Hiking the Zugspitze.
As promised, I have come back to write on my blog. ;) In August, my dad and I took a trail that lead to the Zugspitze, the tallest mountain in Germany and of the Wetterstein Mountain Range (Northern Limestone Alps). Although I have hiked a lot in my life, the Zugspitze is the tallest mountain I have climbed to date at 9,718 ft. Not only did we climb the mountain, but we hiked for two days in pouring rain with semi-proper rain equipment, and endured the majority of the mountain covered in slippery snow. Needless to say, I purchased a postcard where I was able to see what the view “would” have looked like. Still, it was an amazing experience, which you can read more about below if you are interested. A little map on the train showed various stops and a cute picture of the Zugspitze. I would like to begin by saying that on our short, yet tiring two day trek, I did in fact bring a book of Henry David Thoreau’s Meditations called “A Light in the Woods” compiled and edit