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In a field close to highway B12, approximately 5 km South of Kaufbeuren. zb dragged Mar along and both enjoyed a wonderful day full of views that white winter picture postcards can only dream of.

Participants

zb and drag-along Mar.

Plans

The planning phase was first brief, then confusing, and finally as spontaneous as geohashing should be.

Expedition

It has been zb's wish for quite a while to spend a day on trains, particularly on a route that involves the Außerfernbahn between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kempten (Allg.). A day like this just recently became his xmas present when Mar had suggested spending some time looking out of train windows and had thought about Jan. 3, 2010 being a good date for the adventure.

However, the weather forecast wasn't all too good for this particular weekend until early in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 3, when zb's alarm clock rang -- by accident -- at 6 a.m. As he was awake anyway, he saw the moon and stars on a clear and otherwise dark sky outside and decided to check the weather reports again. They expected cloudy skies over Bavaria, but a bit more sun towards the alps. He told Mar, who was still more asleep than in the mood for talking, that today might actually be really good for getting up early and going outside.

Just then, zb also thought about checking again for nice coordinates that might be somewhat close to one of the train stations they might pass through anyway. It was found that a spot near Kaufbeuren, in the Kempten graticule, might be reachable by foot within those every two hours that trains came through the town anyway. Hooray. zb carefully tried bringing up the issue during breakfast and suggested considering the idea further when they were on the train, meanwhile having printed satellite images with a marker none the less.

(to be continued...)

Photos

(new pictures are still added... not ready yet...)

The train that brought us to Kaufbeuren.
Class 218.
Mar. She looks rather committed considering she's just a drag-along, doesn't she?
On our way South through Hirschzell. Alps in the Background.
Drag-Along Mar has nothing but the horizon as her limit to the coordinates.

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 == Expedition ==
-More info to follow during the next hours hours.
+It has been [[User:Zb|zb's]] wish for quite a while to spend a day on trains, particularly on a route that involves the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au%C3%9Ferfernbahn Außerfernbahn] between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kempten (Allg.). A day like this just recently became his xmas present when Mar had suggested spending some time looking out of train windows and had thought about Jan. 3, 2010 being a good date for the adventure.
+However, the weather forecast wasn't all too good for this particular weekend until early in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 3, when zb's alarm clock rang -- by accident -- at 6 a.m. As he was awake anyway, he saw the moon and stars on a clear and otherwise dark sky outside and decided to check the weather reports again. They expected cloudy skies over Bavaria, but a bit more sun towards the alps. He told Mar, who was still more asleep than in the mood for talking, that today might actually be really good for getting up early and going outside.
+Just then, zb also thought about checking again for nice coordinates that might be somewhat close to one of the train stations they might pass through anyway. It was found that a spot near Kaufbeuren, in the Kempten graticule, might be reachable by foot within those every two hours that trains came through the town anyway. Hooray. zb carefully tried bringing up the issue during breakfast and suggested considering the idea further when they were on the train, meanwhile having printed satellite images with a marker none the less.
+(to be continued...)
 == Photos ==


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