On the Bärensteiner Berg

Blick vom Bärensteiner Berg in Richtung Scheibenberg. Foto: Chris Bergau/bergau-media.com

The landscape is still relatively bare, but the first trees are starting to bloom and turn green. In the ridge regions of the Kammland Erzgebirge, it takes a bit longer for the greenery to fully establish. During a short hike from the Cranzahl reservoir up to the 898-meter-high Bärensteiner Berg, the elevation difference became very … Read more

The Mist Envelopes the Mountains

Blick zum 1.115 Meter hohen Gottesgaber Spitzberg (Božídarský Špičák). Foto: Chris Bergau

It’s truly a special sight when you can witness the mist enveloping the giants of the mountains. Once again, the entire Eger Valley was covered in mist, only the highest peaks of the Ore Mountains managed to rise above the sea of clouds. The 1,115-meter-high Gottesgaber Spitzberg (Božídarský Špičák) in the Bohemian Ore Mountains barely … Read more