{"id":5797,"date":"2022-08-13T20:24:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T02:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2022-08-13T20:52:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T02:52:01","slug":"partnach-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2022\/08\/partnach-gorge\/","title":{"rendered":"European Vacation Day 12: Partnach Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296486895_10160140473143428_6798700238816320792_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=106&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=VJ6LzII8TBsAX-zZXxV&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AT_KMafTcUNyRNGhzHDyPGphIHnf7SWhfqgPApa9H7j5ZQ&amp;oe=62FDB218\" alt=\"May be an image of 3 people, nature and tree\"\/><figcaption>Gorge selfie! We had just come out the southern end, and you can see the narrow opening behind us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">28 Jul 22: Partnach Gorge. A gorgeous hike with numerous Biergartens along the way! My kind of hiking!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We took a bus from one end of town to the other so it wasn&#8217;t terribly difficult from the trailhead. However, once we made it through the gorge, unless you turn around and take the same trail back down (like the Manitou Incline, it isn&#8217;t illegal but ill-advised)&#8230;you have to climb up a pretty steep trail to get to the parallel trail down. But we stopped for beer and spaetzle on the way down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">And we got to see (and HEAR) the grazing cows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One more thing, all of this was between 2500-3000&#8242;, so the elevation hasn&#8217;t been a big deal for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296253650_10160140473503428_560522269889816775_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=102&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=_iCI8h0c7t0AX9GqiT3&amp;tn=x517qs7Ykz9bZh2-&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-2.fna&amp;oh=00_AT8e0axKQLdYogt46LFgWkVDHaAB3Rm1CRuSybXvaM2fQg&amp;oe=62FD2ED4\" alt=\"May be an image of 5 people, body of water, tree and nature\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296633225_10160140473553428_1244948821997497185_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=107&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=lbWrgiwy-a4AX9OggVy&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-2.fna&amp;oh=00_AT8o850OZvN8kJ3c8AYoxWiHHgXzoT37T0UaYaF69kRblw&amp;oe=62FC75FB\" alt=\"May be an image of 4 people and nature\"\/><figcaption>The gorge got narrower and narrower&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296610039_10160140473408428_2649229771969687988_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=106&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=D6d5xKpzKuAAX8jL5qA&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AT9DUODHrHiSc_f2Vv3kCo15_AlNYFKIsG9Fl4bcmKqwdw&amp;oe=62FE0DA4\" alt=\"May be an image of 1 person and outdoors\"\/><figcaption>Tim had to duck down through a lot of this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 07 28 Partnach Gorge\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1fxqPNDCu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296440834_10160140473758428_813411062152866238_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=100&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=b6rwsvGKwG4AX_XOStB&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-2.fna&amp;oh=00_AT_pKgxjNHNyDgHHAMfoNdQE1zL7KL5SJuep7res95NY9g&amp;oe=62FC5BD6\" alt=\"May be an image of 1 person and bridge\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296636190_10160140473443428_1396525275645257095_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=Un5vRo6PKn8AX9oFDvS&amp;tn=x517qs7Ykz9bZh2-&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AT8U1YnV5ssBLp8PB41ex-2u7392KkcB-b7NvwDdE1NarQ&amp;oe=62FDFBC1\" alt=\"May be an image of 1 person, tree and nature\"\/><figcaption>It was a pretty steep climb up to the parallel trail after the gorge portion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fapa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/296351116_10160140473478428_2935269545621024776_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&amp;_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=0debeb&amp;_nc_ohc=5dCPLXh1YK0AX-4lOVl&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-1.fna&amp;oh=00_AT-7S-pnoClks42S2DQTo0bc6ZBxJmvVQ0wGzdhHcywRmQ&amp;oe=62FDC9A3\" alt=\"May be an image of food\"\/><figcaption>Kaesespetzele for lunch! 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