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Ups and Downs!
Has it really been ten days?? Time really flies when you Riverwalk! The end of the Austrian part of the journey is coming to an end. Guess what came after cleaning up the campfire and the backyard of the farm house in Krass where a lovely family let us stay? More biking. A lot of […]
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Waterfights and waterfalls!
“No! No! No! Let’s not leave this paradise!” That’s what most of us thought this morning – or at least the group writing this blog did! After a full day of relaxation and enjoyment it was hard to leave the blue beauty, better known as “Weißensee.” But it was not up to us, we had […]
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Video: Riverwalkers speak up for the protection of the Isel River!
We started our journey a week ago in the heart of the National Park Hohe Tauern. From there we walked to the Umbal waterfall, passing by the location where a hydropower plant is planned, and right now being negotiated about. There is the opportunity to protect this amazing river by declaring it a Natura2000 area, […]
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The long ride up!
We started our beautiful day quite early, but not too early; one of the group’s best consensus decisions. Our motivation was high and the preparation went very smoothly, was well organized and quick. After a gospel inspired motivation song before departure we saddled our bikes and hit the road. Sun was shining from a blue […]
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Meeting the Drau
Today we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. Right after breakfast we had a photo shooting for a local newspaper. Then some of us went shopping for food and some went to rent the bicycles. We picked our helmets, packed our stuff into bike bags and started riding towards Berg. Lady luck wanted us […]
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Rafting down the Isel’s Rapids
Waking up at six o´clock in the morning was easy, knowing there was a day of rafting ahead of us. As we were warming up with capoeira exercises, we had two new faces joining our team. We met Noel from Belgium and Corina from East Tyrol the night before while watching Germany win the World […]
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The edible trail!
Having mastered the group warm up called, a human knot, we began the third part of our walk. As soon as we put on our backpacks and made our first steps, vivid conversations started. With the sun coming out, our mood got another boost. Joyfully we walked through thick groves of fir trees and […]
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A Festival for the Isel!
At 6:30 in the morning, we woke up with sun shining in our faces and we packed our stuff and broke down the tents for the first time. After breakfast, we took our FIRST STEPS toward Slovenia…only 200 kilometers to go! Our first stop was in Prägraten where we prepared everything for our workshops at […]
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A walk toward the source of it all…
We woke up to a cold and rainy morning. After breakfast, the rain stopped and we did some activities outside. At that time, National Park Hohe Tauern park ranger Andreas joined us. Then he lead us along the Isel river up to the Umbal waterfall. Along our way, the first stop we did was beside […]
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Riverwalk’s first steps! The first meeting
After waiting for a stream of bicyclists, who were racing across East Tyrol and Austria, to pass, the bus from Innsbruck and train from Villach carrying the Austrian and Slovenian participants finally arrived at the train station in Lienz and met for the first time. Backpacks were slung across shoulders and faces looked tired after […]