Unfettered

 As I mentioned previously, I'm finding less and less time for blogging. That said I'll try to keep at least a monthly cadence and share any particularly exciting adventures or cool photos. During June I developed a pretty reliable weekend routine. Frisbee practice Friday evening, Hike or bike Saturday, Frisbee practice again Sunday. I'm looking forward to breaking that up some in July with frisbee tournaments which may entail leaving Munich and its immediate surroundings. For the time being though here's a quick run down of June.  First up was the hike from Schliersee to Tegernsee , here's the view from the high point looking back at the lake. Here's a view looking South-ish with the Alps in the background.  The next weekend I biked south to Starnberger See , I'd previously been through on the train and had it recommended as a good ride. Here's the lake itself which marked the approximate midpoint of my ride. I did a bit of sightseeing in the town as I ...

 The streak of nice weekend weather ended so I only made it out for a short bike ride to a park in Pasing . The park itself proved more interesting than I expected. There were some folks practicing Archery in a field. Plus a more legit Archery range. Additionally there was an orchard of some sort. Most interesting though was pick your own flowers garden, based on the honor system. It was quite popular. This trip also marked the maiden voyage of my new bike basket. No longer will I need to sweat while wearing a backpack or be limited by what fits inside.

Perhaps I'll run out of arbitrary destinations to bike to, but certainly not anytime soon. This weekend the theme was  cemeteries. Though I walk through the one by my apartment on a regular basis I have not done more than bike by the other cemeteries in the city. I set out to change that, starting with the  Ostfriedhof .  Initially I went around into a maintenance yard but eventually found my way into the cemetery proper. This cemetery is much larger and more park like than the Alter Südfriedhof by me. The other big difference is that it is still in use, meaning that the people buried here have living relatives who come and tend the gravesites. There were plenty of people (mostly older) out doing just that. To aid them most of the path junctions included racks of communal watering cans. There were some non traditional grave markers including this one which caught my eye. After making a loop I retrieved my bike and headed onwards to the new southern cemetery,  Neuer S...

 Another weekend another bike excursion. First though, I started out the morning with coffee and breakfast from the coffee shop next door. I detoured through the cemetery on my way home to pick up my bike. More and more of the trees are in bloom a sure reminder spring is here. Once I'd retrieved my bike I headed north after first crossing over to the eastern shore of the river. The first landmark I photographed was the Friedensengel  which commemorates 25 years of peace since the 1870 Franco German war.  Continuing north I arrived at the Isarwehr Oberföhring which is one in a series of dams on the Isar. This one diverts the Isar into two separate channels and contains a small power station as well. Importantly for my purposes it is a great place for a view back south down the Isar. I followed the eastern fork out towards where it opened up into a reservoir. My stopping point also included a good view of the S8 train line, though I did have to sit around for 10 minute...

 Once again Sunday was forecasted to have the better weather for excursions. My previous train trips I used Deutsche Bahn regional tickets so this weekend I decided use the S-bahn. This has the advantage of being slightly cheaper and a slightly closer station. In need of a destination I decided on the disc golf course in the town of  Peißenberg . Getting there would require a train ride to the end of the line at Tutzing then biking the rest of the way. Biking isn't particularly conducive to photography so here's one of the first pictures I took, just before my route turned almost due west. Despite the overcast the ride was quite pleasant, going through a number of small towns. Once I reached the golf course I played through it fairly quickly, it wasn't particularly scenic. On the hill above though there was an excellent view. For variety's sake took a different route back which felt fairly remote even though I still saw people every 10 minutes or so. The alps were a con...