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24 nature wherever i look<br />

around. The world is still and peaceful: The lake, the<br />

vineyards, the Leuchtenburg, the distant horizon.<br />

My mission: To cycle a stretch, collect myself,<br />

and then lose myself. My way passes through the<br />

Rastenbach Gorge – a marvelous place I’ve heard<br />

a lot about both from the locals and the Kaltern<br />

podcast. They say that the morning in the Gorge is<br />

something really special. The sun has arrived. The<br />

surroundings are bathed in a soft glow, all the way<br />

to the lake. And now I’m headed for Altenburg/<br />

Castelvecchio. The forest envelops me and closes<br />

the sky above me.<br />

The air is heavy with moisture and full of life.<br />

I cross little bridges and pathways. I inhale and exhale.<br />

I stop and look around me. I feel the water on<br />

my skin and in my hair. I hear the water bubbling,<br />

splashing, roaring, dripping. Twigs breaking. Birds<br />

chirping. I see moss adorning rocks and boulders<br />

and climbing up tree trunks. It’s a fairytale setting.<br />

Shafts of light stream down through the forest,<br />

giving it the appearance of a cathedral.<br />

Lost in deep thoughts, I forget about the bat cave<br />

that’s supposed to be located somewhere around<br />

here. The Great Horseshoe Bat and the Greater<br />

Mouse-Ear Bat are at home here. I’d love to get<br />

a look at them. Then I walk into the light. There’s >

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