Travelog post for: Fiona Yenien

We went to Wuppertal, to Scharpenacken, a former army training area. This area was used for military purposes until 2004 A.D as a shooting range. Today there is a local recreation area with vast open areas.





A terrible storm in 2007 destroyed large parts of the forests in this region. Here you can see that young trees were planted here. They were packed into those plastic shields to protect them from damage caused by game animals .



On these signs you can find information about this area. It will be renatured in the coming years.





A lot of people come here with their dogs to let them run and play. Because it is very windy here there are also some people with their kites.





In the background you can see a housing area in Wuppertal, famous for its exquisite villas built by factory owners.



I must admit that it is quite cold here, not as warm as in Califonia!

Bye
Fiona