From Sunrise till Sunset | My longest Hike this Year (26 Photos)

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I didn't hike much this year and I'm sure this hike will remain the longest I had in 2020.

From Sunrise till Sunset
Mirnock Mountain Range . Carinthia
Hiking all day long - from Sunrise till Sunset - Mirnock Mountain

After an exhausting week at work I wanted to have a relaxing day in the mountains. Well, my plan has not been to hike that far, but after the first little peak I thought it's too early to turn back home and an hour later it was too late to turn back ;)

Mirnock Mountain Hiking Sunrise
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Bu tlet's start at the beginning ... I got up at 3:30 and when I arrived at the parking lot in Verditz, which has been a small ski resort till 2012, it was about 5:00 in the morning. Actually I only wanted to hike to the Schwarz See / Black Lake where I have been a couple of weeks ago, take a few sunrise shots and then hike to the next peak which is called Palnock (1.901 m / 6,236.88 ft) before I wanted to hike back down to the car.

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Behind the hill on the left side there's the peak of the Palnock. In the photo below you can see the quite unusual looking summit cross of the Palnock.

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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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I have been too early at the lake for sunrise shots and when I got to the peak of the Palnock the sun has already risen. And from there I could see the peak of the Mirnock (2.110 m / 6,922.57 ft) which seemed to be quite close ... that's what I thought ;) It is the furthest peak in the photo above - looks close, doesn't it?

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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There have been quite a few nice places with benches to take a short break for a breather.

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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About half an hour of quite comfortable downhill walking later, I saw a short but quite steep slope which I had to climb, and after this one was another one ... and another one - the photos don't show how steep it was in reality, honestly ;)

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Of course, I didn't give up because of a slope and so I climbed a short time or better said about 1.5 - 2 hours later to the Rindernock peak (2.024 m / 1,257.65 ft) from where I had a very nice view. Down at the foot of this little peak there's a little pond with a wooden boardwalk and wooden deck chairs where you can have a rest and relax for a while after a long hike before you hike up to the next peak.

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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The Rindernock is the peak on the right edge of the photos below and the Mirnock is the other peak you can see to the left.

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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These photos show the summit cross on the Rindernock peak. Please don't ask me why there's the number 2015 and a goat on the cross. The number might mean the year when they have built the cross, but Rind means cattle or cow in German, so I have no idea why there's a goat ;)

Mirnock Mountain Hiking - Rindernock Peak Cross
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Mirnock Mountain Hiking - Rindernock Peak Cross
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I can imagine that in Summer this would be a great place to have a relaxing afternoon at this pond or even go for a swim, but when I was there there it had ice on the water.

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Amazing views over the fog covered valley to the south and to the snow capped mountains in the west. Every single step I made showed me different and better views of our beautiful country.

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About half an hour later I was almost at my desired destination on the Mirnock mountain. Quite a few people, who have come there on other hiking paths, were making selfies at the summit cross, so I took a break a bit below the peak and waited till most were gone.

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I didn't have much time at the cross, because right after I had taken a photo of a couple in front of the summit cross on their phone and after I had taken a photo of the cross with my phone for me, I saw crowds of hikers hiking towards the peak from almost all directions.

Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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So I decided to walk back down to the place I have been before and take a time lapse video of the disappearing fog over the Lake Millstatt (Millstätter See). I started the time lapse too late, because a few minutes before, the whole area has been covered by fog.
This place where I have been out of the way of the crowds is at the rocks at the end of the stone wall in the photo below.

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The Lake Millstatt after almost all fog has disappeared. To the left of the lake there's the Drautal Valley, which is still covered by the fog behind a wooded range of hills.

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After the time lapse video and a few photos more I made my way back to where I have come from in the morning. It was easier to hike, because now I didn't have to climb the steep slopes up, but hiking downwards is something my knees don't really like, but I was lucky and they didn't moan too much ;)

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Mirnock Mountain Hiking
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It wasn't that late when I came back to my car at about 4:00pm, but the sun was already setting behind the mountains and colorized the sky and clouds a little bit. The fog from the morning was still covering the valley.

