Europe 2022 Trips - Photo Preview 22 - Switzerland/Valais: Crans-Montana
Jan 30, 2024 09:43:10 #
Jan 30, 2024 09:45:51 #
These are beautiful pictures of a wonderful part of the world. By the way, did you see Heidi and Peter? Oh, wrong country!
Jan 30, 2024 10:21:15 #
Excellent set, Joe. The geologic site in #10 is so interesting - WOW, still standing. The walkways are not for the faint of heart. But, apparently safe, as you had family with you. The light on the mountain top in #9 was stunning. Always special when the light is just right. Luv'em all.
Jan 30, 2024 10:58:01 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Very nice set Joe - well done!
Thank you very much Bill, I appreciate your kind words.
Jan 30, 2024 10:59:45 #
DougS wrote:
Stunning vista's, and beautifully captured! Looks like a very exciting place to explore!
Thank you very much Doug - yes, this is a beautiful mountain area with plenty of valleys to explore - in this canton there is also the famous Matterhorn mountain, which we did not visit on this particular trip.
Jan 30, 2024 11:00:13 #
Jan 30, 2024 11:01:12 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice scenics, Joe--enjoyed. The third is my favorite.
Thank you very much John, yes that shot shows a spectacular part of this walk.
Jan 30, 2024 11:02:49 #
Jan 30, 2024 11:06:12 #
AzPicLady wrote:
These are beautiful pictures of a wonderful part of the world. By the way, did you see Heidi and Peter? Oh, wrong country!
Thanks Kathy - it is a wonderful part of the world and of Switzerland. I like your question - and no, I did not see Heidi and Peter, though this IS the right country, just the wrong canton - the Heidi story took place in the canton Grison, a couple of hundred kilometers to the East.
Jan 30, 2024 11:10:22 #
roder10 wrote:
Excellent set, Joe. The geologic site in #10 is so interesting - WOW, still standing. The walkways are not for the faint of heart. But, apparently safe, as you had family with you. The light on the mountain top in #9 was stunning. Always special when the light is just right. Luv'em all.
Thank you Rowedean, I am happy to hear that you enjoyed this set from a very special canton in Switzerland. It has all these spectacular mountains (remember the Matterhorn that we didn't even visit on this trip?), valleys and villages, it produces great wines and is basically the fruit orchard of Switzerland, especially known for its apricots. And then all these hikes along the "Bisses" as I have shown a couple, and the gondola-rides up to high alpine meadows, it truly is a magic place!
Jan 30, 2024 11:19:29 #
Jan 30, 2024 11:32:01 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
Beautiful set!
Thank you Timothy, glad you liked these images!
Jan 30, 2024 21:39:35 #
lnl
Loc: SWFL
Thanks for the additional photo. That sure was a magnificent hike.
Re Uluru: I can’t imagine climbing it! We walked around the base of it early in the morning. Climbing was no longer allowed in 2008 when we were there, but neither of us would have climbed it anyway. Youth has its advantages!
Re Uluru: I can’t imagine climbing it! We walked around the base of it early in the morning. Climbing was no longer allowed in 2008 when we were there, but neither of us would have climbed it anyway. Youth has its advantages!
Jan 30, 2024 23:50:41 #
lnl wrote:
Thanks for the additional photo. That sure was a magnificent hike.
Re Uluru: I can’t imagine climbing it! We walked around the base of it early in the morning. Climbing was no longer allowed in 2008 when we were there, but neither of us would have climbed it anyway. Youth has its advantages!
Re Uluru: I can’t imagine climbing it! We walked around the base of it early in the morning. Climbing was no longer allowed in 2008 when we were there, but neither of us would have climbed it anyway. Youth has its advantages!
Yes, we visited the Ayers Rock/Uluru in 1983 towards the end of our stay in Hong Kong, at that time it was still possible to climb it and nobody gave this any thought and while it required concentration so as not to slip, otherwise it wasn't a superhuman feat - and were we still young? - well maybe then at the age of close to 40 we might not have thought so, but now in hindsight at the age of 80, yes, I guess we were still young!
Jan 31, 2024 08:55:56 #
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