8 September

IMG 0115 A new addition: Kate joins us for breakfast 20150908 080829 Grisons Gothic DSC01968 The long day starts here. DSC01969 Out in the morning
IMG 1808 The ridge we need to cross 20150908 084714 Preparing DSC01972 The sun finally gets over the mountains DSCN4807 Through the village
20150908 085829 Bye bye Bergün DSCN4808 Scrafitti'd tower DSCN4809 Dr. Kate swings into action DSCN4811 It was a climb up out of Bergün
20150908 110501 Richtone(HDR) Getting above the trees 20150908 111355 Richtone(HDR) Looking down to Bergün and up to Chants DSCN4812 Laboring up the alpage DSC01973 Me and Bri
20150908 111850 Upward DSCN4814 Bri looks... DSCN4815 and goes 20150908 112307 Trail and Tinzenhorn
IMG 1078 Meanwhile, Sarah and a rejuvenated Christine hiked down the valley IMG 0124 Christine and Sarah moving down valley beneath the famous railroad IMG 1081 Christine on the valley side wall. IMG 1084 Looking a lot better than she did 24 hours earlier!
IMG 1085 Sarah not smiling... DSCN4816 Back up in the mountains DSC01976 Our first view of the Pass Orgels IMG 0127 Hmm-a Sarah picture of rocks hanging over her head
DSCN4821 Toward the hut DSCN4822 Amazing strata DSCN4823 Nice little fountain DSCN4824 Cozy little hut
DSCN4825 Kitchen DSCN4826 A short break DSCN4829 Piz Ela as we climb toward the pass DSCN4832 The path up is clear
DSCN4833 It's steep 20150908 133259 but we reach the top 20150908 133611 where a young woman and her dog await us IMG 1814 I come next
P9083168 WE share some tea DSC01985 then Kate DSCN4839 Cliffs above us DSC01986 Leo and Bri
DSCN4835 The pass is named "Organ Pipes" for a reason P9083169 Piz Arblatsch is a nearly perfect mountain DSCN4840 We set off down the scree DSCN4841 It's tricky, here. Looking down and
DSCN4842 Looking back up DSCN4843 Pinnacles to our right DSCN4844 Below the pass we head out along the ridge DSCN4845 A short break
DSCN4848 The pass lives up to its name IMG 1816 Lake IMG 1817 A little disorienting... IMG 1089 Meanwhile down in Filisur, scrafitti bound windows and
IMG 1090 fancy doors IMG 1092 Camels in the Grisons? IMG 1093 What decoration! IMG 0143 Geraniums in the valley
DSCN4850 As I said a nearly perfect mountain DSCN4851 We cool our jets DSCN4852 A startling wall above us DSCN4854 Alpage
DSCN4856 Onward 20150908 153222 Cowz DSCN4858 Cow and mountain DSCN4859 Topography
DSCN4860 Baby cowz DSCN4864 Can't get enough of Piz Arblatsch DSCN4865 Trails end (almost) DSCN4866 A little alpine buvette
DSC01991 We snack and DSC01992 relax DSCN4867 View from our table DSCN4868 Terraces above Savognin
DSCN4869 Late afternoon near treeline IMG 0148 View from the taxi down to town IMG 0160 where we check into... 20150908 180309 Hotel room in Savognin
IMG 0158 Hans Peter and the patron of the hotel IMG 0159 Conferring about the wine and the day's different routes IMG 0167 A great group! IMG 0168 Mascots even in one's plate!