During the past weeks I was luckier with the hikes than last time. At the end of March, I made the first half of the first part of the WAB (Weitwanderweg am Wiener Alpenbogen), from Katzelsdorf to the Rosalia. A very nice, "normal" hike without any difficulties, highly recommended. There are basically two viewpoints: the observation tower Lanzendorf-Wiesen and the Blickpunkt Rosalia at the Rosalia Chapel. I did not have to put the camera into my backpack at any time. Although the whole first part of the trail ist actually from Wiener Neustadt/Katzelsdorf to Bad Erlach, I recommend stopping at the Viewpoint Rosalia, else I think this hike is too long. There you can catch the bus that takes you to Mattersburg and from there you can go back to Wiener Neustadt and Vienna. The observation tower Lanzendorf-Wiesen is not even mentioned in the descriptions of the trail, but it is indeed the actual highlight of the whole hike.

I am not sure why these two pics were not so popular on Pixelfed. As you can see, there was even a rainbow for about two minutes at the viewpoint Rosalia Chapel. Another pic, seen from the observation tower.

This is one of the first photos that I developed with the new darktable module agx. And I finally switched my whole workflow to the (DCI-)P3 color space, since apparently Pixelfed can finally deal with it.

After that, I made a walk with some photographer friends in the Setagaya Park and the Wertheimstein Park in Döbling, Vienna. The blooming Magnolia trees will be on gallery.simon-a.info soon I hope, but this is a nice spot in the Wertheimstein-Park that did not get many likes/shares either (I don't know why):

And just a few days ago I made the 16th part of the BergeSeenTrail from Hallstatt to Bad Aussee. Also a very easy and highly recommended hike.

So... maybe something about my hiking plans for the next months... I think next weekend I want to go up the Hohe Wand, finally. I have been planning this for years. I think I should buy a ticket soon for the bus from Winzendorf to the Naturparkhaus. I also want to go the the Palfauer Wasserlochklamm again, as long as there is still plenty of water. Besides, I think I will be in Budapest again before I take off to Nürnberg. There I want to make a hike in the region Visegrád, I don't think I will have time for two. I am interested in the viewpoints Zsitvay kilátó and Juliánus kilátó. There is also the OKT-16, but in order to pass the Zsitvay kilátó it is probably best to walk it from Pilisszentlászó to Visegrád, I think it's easy to reach both locations via public transportation. Also on my list is the Thayatalweg, by the way.

Man proposes, God disposes.