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Scheuring
The fish passage on this dam isn't particularly spectacular, it's a channel carved into the concrete under the road, but I found it particularly sym…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Forggensee
| Of the many reservoirs along the Lech, Forggensee is the largest. In summer it can get very busy, and the cruise boats are a controversial topic.…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dornstetten
During our trip along the Lech we stopped, I believe, at every Wasserkraftwerk along the way. Each of them had something particular, either to the e…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hohenfurch
Hiding between dense forest, in a narrow stretch of valley, we find a reservoir that looked like a secret, secluded place. One man unmoors his boat …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Geigenbauer
Füssen, a beautiful town nestled along the Lech, is famous for its proximity to the Neuschweinstein castle. What most of the tourists don't know is …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Staumauer Lech
Of the many hydropower stations we found along the way this is the most impressive. Behind the enormous building towering over the Lech waters, a Y-…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Forest Experience Centre Ziegelwies
| On the border between Austria and Germany, a forest centre dominates the riverine landscape with its treetop walk. With this recording we're walk…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Stanzach
Here the Lech creates stunning heart-shapes, only visible from high up. This is called string of pearls, and here the river takes its space and its …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hoefen
While the first part of the river has been mostly pastoral, further down its course the water is also used for heavy industry, and this is the first…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Forchach hanging bridge
The hanging bridge is a stunning construction overarching the string of pearls. People love walking across it, and cycling too (even if it's forbidd…
5 months, 3 weeks ago