The water, and why it is that colour. 3 guides.
How glacial flour turns alpine lakes turquoiseRock flour ground by ice stays suspended and scatters light toward green — the colour is a measurement of what the glacier upstream is doing.
Eibsee islands are debris from one rockfall eventThe Eibsee sits in the debris of an enormous prehistoric rockfall off the mountain above it, which is why its shore is a scatter of islands.
Achensee rack railway has climbed under steam since 1889The Achenseebahn has run up to the lake since 1889 and is still steam-hauled.