Austria is the essence of the Alps, with its welcoming spirit, "Sound-of-Music" setting, colorful Tyrolean chalets and incredible panoramas of mountains, lakes and meadows. Begin in Innsbruck, a world- renowned sports center with superb facilities, glorious trails and Hapsburg palaces as lavish as a wedding cake. Summer is a walker's dream, with miles of well-kept paths that lead through mountain pastures, green forests and the world's highest flower garden, ablaze with blooms. We stop at traditional "almhuts" where walkers have been welcomed for centuries, with food, drink and shelter. Modern cable cars carry us over snowy peaks and glaciers. After dark, Kitzbuhel's cosmopolitan nightlife beckons. Or, gather with new friends and Wayfarers Founders Michael West and Christopher Hague to share ideas and observations on this exciting new itinerary.