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So, that's all for today - I had a hike from before the sunrise till almost sunset, and to be honest, it was exhausting.
This hike has showed me that I'm not in the good condition as I had thought I was ;) but the good time and the views I have had, have been worth every single step of the about 22 kilometers (13.7 miles).

I have made a few more photos and there's also the timelapse video I mentioned above. Depending on my time I want to share these in my next post which will probably be tomorrow or on Saturday.


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Location: Mirnock Peak on Google Maps

All photos were shot with the Canon EOS R and one of these lenses: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM or the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM. I have also shot a few photos with my smartphone, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5.

I leave all EXIF and IPTC information stored in the pictures.


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Johann Piber @johannpiber
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My friend, the pictures you took on the top of the hill in the year 2020 and the pictures from sunrise to sunset were very beautiful. We enjoyed these beautiful things and I don't know if they made you happy, but as far as I think these pictures are very beautiful. Rejoice and enjoy.

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Thank you so much for your kind compliment on my photos, @jaster 😊 believe me, the hike and the photos have made me happy, as well as so nice comments make me happy 😀


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What a great hike this one was Hannes.

You certainly live in a beautiful country and all of the views are stunning, especially the snowy mountain peaks.
The lake and the fog adds a mystical presence to the post.

So they added a goat cross on one of the peaks, as they knew that an Austrian mountain goat would go on this hike some day.

A beautiful post my friend!

Blessings!

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Haha, I knew you would come up with the mountain goat 🤣 lol

Thank you so much Zac, I was hoping you like these views 😊


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You are getting to know me very well Hannes.
But I must confess that at times when I do a post, I also consider what your remarks would be about certain parts 🤣

That is indeed a great post my friend.

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Oh yes, when I was on this peak and saw the goat I knew I would post it and wait for your response.

What would life be without any fun 😂


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Hahaha, so your longest hike of the year and you were rewarded with a namesake!
We do indeed have to have fun in this life Hannes.

Good health and prosperity to you my friend!

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Yep, and I really had to smile whenI saw the goat 🤣
A smile or laugh is the best medicine - there's not much to laugh at the moment, but every now and then a little smile or a loud laugh is enough 😉


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Hey Hannes, somehow I always find a reason to smile.
I also love to call myself a clown and I often laugh at myself.
Marian will tell you that even when I am in severe pain, such as right now with these damn spider bites again I still smile and joke.

For some reason they only bite me on my bas leg where the doctors did the skin graft.
The skin has no feeling, as it comes from my other leg, but they biye on the edges whet it is attached to my normal skin and the bites burn like fire.
But you know what I will say here 🤣

Ps. I have taken a photo now and each little red knob is a bite.
2 at the bottom, 2 at the top and three in the middle.
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What happened to that leg, Zac? It looks painful to say my first thought when I saw the image.

Apart from that, we have spiders here too, but I have never heard that anyone has got bitten like you. Your animals are more beautiful, but also more dangerous.


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Can you believe that I only discovered this range of replies on PeakD Hannes?
Ecency did not show them this morning.

The leg? I think I told you that I had a near death motorbike accident in 1980.
That hole with the dead skin was where my splintered leg bones burst through as my leg was crashed into the bike's engine.

I spent 3 months in hospital to fix my neck, left shoulder, back and I spent two years in plaster on that leg.

Yes, I often get bitten, simply when I don't watch where I walk when I am focused with the camera.
Other times I stand for a long time in one position and then the spiders have a feast.
Marian has made a bottle of Lavender water to spray my socks with and we will see if it works!

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I didn't notice any problems with Ecency today, but it still seems to have problems since the hard fork.

Yes, you have told me about the accident and what happened, but I didn't think of that anymore and I didn't think there's still such a huge hole or scarf.


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Did all of the replies here on ecency again today, as trying to stack up points in the hope that it will become valuable one day Hannes.

Scars of the war in life my friend and I have many others 😁
I am sure that you also have some what I call "memories".

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... and now I am the one whose fingers are bleeding because I am replying besides my home office work ;)

Actually, I haven't had many accidents, but yes, I have a few small scars which don't count if I look only at your leg.


