More Alps

Hazen found the best rope swing in the middle of nowhere.

Mountain woman of the Alps.

One of the many avalanches we saw on a day hike.

Tough view for lunch - looking from left to right - Eiger(behind clouds), Monch, Jungfrau

Irresistable Alp photo - same 3 mountains as above

Spent the last two days completing some amazing hikes. Yesterday we put in a long day and made it up to the snow line. We stopped there for lunch. On the way down we spotted about 15 shimlus (mountain goats) skylined on the ridge. We watched them run around for a bit, but were too far away to see details.

Today was an amazing day. We watched avalanches. How cool is that. It all started by walking a couple doors up from our hostel to get some of esther's homeade yogurt for breakfast. Then a few more doors down we stopped at a barn and picked up some cheese and sausage from the farmer. Made for a perfect lunch. Easy cheese ain't got nothing on this stuff. Not even Cheddar Bacon flavor easy cheese. Took an easier walk today and headed up to the beginning of the valley. Saw our first avalanche when we were still quite aways from the mountains. We finally got to the base of the mountains and took a perch. Every time a new avalanche started the ground shook beneath us. The rumble echoed all through the valley. What a sight, What a day, What a place.