6 September

IMG 9913 The first of several fancy old hotels DSCN4666 Our room, last updated in the 70s maybe DSCN4668 This was once a hospital DSCN4670 One of lounge rooms, never occupied
DSCN4674 The breakfast buffet DSCN4672 Breakfast DSCN4673 Checkout IMG 9915 Getting ready to catch the train down to the day's trailhead
IMG 9916 What's there not to get? IMG 9919 Uploading IMG 9920 Downloading DSCN4675 at Langwies where we finally start hiking
DSCN4676 Grison mascot IMG 9924 thinks he is in Nepal! DSCN4677 Passing through the town DSCN4678 A slight drizzle accompanies us
DSC01911 Soon we hear noise! DSCN4679 the start of the time trial up the road to Arosa DSCN4681 Austin Healey? IMG 1766 Wooden mascot
IMG 1770 Working sawmill DSCN4683 Right of the edge of ridiculous DSCN4685 Technologies that never made it into mass production DSCN4686 Spring-loaded saddle
DSC01918 Bye bye fossil fuel funnies! DSC01920 Green!! DSC01921 First village on the road to Davos IMG 9933 Fountain with mascot
DSC01922 Local art DSC01923 Local housing DSCN4690 Fountain and mascot DSCN4692 Drizzle turned to showers
DSCN4695 Sarah likes the Brown Swiss IMG 1774 Leo liked the Menzi Muck! IMG 1778 What a toy! DSCN4696 Evidence of recent flood
DSCN4699 Climbing here toward the pass DSCN4702 Showers turn to snow squalls DSCN4703 Looking back the way we came DSCN4705 Toward bergstation of Davos cable car
IMG 1779 And it clears! IMG 9936 Clearly one could drop down this valley from Davos, then train up to Arosa! DSC01926 Early snows IMG 9940 Past the steep
IMG 9941 The pass is near DSCN4706 Resto at the pass IMG 1037 Gotta go! DSCN4707 Inside the resto
IMG 9945 We had a coffee, a bite to eat, then set off down the Davos side DSCN4709 Potted edelweiss DSCN4710 Wanderweg IMG 9948 Fancy hotel down in Davos
DSCN4711 Just follow the road IMG 9954 Lower and warmer IMG 9956 Pare-avalanches IMG 1781 Close now
IMG 9959 The second historic hotel IMG 9960 Conferring IMG 9961 We all get in the act IMG 9962 The front yard of the hotel
IMG 9970 Petunia IMG 9971 Potted plants before the hotel DSCN4712 The veranda IMG 9972 Insect house
IMG 9973 Fruits IMG 9978 Flowers IMG 9980 Big Edelweiss! IMG 9984 Thistle
IMG 9988 Thistle IMG 9994 A deer! IMG 9996 Hans-Peter and Sarah strolling below the hotel IMG 1046 More flowers
IMG 1047 Flowers IMG 0005 Heading to the sauna DSCN4713 Hotel lounge DSCN4714 Breakfast nook
DSCN4715 Looking out from the lounge over the veranda DSCN4717 We get a tour DSCN4718 View from the front down into the valley DSCN4720 Guided through the breakfast nook
DSCN4723 Triptych DSCN4724 Stained glass DSCN4725 Door DSCN4726 Red room and bar
IMG 1785 Interior of a separate chalet IMG 1786 Coffered ceiling DSCN4730 One of two bedrooms in the chalet, all rentable at 1500 chf/night DSCN4731 Jacobshorn across the valley
DSCN4735 After our tour IMG 0011 Where we were standing IMG 0013 Back to the hotel DSCN4738 Off toward dinner
DSCN4741 The adjacent restaurant DSCN4742 Drinks available DSCN4746 Campari always welcome! IMG 0014 Official dinner photo
IMG 0017 Soup