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Hahaha, I have tried to cut some messages here with this 👉👍👈
We must be careful not to return to the "old" days, as we are both free now 🤣

There are many with worse scars than mine my friend, that's only the way that I look at life.
I just have to find out why the spiders select that specific part of my leg to bite.
Maybe they can sense that it is dead skin.

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True, and I have noticed this, just had to add a last reply ;)

Yeah, I know that there are worse scars, but to me this is bad enough.
Maybe the spiders are nice and bite you only there because you don't feel any pain ;)


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Another last reply.
Yes, they bite me on the dead skin. so I don't feel the bite.
But then the poison penetrates under the skin much later and then fiery burn fun starts 🤣
Normally lasts for 3 to 4 days!

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Oh, that's bad, of course, and we do not know such here. The worst things that come into my mind would be stings of bee's or wasps.


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Funny thing is that although I am allergic to bee stings, I am not allergic to wasp stings.

I took this nest today and it was attached to the bottom of a steel roof!

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Looks like Potter wasps and look how amazing they are formed when they crawl out of those pockets.

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Wasp nests are amazing. They build them into and onto anything they like. There was a commode or dresser in our attic which was inside completely a huge wasp nest.


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Yes, I posted a series long ago to show how they build their nests right from the start and it's amazing to watch the guy gluing the first tiny tick to a surface.
That little glued stick serves as the anchor for the entire nest.

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Beautiful trip!

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The next day I couldn't even walk 😉 but it was beautiful and although very exhausting for me every single step was worth it 😀

Thank you so much @almi, have a wonderful weekend 😊🌞


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What an awesome day you had! 💛❤💜
You made a long distance I suppose, and the place is so beautiful. The pond, and peaks, and the fog, breathetaking. I miss mountains so much...

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I would live up there if I could and when I retire in a couple of years I want to escape the masses as often as I can 😉

Thank you so much for your kind words, dear @zirochka 😊
I hope everything is fine and you have a wonderful weekend 🌞


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When you'll look for and nice place to live up in mountain choose the one with good WiFi 😄

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Haha, I will take care of a good internet connection, you may be sure about that 😂
Thank you, dear @zirochka, I wish you a wonderful weekend 😊🌞


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You should be proud of your self to hike the 22 km from dawn to dusk, AND to come back with these awesome images to share with us

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Oh yes, I was proud, but more of the great day I had and for the amazing views than of me, because if I had not packed so much gear in my backpack it would have been lighter and hiking would have been much easier 😉 but every step was worth it 😃

Thank you so much for your kind comment and for supporting me and for curating my post, @LivingUKTaiwan 😊


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I know the feeling and I really miss the hikes. Normally this time of the year I'll be hiking with my friends in Taiwan, but yet I'm stuck in lockdown in UK now 🙃

By the way, I wonder if you would be interested in voting for Pinmmaple's proposal for funding to support the development work? Hopefully you will find it is worth your support 😀 Thanks in advance
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I think we all will never forget this year and hopefully the next one will get better 😃

I thought I had already voted, but I had not. Of course I support Pinmapple and have just voted.


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Let's hope so!

And thanks for your support!

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You're most welcome, I have to thank you 😁 have a wonderful weekend 🌞


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I have just seen that and thank you so very much for that. Now I am really proud of my hike 😁

Thanks a lot again, have a wonderful weekend 😊🌞


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That was quite a hike. No wonder you were exhausted. 😊
At some point, it looked like you were in the clouds. Beautiful, breadth taking views.
Have a great weekend Johann. 👍

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When I was younger this hike wouldn't have been worth to mention, but now I am"old" and my backpack had about 15 kilos, what's an exhausting combination 🤣 lol

Thank you so much, Vincent, have a wonderful weekend 😊🌞


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As always amazing photos.You right @johannpiber on photos Mirnock looks like it is just there. And steep slopes don't look so steep. But I believe you that it was much further and much more steep than its look like.
I am surprised that there was so many people at this time of year. But you managed to avoid crowds in your photos.

Stay safe and healthy and don't work too hard my friend. Cheers !BEER

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Hi my friend, it's weekend and I have to work tomorrow. Hope you have free 🙂

It was all easier when I was younger, because I have only carried food in my backpack. Now I am older and the camera gear is heavy 😂

I have made one photo with about 30 people on the peak and that's nothing I like and try to avoid.

