Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany Camping

This past weekend we traveled to the lovely Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Garmisch is located in the southern part of Bayernland (Bavaria) close to the Austria border. We left home on Thursday evening and arrived late that night. Thankfully, they had room at the Edelweiss Resort so that we could avoid trying to set up our tent in the pouring rain. The next day we headed to the campground where our friends from Stutgart were and began our camping weekend. Friday afternoon we headed to the Sommerrodelbahn (Summertime luge) and had a blast rolling down the slopes a few times. The rodelbahn was located near the snow ski jump site from the 1936 Olympics. After a German camp dinner of bratwurst, we braved the rain and slept in our tent. The next day we headed back towards the Olympic ski jump venue to go for a hike through the Partnach Gorge to a Forsthaus for lunch. The Gorge is absolutely amazing. You wind along the river through a trail carved out of the rock along the sheer cliffs that the river has dug through for ages. The Forsthaus is a lodge and restaurant where enjoyed a traditional German meal and Dunkle Weissbier. After the hike, we headed to the town of Partenkirchen. The town was beginning its 53rd Partenkirchener Folklore Week. We enjoyed watching a short parade of townsfolk dressed in typical Bavarian costumes and then we followed the group to a beer tent for a traditional Bier Festival. The brass band and drum ensemble played while "Maß Biers" were served. It was quite enjoyable being apart of a local festival and seeing the wonderful people. After the festival, we headed back to camp and sat around chatting until all hours of the evening. On Sunday we packed up and headed back home. Since we arrived in the evening, we had missed seeing the German/Austrian Alps. The ride home couldn't have been more enjoyable seeing the magnificent mountains and green pastures with the traditional Bavarian houses and villiages. This area is not to be missed if traveling to Germany. We hopefully will be going back there this November for another visit.