Garmisch - Partnach Gorge

One of the must-sees in Garmisch is the Partnach Gorge.  It is a canyon formed by a river cutting through a mountain.  

We started the hike at the Olympic Stadium.  This is the ski jump that was used in 1936.  We watched a man ride a little cable car to the top and then ski down.  He jumped about halfway down where it curves out and landed close to the bottom of the picture.  Very impressive.  I though it looked just like the game on the Wii.

waterfalls all along the gorge.

We were dripped on along the path.

There's me with the pink wrap (as usual)

I can't even describe how impressive the canyon is and the force of water rushing through is amazing.

At the beginning of the river, it merges with another one.  Notice the brown water next to the blue.

This little guy ate the peach pit from my lunch.

We hiked farther than we had intended (apparently I am not very good at reading signs) and found some mountain cows.  They were wearing cowbells.  I am convinced that these cows contribute milk for the Milka bars.  They are Alpine cows after all.

We finished the hike by riding down the mountain on a ski lift.  Due to my lack of directional skills, we hiked all the way up the mountain (with a 3-year-old and a baby!) instead of just partway, which took the majority of the day.  Ally was quite the trooper and walked the whole time.