Life is not a Practice

Another fantastic day out with Angus. New powder snow and sunshine. We were out on the slope for seven hours. 7 hours of fun!

Daniel was out making the piste unsafe with his friends.


Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5Y514WcwkI (this one of Max).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RYb2-V7U0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VE5_yjYRFA (he had just boarded down the steep slope behind him).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoBUHREWwPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVXuFdl_mrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkyKfUmDLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpotLzVgqCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwMvbfXLcQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i608eMmruGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxlEMkVHaqc

Out snowboarding with my nephews. Great fun including off piste trip out to Bayerstetten.



More photos at: http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Winter20092010#

Videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzh4mmlU-qU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNw0idw41A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5D5pw7egss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JveO69yKYQU

The sort of day that dreams are made of.
30-50 centimeters of powder snow the last few days and blue skies this morning.
Max was off swimming in the Danube http://www.donauschwimmen.de/index.php/fotos/125-fotos-donauschwimmen-2010, Daniel was at church and the ladies were still in bed so I was on my own in fantastic snow.
Actually I was far from alone as there were hundreds of tourists but by judicious use of the lifts I managed to keep away from them and enjoy the powder on the side of the piste.
Great snow, stunning views and fantastic weather!
In the afternoon Daniel and his friends were away enjoying the off piste skiing between the top of the Alpspitz and Pfronten Kappel.

Took Max to the lift to do ski teaching.
Then a few runs on the hard, fast lower slope then up to the top to enjoy the sunshine.



A few pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Winter20092010#

Out skiing all morning in Oberjoch with Max, Daniel and Thomas from next door. My legs let me know after three hours that they needed a rest.



Some pictures at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Winter20092010#

Out for a ride with colleagues and friends in South Africa. The temperature was 32°C in the shade so it was a challenge getting up the hills.

Track is at:
http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=iyvpvksvmsmltgkp

Some photos at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Suikerbosrand#

On our last day at Gardasee in 2009. A quick tour up to Pregasina to drink a Cappuccino.



Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=agsokzmvmahlcyfi

Pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Gardasee2009Day302#

The third day at Gardasee. Another long climb on loose stone and hard tracks (at least for me).
But the view was more than worth it.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ilfqeglxgmslwqwf
Pitures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Gardasee2009Day3#

Day 2 of Gardasee 2009. The long, hot climb from Lake Garda to Tremalzo and back.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=lkrjdvcycrdqexoq
Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Gardasee2009Day2#

Also found a geocache with Jon. See http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8ebe4db3-10ec-4854-935a-3c598a6b2318

Day 1 of Gardasee 2009. A thousand meters of loose rock just to get back in practice.



Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/Gardasee2009Day1#

Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=fuzudavhxyklvjbb

Gustav, Jon, Heidi, Moni and I. A gentle ride to the Metze Berg Alm.

Moni, heidi and I set off in fairly nice weather but by the time we reached the Wilbergerhof it was pouring down.



We cycled back to warm showers and a beer.

Cycled alone up to Sportheim Böck. On the way I met a couple from Stuttgart. I carried on up with them. Turned out that he (Fridolin Kreuzer) is a bit of a crack downhiller and was planning on cycling down "the Grat".

That sounded like fun so I went with him. Actually it should be impossible but Fridolin cycled everything. I pushed a few times but still did some bits that I should not have.



Once I came round a steep corner to find a walker in the middle of the path. Braking only resulted in me going over the handlebars and in to a tree. Luckily I only got a few bruises and scratches.

Some more pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.de/frido69/003?authkey=Gv1sRgCOyk9JyWgI6rmQE&feat=email#

Up the Falkenstein for a beer and then to the Kögelweiher swimming :-)



Route at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=bdzxlzrwbkxmvtud

Further pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2009CyclingIII#

An enjoyable ride with the Tuesday bikers through the lovely Allgäu countryside.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yvcsresghrabgidf

With the Thursday Bikers. A sprint to Wertach and then once round the Reuttewanne. Great views. Great company.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=obhaqhmjaczznaph

Further pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2009CyclingIII#

With the Tuesday bikers. A fantastic tour with stunning views across the Wertach Valley. A bit of pushing (downhill) but worth it.



Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=rsbztghmcqoppkjp

More pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/neill.hogarth/2009CyclingIII#