Magazin EN 2024

24 nature wherever i look
around. The world is still and peaceful: The lake, the
vineyards, the Leuchtenburg, the distant horizon.
My mission: To cycle a stretch, collect myself,
and then lose myself. My way passes through the
Rastenbach Gorge – a marvelous place I’ve heard
a lot about both from the locals and the Kaltern
podcast. They say that the morning in the Gorge is
something really special. The sun has arrived. The
surroundings are bathed in a soft glow, all the way
to the lake. And now I’m headed for Altenburg/
Castelvecchio. The forest envelops me and closes
the sky above me.
The air is heavy with moisture and full of life.
I cross little bridges and pathways. I inhale and exhale.
I stop and look around me. I feel the water on
my skin and in my hair. I hear the water bubbling,
splashing, roaring, dripping. Twigs breaking. Birds
chirping. I see moss adorning rocks and boulders
and climbing up tree trunks. It’s a fairytale setting.
Shafts of light stream down through the forest,
giving it the appearance of a cathedral.
Lost in deep thoughts, I forget about the bat cave
that’s supposed to be located somewhere around
here. The Great Horseshoe Bat and the Greater
Mouse-Ear Bat are at home here. I’d love to get
a look at them. Then I walk into the light. There’s >