A charming yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) spotted from the road.

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After a good nights sleep at Freiburger Hütte we were ready to start day 4 of the Lechquellenrunde and - how could it be any different? - we've been advised to take the safer route again. So instead of going past Schönbühel and Östlicher Johanneskopf as planned we went back "the boring way" into Lech valley, stopped for a snack at Gasthaus Älpele before ascending towards the Göppinger Hütte. In the end we got really wet but had a decent timing as we reached the hut right about it started to thunder.

Duration: 5 hours and 45 minutes (including breaks)
Length: 14 km
Elevation: 1560 m to 2245 m
Ascent/Descent: 730 m ↑ and 430 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/925059221781569441 ]

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Right now, marmots are fast asleep, dreaming of their big morning on February 2nd! Sensible marmots are NOT staying up late to watch the Grammys!
#GroundhogDay
#MarmotMonday
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While Groundhog Day is not really celebrated in Asia, there is a Himalayan Marmot who is more than willing to prognosticate on 2 February!
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Are you getting ready Groundhog Day? It’s coming up fast!
#SquirrelScrolling #marmot #GroundhogDay

On day 3 we've been cautious again and did not took the route via Gehrengrat towards the next hut. Instead we got past the Spullersee, descended back into the Lech valley and hiked along the Lech (this segment was part of another long-distance hiking trail - the Lechweg) until we reached the Formarinsee.
Upon arriving at the lake, we settled for the white-blue-white marked route on the eastern side towards the Freiburger Hütte. I got lucky here as about halfway along the lake a maybe fist-sized stone came crashing down from above a few metres behind me.

Duration: 6 hours and 25 minutes (including uncounted breaks for food, photos or simply to enjoy nature)
Length: 14.5 km
Elevation: 1580 m to 1948 m
Ascent/Descent: 400 m ↑ and 425 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/919892840298165817 ]

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