pfarrerteich

Good Morning, Duck

*I've actually never seen a duck sleeping. This one was drifting on the lake surface for quite a while before it woke up some...

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Maria Trost - 01
Maria Trost

Maria Trost - 01

*A friend of mine started a one week hiking tour and I had the pleasure to join her for the first day. We started at the...

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Graz at Dusk
Graz from Castle Hill

Graz at dusk during a December evening as seen from the castle hill.

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Double Spiral Staircase
Double Spiral Staircase

A unique double spiral staircase which stretches over three floors.

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Kläfferquelle
Kläfferquelle

Source of Life

*This is a small but wonderful place - unfortunately it's locked up most of the time. These springs provide a lot of the drinking...

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Am Pfarrerteich
Am Pfarrerteich

Forest Creek

This little creek feeds a lake called "Pfarrerteich". It's a great place there in the forest with no one around.

**FULL VIEW...

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Grüner See
Grüner See
by StephAnna Guertler

Grüner See in Tragöß. Green lake in Tragöß, Austria

Spiegelsee
Spiegelsee
by StephAnna Guertler

Einer der drei Gasselseen mit Blick auf das Dacjsteingebirge.

Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

The last ladders

*I promise this is the last image with ladders from that place. I just liked the composition and depth in this one....

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

More ladders

*Another ladder - this time over the creek. This shot actually is before the one I previously posted. *

FULL VIEW PLEASE ...

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

Different Angles

*I had to cancel my planned trip to a different gorge when the path there suddenly disappeared in the river. As we had lots of...

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche bei Vollmond
Herz-Jesu-Kirche bei Vollmond

Rising full moon at the Herz-Jesu church in Graz, Austria.

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Die drei Teiche - 08
Die drei Teiche

One of the three lakes caught in a panorama shot ...

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Riesachfall
Riesachfall

Höllschlucht / Schladming Tauern / Steiermark / Österreich

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Abend am See - 02
Liebmannsee

A peaceful lake and a nice sunset ... a recipe that always works.

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

Holzstege entlang der Klamm und vorbei an Wasserfällen - ein toller Wanderweg!

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Dry Lake - 01
Dry Lake

Dry Lake - 01

*I love the lakes in summer their are full with fishes. There are a lot of egrets and frogs around that place. Now the lakes are...

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Kesselfallklamm
Kesselfallklamm

Low Water

*I've been for a short visit to the nearby "Kesselfallklamm", a small and overlooked gorge. Too bad it was very low on water and the...

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Dachstein mountain view
Dachstein

Styria / Austria

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Massif du Dachstein (Dachsteingebirge)
Spiegelsee
by StephAnna Guertler

Les dernières lueurs d'une soirée qui ce termine au Spiegelsee (lac mirroir, des Gasselseen).

Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

The Big Fall

*This is the biggest fall of the gorge. It's much bigger than it looks here - there might be a 30ft drop down that hole. The water...

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

On the ladders

*Last friday I have been to the Bärenschützklamm - a beautiful gorge just half an hour north of where I live. That...

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Bärenschützklamm
Bärenschützklamm

Water Below

*I had another "ladder image" from the gorge with a more intimate view of the construction. This isn't by far the steepest of them,...

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Pfarrerteich
Pfarrerteich

Morning Fog

*When I passed by this place for the first time, the mountain was covered in thick fog. 20 Minutes later it was gone and the peaks...

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche bei Vollmond
Herz-Jesu-Kirche bei Vollmond

Rising full moon at the Herz-Jesu church in Graz, Austria.

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Gottes Werk - 02
Cross

A closer look at the cross in the fields ... tonemapped from 5 different exposures.

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Evening at the Kreuzteich
Kreuzteich

Evening at the Kreuzteich

*About a 10 minute footwalk from the "Grüner See" (my previous post) is the Kreuzteich. Very shallow and as clear...

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Weinebene: Sunset
Weinebene

Weinebene is a small mountain plateau / pass (1.668 m) which marks the border between Styria and Carinthia in Austria.

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Leopoldsteinersee
Leopoldsteinersee

Refreshment

*Once again I found myself in knee-deep in cold water. This time my feet got used to it faster and I didn't have to exit the water...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Styria!
Most notably Lenis Las, StephAnna Guertler and Kari Siren.