Routes

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Aug 20 - 25: region of Swiss National Park.

    • Travelled from Grumo -> Disentis -> Reichenau -> Thusis -> St Maritz -> LaPunt on Aug. 20th.
    • Residing at Chesa Schalom B&B in LaPunt. Great hosts, and centrally located for all our treks in this region.
      • Free pass for all trains/busses/lifts. Such a deal.
    • Hike 1: Alp Languard -> GeorgyHutte -> summit (10,765') -> descend via Lej Languard and Chna. Paradise. Total=8 miles and over 6000' ascend/descend
    • Hike 2: Muragl Talstation -> Muottas Muragl (8000') -> Laj Muragl -> Furocia Murag (pass) at 9.550) -> descend in valleys around Piz Vadret and Piz Languard back to LaPunt. 12+ miles, over 6000' ascend/descend).

Aug 17-19 : the Ticino Canton/region (Italian primary language)

Began travel from Arolla region -> east across the country to the Ticino region.

Went from primarily French speaking to totally Italian speaking.

    • Drove from Arolla -> Sion (a must stop!) -> Ulrichen -> then SE over the Nufenen Pass (8300')
      • This pass is the highest pass inside the Swiss boundary
      • Then drove through the Val Bedretto -> Airola (and visited Information for best hikes in the Canton).
    • See slideshow of pics on hike up to Cap. Tencia (from Dalpe) and family we met who took us in for a few days (in Grumo).
    • We're staying in their 1860's stone home (actually 4 buildings) and have many wonderful stories to share. They have 200 sheep wandering high up in the mountains above Grumo, and that's just the beginning. Enjoy the pics.
    • Drove 90 minutes (2500') in elderly Jeep up narrow, local rocky roads and 1/2 mile long service tunnel(s) to a friends cheese making hut (Alp Bresciana), 6170'.
      • Then climbed to Cab. Adula, UTOE Bellinzona (7867') and then up to a view of the Rheinwaldh glacier (8500'); then descended over 6,300' back to Grumo. over 8600 feet elev. gain/loss today over 10 miles.

Aug 14 -16 : Arolla region

Vevee (on Lk Genva) -> Sion -> Arolla (base camp for hikes and hut hopping).

    • Arolla: Hotel du Glacier (32SF/nite)
    • Pictures of local area, hike to Plans de Bertol, and the trek up to the Cab. de Bertol (hut at 11,000')

August 7 - 13: Geneva -> Zermott (Grachen) -> Grindewald (Faulhorn) ->

Interlachen -> Bern -> Geneva -> Vevee.

Just a collection of typically beautiful Swiss landscapes. Not sure of the source.