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We stay the night at a campsite in the village of Lenk
(which means 'lynx' in German). Day 2 dawns bright and sunny as we
depart the town for the first climb of the day. |
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| Walking along the Alpine Pass Route
consists of this simple formula: depart the village where you slept
the night before, climb 3000 feet to a mountain pass, descend the
other side into the next valley and village below. Repeat. |
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These next few photos were taken at the 2038 meter
Truttlisbergpass which has some great views of the surrounding
mountains, and with clear skies, we can actually see them. |
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| In case you are thinking of traveling
there, be aware that Switzerland is an extremely expensive place to
live. It is
not unusual to spend 50-100% more than in the US for everything you might buy in the
country. |
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More nice scenery. Since we were hiking quite early in
the season we had the paths to ourselves. |
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The hiiillllls are aliiiive, with the sound of
muuuuusiiiiiiic. |
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Not really, that movie was filmed in Austria. These
hills are alive with the sound of (not to mention the sight and smell
of) .................. |
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The Swiss are very proud of their cows, which are
all over the countryside. They all wear bells of
various sizes which make quite a racket as they go about their daily
activities: eating, walking, defecating or various combinations
thereof. |
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On a more serious note, every year Swiss cows are responsible for
injuries to hikers and farmhands, and become particularly
aggressive when they are with small calves. Some reports I saw on the
web recommend that hikers walk quietly and avoid sudden movements when
in cow country. Not knowing this at the time, I adopted a more
obtrusive approach and used intimidation and loud noises (clapping seemed to work
particularly well) to scare the beasts from my path. This bunch seemed more curious than threatening. |
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