weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

…. and that, Ladies and Gentlemen were, in a (maybe rather large) nutshell our travels for the past two years - hopefully life will afford me in a few years down the road yet sufficient time to work on the remainder of these images and with a bit of luck, I might unearthen a few more treasures. In the meantime, life goes on, and I am getting set to commence another, very exciting trip to the southern hemisphere, mopping up one of those many open locations in my "to-do-bucket-list". With a bit of luck, I will hopefully have another exciting flash back at the end of 2024 and provide a few more visual pleasures of this extraordinary, beautiful and interesting planet that we all can call home.

For the last post in this short series, I have assembled a potpourri of images, first from a couple of interesting places in various parts of Switzerland which I have not been able to fit into any of the preceding posts, and then ending where it all began…..... with a series of captures from our first days in Switzerland early in May in the still-Covid-infused year 2022. We actually decided upon our arrival not to go directly to our son's place, but to spend four days at a hotel in Beckenried on the shores of Lake Lucerne, sort of in a self-imposed quarantine, vetting ourselves from the travel exposures we just experienced coming from the US West Coast.

We stayed in the very pleasant Nidwaldnerhof Hotel, enjoyed the great food there as well as the beautiful vistas - from the first signs of dawn to the last moments of dusk - and I was very lucky to grab a few interesting shots with which I will end this series.

As with all of my previous presentations, I enjoyed posting these images and I especially treasure the interaction with so many of the viewers here, some of whom have almost become friends, unseen though they still may be - but there is hope that over the coming years, we can meet one or the other here in the upper Pacific Northwest, or wherever our traveling paths might cross - even over in Europe or in Asia, two of our other home-continents. - Since I will be on an extensive travel schedule, I will not be able to access UHH frequently, and will thus be absent for a longer time. - Farewell to all our good friends - Joe & Susan Weber


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to this series. Please use the link below if you would like to review this intro:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-797460-1.html

2022 TRIP INFO: Set # 19 provides more information on the two trips of the year to Europe
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-798237-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

MY ONLINE ALBUMS: If you are interested to see more photos of this series, I invite you to view my albums on my photo website. Access my website with the link below, click on the tab "Albums-Chronological" on top, this post is part of the album "2022 Trips - Interim Selection" at the top of the list. Click on the link "Short" to see the small selection of images I already worked on, more to come at a much later date. Many other albums can also be accessed. - Earlier travel series I posted on UHH can also be viewed via my website: Click on the tab "Ugly Hedgehog" on top which provides access to the chronological list of the topics I posted on UHH. This overview list is much easier to read than going directly into my UHH posting inventory: it indicates the topics and pages in the UHH inventory listing where these can be found. With that list also comes the link to my inventory. Unfortunately the link from my website to the actual albums or to UHH works only on laptop or desktop computers, not on handheld devices like iPad or cellphones. This is because the standard pdf format I use for the list is not supported by these handheld devices.
Link: www.weberwest.weebly.com

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Grisons/Medel - Entering the Grisons from the Ticino via the Lucomagno/Lukmanier mountain pass, this is the first community we encounter in the Grisons; at rear Piz Alpetta (2764m/9068ft) on the border of the cantons Grison and Glarus

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2 - Solothurn/Beinwil - View from the Passwangstrasse to the contorted valleys and a plethora of small hills, which are the hallmark of the "Schwarzbubenland" located on the northern side of the Jura mountains

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3 - Lucerne/Rengg - View to rolling hills and a cluster of farm houses from a rural road near the dairy Bramegg (which produces an award-winning Emmental cheese that I buy right at the source)

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4 - Schwyz/Riemenstalden - Meadow at spring time in Riemenstalden, located in a narrow valley on the border of the cantons Schwyz and Uri, with a house at left and a bee-house at right, at rear the jagged face of Mount Niederbauen Kulm (1923m/6309ft)

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5 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - Wide view from Hotel Nidwaldnerhof to Lake Lucerne with a ship on a scheduled service run, above the ship Rigi Hochflue, at rear center the sharp peak of Mount Grosser Mythen (1898m/6227ft) and at right the Fronalpstock

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6 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - Closing in on another day with quiet lake waters providing a strong reflection of the clouds

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7 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - A final real close take of the ship with the white reflections and the multiple reflective images of the Swiss flag, with Rigi Hochflue throning above

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8 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - Reflective dawn over Lake Lucerne experienced from Hotel Nidwaldnerhof, at left Rigi Hochflue and at center rear the pyramidic silhouette of Mount Grosser Mythen

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9 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - Fiery dawn over Mount Grosser Mythen with vivid reflections on Lake Lucerne, at far right the two jagged twin peaks are at left the Druesberg (2282m/7487ft) and closely connected at right the Forstberg (2072m/6798ft)

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10 - Nidwalden/Beckenried - Honing in on the fiery dawn over Mount Grosser Mythen with distinct rays in the sky, a golden edging above some of the mountains and vivid reflections on the waters of Lake Lucerne

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

Map of Switzerland indicating mainly in the center the location of the places shown in this set

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Excellent set!

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Gorgeous!

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Excellent and beautiful series, Joe.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Bill for your always positive comments - Farewell. Joe

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Barbara for your enthusiastic response - Farewell. Joe

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Earnest for your kind words and your appreciation. Farewell - Joe

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

The lush country, mountains, water and a glowing finish - outstanding, Joe!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Mike for tagging along on this tour and for your always kind comments, glad to hear that you enjoyed this last set also. Farewell - Joe

lnl Loc: SWFL

Wow, what an ending!! Since it is dawn, I hope that means it will be the start of a new day of new posts when you’re back home. A spectacular end to a wonderful journey to have shared with us all. Enjoy your next travels.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Ellen for coming along and providing your always so positive input - I really enjoyed having you along. We will see what happens after our returns. Right now I have to concentrate on taxes and trip preps, but also want to continue working on my 2017 pictures that I just started addressing in December - so much work there, but some rewarding locations also! Thanks again and - for the moment - Farewell!

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Beautiful series Joe.

Don

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Don for your kind words, I appreciate them. And I was happy to see you tag along on the entire series and providing me so much positive input! Now, for the moment - Farewell! Joe

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Beautiful. Just as I remember it from when I was there.