The sunrise at St. Pöltener Hut was beautiful. After a short hike down some snowfields a beautiful gravel road winded its way down to the valley. The view of the famous Großvenediger summit was simply breathtaking.

Further down the path I passed a lot of waterfalls coming down the side of the valley on the way to Lienz.
The bike path to Sillian was beautiful but highly frequented. Taking the steep off-road route to St. Oswald was well worth it, offering an amazing single trail track as a reward at the end. The gravel road that followed was barred with fallen trees and took frustratingly long. So I pushed hard up to Tilliacher to make up time only stopping at Klappacher See for a quick refreshment.

Finally we made it happen:
I met Bruno at the top. Separated only by the stone marking the border. Never has a warm beer tested better.