To many mountaineers the Eiger Nordwand is the ultimate challenge. The Eiger, a mountain peak in the Berner Oberland in Switzerland, is not the highest mountain in the world, not even the hightest in the alps but the northern side presents challenges which create a … Continue reading The ultimate challenge
From the First (rhymes with years+t) to the Große Scheidegg is the Murmeltiertalpfad, the marmot trail. When we walked this trail we heard lots of marmots whistling. We saw a few rushing shadows in the distance which might have been marmots. So there is possibly a marmot in the photo. Maybe not.
I have to apologise for the five dots in the middle – these are raindrops. It was actually pouring when I took this photo but I was fascinated by this boulder. The plaque says it’s a calcium conglomerate or a lime pudding stone or possibly … Continue reading Boulder-dash
A week or two ago I responded to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Room with photo of our room on the first night of my hiking trip to the Bernese Alps – and was called out for the luxury of it. The next couple of nights we went back to basics: The 3000m above sea level dorm on top of the Faulhorn.
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This was the hotel room I shared with two fellow hikers in the Bernese Oberland.
Every mountain in the Bernese Alps seems to be more colossal than the next. This particular one is the Wetterhorn, the Hausberg of Grindelwald that’s the mountain closest associated with the town, it’s practically on the doorstep.
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from a the distance …
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: in the distance.
More removed photos can be found here.
This signs marks this bird of prey as “protected landscape element”. Seen in the Taunus region, in Germany.
Real cool climbing wall in a school yard.
A small turquoise backpack with …
… coordinated turquoise sun glasses.
An old turquoise door, contrasted by a red sandstone frame.
The most turquoise water I’ve ever seen, in the Plitvice lakes area in Croatia.
And not far behind in turquoise-ness, Lake Brienz in Switzerland.
This is for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Teal, Aqua, Seafoam or Turqoise. For more blueish green or greenish blue photos, click here.
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