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a few times , but nothing too stressful . It was absolutely amazing to be in such stunning surroundings and a very different environment from what Austria is usually known for , such as its large volume and steep alpine rivers , such as the Oetz and Rosanna .
We were progressing nicely , and it was not long before we got to a sweet little drop . We caught the eddy on river right , hopped out of our kayaks to check the line and then with the camera ready the girls dropped in . More read-and-run rapids followed with some more around the bigger rocks , boofing off anything we could find .
The final rapid appeared , and last time , I had to portage , and again , this time , it was a portage . It looked like a great rapid , but with huge alpine trees blocking any possible line , we shouldered our kayaks and made our way around it . Now , the river started to lose its gradient , and it was a fun paddle down to the bridge just above the village of Bach .
WHAT AN ADVENTURE !
Ute was gutted she could not do it the first time but was really happy that she managed to see another one of her local rivers that rarely gets run . For Josefa ,
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