Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland: Hike to Frozen Tundra

The first hike in Lauterbrunnen had not only left an indelible mark on us (in a good way) but had also left our bodies severly sore. We woke up late the next morning and decided to take a break and just walk around the town. By 2pm, we were itching. We visited the grocery store multiple times, tried to kill time gazing at swiss cheeses at the local cheese shop, and wondered what people do all day in this town if they are not hiking or skiing. Although our bodies revolted, we decided to torture them further by doing another hike.. It was going to be a mere 3600+ ft elevation gain with 5 hours of sunlight….nothing that our already destroyed quads couldn’t handle! 

Entertaining myself at the coffee shop by taking glamorous shots of Dan

Time to haul a$$ up the mountain….only 3600ft more to go!

How normal people like to get to the top of the mountains in Switzerland

and how crazy people like to do it

Town of Wengen across the valley. We were there a day earlier.

another town and more abandoned cabins on the way.

Latest update on abandoned cabins/barns: Recently we saw Rick Steve’s Travel show on PBS when he was in Switzerland. They mentioned that over 15,000 seemingly abandoned cabins in the Swiss Alps contained hidden military supplies and weapons like long range anti-aircraft guns.  Some still do today. In some cases, what looks like wood is actually concrete made to look like wood. (Not kidding!) So much for being a neutral country!  and we were wondering why we see so many cabins but no people in the mountains.

The perfectly mowed grass and the neatly lined flowers….minus the humans

“Honey, I think we are lost again!”

Start of the summer..melting snow

ready to melt away..

Frozen lake

The empty chairlifts..

Spring and Winter

Hike 2: Lauterbrunnen to Suls(right), elevation gain 3632ft