Thank you so much that you like the photos, @cezary-io 😊 it was an amazing hike, although all my bones hurt the next days 😉

If I have enough time I will post the second part tonight.


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You won't be alone working tomorrow 🙃.It's my turn to work on Saturday this week. You right that we are not getting any younger. But we keep going regardless of how painful it is next day.

Have easy Saturday at work, cheers !BEER

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That's another reason why I prefer to hike alone, because I don't need to ask anyone to slow down or wait for the old man 😅 lol

Well, in that case I wish us both an easy Saturday and a hopefully nice Sunday ☺️

Take care, my friend, and stay healthy.
A few months ago, Austria has had one of the lowest infection numbers. Now we have the highest - somehow we always try to be the best 🤣


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This is so beautiful it brings back memories of when i was hiking the Danville mountains in California without that beautiful snow to add more beauty these are superb photos and good on you that's a great hike 22 km well done @johannpiber , i am missing my long hikes with this damn covid 😣

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I haven't made such a long hike in ages and although I was almost dead afterwards, it was a wonderful experience 😄

Bad thing is that since we have this Covid situation our mountains are many times crowded. Nevertheless I want to make such long hikes more often after the Winter.

Thanks a lot, @kohsamui99, wish you a wonderful weekend 🌞🤗


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Glad to hear it was a wonderful experience and i am sure you will get more hiking done you are in the perfect region for that 😊

Have a great weekend @johannpiber 👍

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It's always the same when I hike up somewhere and think I'll die before I reach the peak because I have again chosen a too hard route, but when I'm there all is forgotten and even the sweating and hard breathing was wonderful 😁
Wish you a wonderful weekend too, @kohsamui99 😊


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I know exactly what you mean i have fallen into that position many of times but once we are there it becomes all worthwhile and a nice bubble bath after wards takes all that pain away 😊

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Ha, I normally don't take a bath after a hike, but a bucket or bowl with hot water to rest my feet in for a while is also a great and enjoyable thing 😁

... and to be honest, I also enjoy the pain in my bones and muscles because they remind me of a wonderful day and that I'm still alive 😉


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Wow, amazing post and photo's. What a beautiful mother earth we live on.... Congrats on the best post....

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Thank you very much for your kind compliment and the congratulations, @shoemanchu 😊
Yes, Mother Earth is beautiful and we should try to keep her as beautiful as she is.


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You had a great hike Hannes,😊

I enjoyed all the views and amazing scenery.

Awesome photos of the mountains and valleys. I love the goat on the cross. :)

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Hi Jo 😀

Thank you so much, I have had a very good time although it was quite exhausting 😀

Oh yes, the goat, I had to smile when I saw it on the cross and knew I had to include it in my post 😂

Thank you very much for all the goodies and the rehive, dear Jo, I hope your weather is nice and you have a wonderful weekend 😊🌞


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WOW! Really wonderful scenery on the peak of the mountain. The sunrise and sunset is very magnificent. The pond, the fog, the clouds, the trees all are amazing. I love all of your photos with interesting descriptions. Yeah! I think I can touch the atmosphere via every single word. Excellent job and great capture! Thanks so much for sharing. ;)

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I always hope to be able to add more information about where I am and also somehow my feelings when I took the photos. It's great that it worked and I could convey some of that to you, my friend 😁
Thank you so much again for your overall nice comment, @tangmo, and once again I wish you a wonderful weekend 🤗


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A good measure of walking 😊
The place is wonderful for walking and the view of the surroundings is amazing @johannpiber 🥰

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Thank you, @Suzana72, that place is really great and I wonder why I have never been up there before. If my friend had not told me about this little lake where I have been a month ago, I would never have thought of going for such a long hike on this mountain range :)

Thank you very much kindly, have a wonderful weekend 🔆😊


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Yes, that's how we visit new landscapes. I believe that regardless of the length of the walk, I enjoyed 😊
You're welcome and I wish you a wonderful weekend too @johannpiber 🤗☀️

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