Towards the evening we then had the
typical thunderclouds rolling in as is usual on days as this, but
that did not deter us. Set of towards the Breitenberg at 18.30, our
first brush with the thunderstorm in Pfronten Röfleuten where we
received a few drops of rain. We were considering to boot out of the
tour this early already, but as Nico already had posted a message in
FaceBook about us biking up the Breitenberg we pressed on. Arrived at
the bottom of the Breitenberg one hour after starting and set of on
the long way up. 6km and about 600 altitude meters uphill. I
requested a stop twice, to recuperate and take
some pictures. The only living things we saw and felt were two other
MTBikers on their way down, a grass snake (nearly mistook it for a
worm once again) and lots of flies and mosquito. Reaching the top we
had a brilliant view of Allgäu with thunderclouds in the evening.
After a stop to get some long clothes on and something to eat, we
started biking down. Stopped a few minutes later again, as we had
just seen a big, bright red sun in the west. Spectacular view from
that point. Got a few panorama pictures with the sky red, a setting
red sun and rain loads coming down in certain areas. Also saw a lot
of lightning bolts, but didn't catch any on photo. Nico managed to
get one just coming out of the clouds, but that was it. A long way
down, past a building site with explosive warnings around it.
Reaching the bottom, lights on and fastest way home. Heading home we
had bright flashes of lightning everywhere, except on our position.
Watching the light display we arrived in Nesselwang were I bid
goodbye to Nico. Visited Johanna and said happy birthday as she
turned 20 that day, and then of to home for a shower and a nice bed.
I was dead after that tour.
Time in saddle: 3 hours 20 min.
Distance: 41.4 km
Average speed: 12.3 km/h
The photos are amazing, Max - great colours :) and what a great experience!
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