In late June, E and I walked through fields and forest from Steinebach to Andechs--a hike of almost 15 kilometers, which took us about three hours. E and I did the same walk last year, and with S and friends the year before starting from Herrsching. E and I thought we had correctly modified last year's route to avoid a pitfall--but alas, once again, we missed some turn and ended up, approaching Andechs, above a creek on a wooded path that narrowed into a trail-less mess of roots and leaves and fallen trees where folks obviously go to get drunk in the woods and smash beer bottles. Maybe we'll finally get it right next year. Nonetheless, it's a great walk to do with a charming teen who becomes delightfully conversational while walking.
Looking back over this blog, I'm shocked to discover that I've never really blogged about Andechs. Going there is such a part of our annual routine that I didn't even bother taking photos this time. This is all I got, from a field just outside of Steinebach:
But here's some evidence of how long it's been our habit: some photos of E's first walk up (starting from Herrsching) back in 2002:
And some photos from August 2016; squint a little and imagine the tyke another inch and a half taller, and you pretty much have this year's hike.
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| Our destination |
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| Our destination, without the zoom, with kidlet for scale |
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| Schloss Seefeld; one hour down, two to go |
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| Widdersberg |
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| Widdersberg |
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| Forest road above Herrsching |
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| After climbing out of the get-drunk-and-smash-glass dead-end trail |
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| Almost there... |
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| The Brauerei |
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