So together with Werner we first drove from Sonthofen via Rettenberg and Wertach to Nesselwang, because the Jochpass road was closed due to the Jochpass Memorial.
We continued - with relatively heavy traffic - via Pfronten and Reutte to Ehrwald and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Via Wallgau we reached the toll road to Vorderriß. Here we still met Ingrid ("Idsi"), who was on her way to the big maple grove.
After a short small talk we continued our way and reached the Sylvensteinstausee - always beautiful to look at!

Along the Achensee the path led us further to the Zillertal. There was also a lot of traffic here - especially many tractors that took part in the "Bauernherbst" reduced the speed considerably.
Nevertheless we reached the Zillertal relatively quickly.
Although we still had enough time, we skipped the Zillertaler-Höhenstraße, because on the one hand there was a lot of traffic and on the other hand the mountains were rather hazy and the view down into the valley would certainly not have been worthwhile.
So we steered straight towards Gerlospass. The old Gerlospass road is just being renewed, so we drove the new Gerlospass road (Filzsteinalpe/Gerlosplatte - 1628 m), which is subject to toll. Here you have a wonderful view down into the Pinzgau and to the Krimmler Waterfalls.

Down into the valley we quickly reached Mittersil and Zell am See as well as our destination Saalfelden.
The Hotel Saliterhof is beautifully situated and the rooms have a 4-star ambience!

In the morning the fog in the valley welcomed us. But already at Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße it disintegrated and the sun laughed from the deep blue sky.
It was astonishing that the higher we came, the warmer it got!
At the top of the Edelweiss peak at a height of 2571 m, the temperatures were much more pleasant than down in the valley! Additionally a fantastic panorama view - what more could you ask for!

After this detour we continued via the Fuscher Törl (2428 m) and the Hochtor (2505 m) to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe (2369 m). Here, as on the rest of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, there was very little going on that day and we could really enjoy the fantastic landscape with a view of the Grossglockner!

Then we left this wonderful spot and drove via Heiligenblut down into the valley to Winklern and over the Iselsberg to Lienz. From there we headed northeast and soon reached the Defereggen Valley. At the beginning of the valley it was 12:30 pm and so we could ride the 35 km up to the Staller-Sattel (2059 m) without much hurry. The ride down into the Antholzer Valley is only allowed at full hours for 15 minutes. We arrived there at 13:05 o'clock and so we could continue without delay.
Once we arrived at the bottom we had our lunch break directly at the Antholzer-See.

Today we should go to the Dolomites.
A total of nine passes were on the programme.
In wonderful autumn weather, the first step was a steep ascent from Montan to Truden - always a nice side trip! - and via Kaltenbrunn to Passo San Lugano (1097 m). Then over the main route to Predazzo and then past Lago di Forte Buso up to Passo di Rolle (1984 m). The route was - like the others of this day - lonely and deserted. Only a few cars and motorcycles were on the way - no comparison to the traffic volume in summer!

After a stop at the top of the pass we went down into the valley to the turnoff to Passo di Cereda (1369 m) and continued over the Forcella Aurine (1299 m) to Agordo, where we had a cappucino break.

Then we went up to the Passo Duran (1601 m) - from this side it is much nicer to ride than the other way around!

Then we went north to Cortina d'Ampezzo and then immediately up to the Passo di Giau (2233 m) - again almost free of traffic. There were hardly any visitors at the top of the pass either.
The view from up here was simply fantastic!

Then it went down again very curvy into the valley and already the next 2000 m peak was on the agenda: the Passo di Fedaia (2057 m).

After three days "on the road" we wanted to take it easy today.
Merano was on the program - this time without a motorcycle!
Kurt had come to Montan by car and trailer and so we drove with him to Meran. Always a nice little town! The narrow streets are always attractive.

After a longer stroll we finally drove to Kaltern to have a good ice cream at the market place there.

Actually another tour - towards Lake Caldonazzo and Monte Bondone - was supposed to be scheduled today, but the weather did not look promising!
The blue sky of the previous days had disappeared and gave way to a grey in grey.
As "snow all the way down to the valleys" had been announced for the evening, we decided to end our holiday in South Tyrol early and drive back to Sonthofen.
Petra and Kurt drove in the car, while Werner and I used the motorcycles to drive home.
We drove over the main road to Bozen and from there up to the Sarentino Valley and the Penserjoch.

It was five wonderful days, with the most beautiful weather and fantastic scenery.
Altogether we have covered about 1250 km.