July 18 2017

IMG 1696 Next morning: where is everyone? IMG 1693 out looking around: Shreckhorn IMG 20170718 070419 The Eiger IMG 20170718 070428
IMG 20170718 070957 intrepid explorers IMG 20170718 072603 IMG 20170718 071110 sun hits the ridge IMG 20170718 071157 still dark in Grindelwald
IMG 20170718 071209 the western Berner Oberland IMG 1697 time for breakfast IMG 1699 Toni IMG 20170718 072807 Chinese noodles?
IMG 1700 post-breakfast portrait IMG 20170718 075507 no wearing skis in the showers IMG 1703 eastern Berner Oberland IMG 8727 the 'rents and the Eiger
IMG 8729 we are going to Schynige Platte IMG 20170718 080908 CP ready to go IMG 1706 Nikki will go with us up to Bachalpsee IMG 1707 where we spent the night
IMG 1708 the cliff walk IMG 8736 upward IMG 8737 IMG 8739 verdant
IMG 1711 IMG 8743 cow paths IMG 1717 campanula spp. IMG 1718
IMG 1721 daisy IMG 8746 IMG 1722 Arctic cotton IMG 1723
IMG 1724 IMG 1725 IMG 1727 Bachalpsee IMG 8751 with sheep
IMG 1728 resting IMG 1729 we will go this way to Schynige Platte IMG 20170718 090609 we like sheep IMG 1732 sheep like us
IMG 1733 a lot! IMG 8753 but only for a short moment IMG 20170718 090617 IMG 1738
IMG 8754 IMG 20170718 090751 off we go. Nikki will return to get Austin and go down to Grindelwald IMG 1740 Classic IMG 1742 Toni and Christine
IMG 1744 lake IMG 20170718 091455 Nikki and lake IMG 20170718 091614 Family and lake IMG 8755 older generation and lake
IMG 8760 IMG 1746 lake again 20170718 100055 we leave the lake behind IMG 1753 and arrive at the high point of the day's hike
IMG 1755 IMG 8762 20170718 103331 a km or so further on. The trail sign was where the trail intersects the sky 20170718 103338 North over the Emmental
IMG 1759 IMG 1760 Ominous Faulhorn IMG 1763 helico practicing touch-and-gpo IMG 1765 along the ridge top
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20170718 111643 Thistles and glaciers IMG 1771 Brienzsee IMG 1773 IMG 1774
IMG 8768 limestone IMG 1775 phlox IMG 1776 IMG 20170718 112440 Meanwhile, Nikki and Austin start down from First
IMG 20170718 112506 having fun! IMG 20170718 113722 Austin too IMG 20170718 114553 cowz IMG 20170718 115042
IMG 20170718 120019 then they rented trikes IMG 20170718 120835 to ride down IMG 20170718 120847 IMG 20170718 120850
IMG 20170718 122223 IMG 20170718 122225 IMG 20170718 122300 IMG 20170718 122308 Austin liked this mode!
IMG 20170718 130118 HDR then they walked the last bit IMG 20170718 131033 toward Grindelwald IMG 20170718 131039 beneath the lift we rode yesterday IMG 1778 Back above them, we continued along the ridge
IMG 8769 20170718 120237 lakes 20170718 123752 20170718 123957 the evolution of trails
IMG 1782 IMG 1786 IMG 1787 IMG 8778 eroded limestone - lapié
20170718 125316 IMG 8779 IMG 1789 IMG 1790 short lunch break
IMG 1791 the clouds are building! IMG 1792 we must now make time along this trail. AT the end we were nearly running... 20170718 142912 but we made it to the train! 20170718 142916 Good job, Team!
IMG 1794 Thunersee IMG 1798 Brienzsee IMG 1800 Then whom should be meet on the platform in Interlaken but Nikki and Austin!! IMG 1801 Things got a little crazy after our train hit a car at a crossing (no injuries)
IMG 1802 IMG 20170718 184419 N&A went to Bern (I know this place) IMG 20170718 211940 Verveine? IMG 8782 Toni, Christine and I went back to Montreux via Visp (ticket negotiations)