Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

 – Marcus Aurelius

Every now and then when I feel down and out, I decide to go hiking … climbing up the slopes feels a bit (metaphorically) as if I am rising above the little and big troubles… Apart from the beauty I am surrounded by in these mountains, I enjoy the solitude and its gives me the feeling that everything in the world is in it’s rightful place. And they make for some long-lasting memories like this day out in Obersalzberg visiting the Kehlsteinhaus …

An alpine chough circling the skies above the Obersalzberg. (Oct. 2015)