Ride Day 2: Inning, Germany to Fussen, Germany

I did the gps maps for today's ride in 2 parts, Inning to Landsberg and then Landsberg south to Fussen.  Not sure why I did it this way but you'll figure it out.  Hope my navigator can figure it out, too...

The first part of the trip takes us to Landsberg am Lech where we connect with the VCA.  We take a left in Landsberg and will be heading south for most of the rest of the trip.  And we didn't start in Inning am Ammersee, but in Utting.



After our left at Landsberg we ride to the Fussen area at the foot of the Bavarian Alps.

A convention of crows convened at our campground at precisely 0430.  Lots and lots of crows were in attendance and it was a raucous affair.  Apparently there is a lot for crows to discuss among themselves at that hour.  By 0500 we were ready to shake the dew off the tent and pack it all up.  It was a bit chilly, but we hit the road a bit before 0600 with a promise to stop in Landech am Lech for coffee and something to eat.

Chilly early morning out of Utting, heading toward Landech 

Our campground was great, except for the swarms of mosquitoes after the sun went down.  We tried to hide in the tent but they were persistent, so Lorie says.  Anyway, our trip to the campingplatz took us 20 km or so off route, so we had to navigate back to our plotted route and then get to Landech.  We chose a road that we thought would be lightly traveled but it turned out to be a busy road with folks who must have been going to work.  But everyone was courteous, even if we did cause some slowdown on the steep hilly sections.

After a few wrong turns and GPS misinterpretations (GPS can’t be wrong, right?), we found our way into the pretty village of Landech and tucked into a couple cups of coffee and some kuchen.  While we enjoyed coffee we studied our maps and found a fairly easy way to ride west out of Landech and get to a point that intersects with the north-south running VCA.  After about 5 km, Yahtzee!, we crossed over the Lechbruck in Lanech and soon found the VCA.  We turned left (south) and were on our way.

A beautiful main square but not too many souls up at this hour...

We will be following these signs for a week or two

It was super nice to be on a paved bike path after riding roads.  The path winds its way through very rural farmland, alongside the Lech River.  There was the occasional dirt section, but even these were great surface.  

One of the few dirt sections

We rode to Lechbruck Am See on the Lech and will stay here tonight.  

Lech River valley

There was an alpenhorn concert down by the river and so we had to go to that.   On the way we spied a crazy Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn type of raft coming down the river.  It turns out that it is a tourist thing.  

Huck Finn, Tyrol style

But the concert was played from the raft once it docked and disembarked its passengers.  Here’s a short video.

The mountains beckon and tomorrow we ride the Fernpass.  Should be interesting as the weather looks a bit sketchy.

The Alps