Grosser Mythen and Hoch-Ybrig 27-29 August

DSCN4479 We decided to try a weekend trip to eastern Switzerland DSCN4480 which meant that we spent a Friday night at Bri's apartment DSCN4481 before leaving Saturday morning from Oerlikon DSCN4483 where we found this Sat AM market
DSCN4485 nicely arranged salad greens DSCN4487 berries DSCN4488 veggies DSCN4489 nasturtiums
DSCN4490 flowers and DSCN4492 more flowers and DSCN4493 more flowers DSCN4494 Med style olives
DSCN4496 tomatos stuffed with mozzarella DSCN4497 very strong cheese DSCN4498 and more veggies DSCN4499 and more flowers
DSCN4501 but finally we head to the train station, heading for Rothenthurm in Canton Schwyz DSCN4502 but before we go, more flowers! DSCN4503 You'd think that we were in Provence, not Zürich! DSCN4504 Out in the countryside, the vegetables take over
DSCN4505 An Alémanique garden DSCN4506 an Alémanique wood pile DSCN4507 Geraniums DSCN4509 more geraniums
DSCN4510 WE are headed to Haggenegg by the shorter route DSCN4511 Catholic canton DSCN4513 These are pre-alpes DSCN4515 where there are a lot of cows
DSCN4516 I wanna be your friend! DSCN4517 These brown swiss heifers aren't quite sure DSCN4518 Whaddaya think??? DSCN4520 Finally they overcome their skittishness
DSCN4523 WE have to say good-bye DSCN4525 Up through the forest DSCN4526 past hidden hayfields DSCN4527 up...
DSCN4528 up... DSCN4529 and onward DSCN4530 panorama from Nüsellstock I - east DSCN4531 II
DSCN4532 III (south) DSCN4533 IV DSCN4534 V DSCN4535 Order
DSCN4537 Beautiful DSCN4539 Along the ridgetop DSCN4541 The Mythens come into view DSCN4542 but there are more cows to greet
DSCN4544 We take a longish break in the shade of a tree near Grossbrechenstock DSCN4545 Getting closer to the Mythens DSCN4546 And the Alps themselves come into view DSCN4547 Christine heads down to the hotel and I turn off toward the Grosser Mythen
DSCN4548 Some serious cliffs DSCN4549 A mountain restaurant in the shade of the mountain DSCN4550 The trail up is impressive DSCN4551 Looking the other way to the top of the lift at Holzegg
DSCN4552 Another case of chiseled into the clif DSCN4553 The trail runs from left to right; there are people on it DSCN4554 Switchbacks hewn from the rock DSCN4555 That would be that same lift station
DSCN4556 Looking across to the Kleiner Mythen DSCN4557 I'd called that a knife edge DSCN4558 luckily chains on each side DSCN4559 the final steps to the restaurant (of course) on the summit
DSCN4560 Looking over the other side: Lake Lucerne and the town of Schwyz DSCN4562 the cabane DSCN4563 some of my fellow hikers and the Gläneralps behind DSCN4564 might be the Tödi
DSCN4565 a managed landscape DSCN4566 in... DSCN4567 out... DSCN4568 further
DSCN4570 abrupt DSCN4571 way, Way out there is Finsterarrhorn in the Oberland DSCN4572 Parapentists launch themselves from here DSCN4573 others headed down what would not be possible without a trai
DSCN4576 lift top station DSCN4577 ridgeline DSCN4579 winding through the cliffs DSCN4582 the Muotatal
DSCN4583 Looking up at Grosser Mythen as I close in on the hotel 20150829 194019 dinner with my sweetie 20150829 194034 who enjoyed her restaurant meal DSCN4584 Next morning, the Grosser Mythen again
DSCN4585 We took the lift up and discovered...cows!! And brown swiss at that DSCN4586 From the top station you can just make out the restaurant to the left of the apparent highest point DSCN4587 Country church DSCN4588 The middle mountain landscape was completely managed for skiing, hikers and cows
DSCN4590 more bovine beauties DSCN4591 Looking south across the Muotatal to another well-known ridge hike above Stoos (at the far right) DSCN4592 strolling along the ridge road past the hotels DSCN4593 hotel playground
DSCN4594 Leaving all the tourists behind DSCN4595 we continue along the ridge DSCN4597 Brown Swiss DSCN4599 We say hello..
DSCN4600 well,maybe you're okay DSCN4602 ferns and cow trails DSCN4603 Reading about our favorite cow breed DSCN4604 The Laucherenchappelen, crowded for a concert
DSCN4605 Looking back DSCN4607 This is Hoch-Ybrig DSCN4608 Many people as several lifts bring folks up DSCN4610 A lot of folks really
DSCN4613 Looking over the edge DSCN4614 But amidst the people there are still cows DSCN4615 but not all cows seem interested in becoming our friend DSCN4616 running away
DSCN4617 We hiked down from the summit beneath a zip line that cost $75 a ride! DSCN4618 Down in the valley at Weglosen, the bus stop DSCN4619 the parking garage for the ski area DSCN4620 and the base station for the ski area.