autumn 2012 - 4-Seasons.de

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Lars and Niels’ plan: fitting all their favourite tours
in Mecklenburg into a long weekend.
An Indian Summer does not only exist on the other side of the big pond but also on East German lakes.
What a sound - the rustling of alder and birch leaves and
reeds in the wind. Our eyes wander across the sky. Glowing
tree crowns sway above us as we are approach the
dark blue Käbelick Lake. Finally autumn has arrived, an event I
have been longing for the whole year. Behind us, a three kilometre
hike from the train station in Kratzeburg. In front of us, a long
weekend. We want to enjoy the best spots around Mecklenburg.
We are going to make the most of the Indian summer at the Mecklenburg
Lake District for three days. We will not get tired of looking
at the colours of autumn, we want to hike through the dense forest
of the Müritz National Park, paddle with and against the wind
across lonely lakes and cycle around the largest lake in North Ger-
many, the Müritz. You could call it a Mecklenburg Triathlon. Our
ambitions are not so sporty though and our tours rather short. We
just want to be outside and experience the remote landscape of
Northeast Germany.
Silence is never more fulfilling than during autumn.
The Mecklenburg Lake District is the largest coherent region of
lakes and canals in Germany. At the same time it is so sparely
populated like nowhere else in the country. No industry dares to
move here, so nature is safe. If you make your way over here, you
are looking for silence and going back to the roots – and there’s >