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Starting point for the hike just outside
of the town of Kandersteg. |
Shortly after Emma was born Steve found a list of the top 32 hikes in the country and decided that we are going to do all of them before we move back to the states. Lucky for us he decided that we don't have to complete the entire hike (some of them are 7 or 8 hours long)! I must admit I'm quite excited to tackle this next challenge as I feel like we are really going to see and experience the true Switzerland this way. We've already seen some amazing scenery in these first eight months from the cities we have visited, but I expect to see even more spectacular views on these hikes. So last week we checked hike number two off the list as we made our way to the town of Kandersteg.
The day we picked was warm by Swiss standards (low 80's), but little Emma at all of not quite 5 weeks was a trooper and continued her status as "super baby" by doing a great job on the 2 hour train ride (each direction) and the 2.5 hour hike. The hike took us up in altitude 500 or 600 meters along a glacial river, a huge waterfall, brought us face to face with some friendly Swiss cows, and finally ended at the beautiful Lake Oeschinen. And although this video clip doesn't capture all of the great views of the hike, I think it captures everything completely Swiss about it!
Here's a look at the rest of our hike in photos...
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| The trail followed this glacial river |
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| Beautiful, huge waterfall! |
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| No fences here - the cows go wherever they want! |
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| A look back on the town of Kandersteg from part way up the hike |
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| Cows with bells, a beautiful blue lake, and mountains.. could it get any more Swiss? |
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| Steve was tempted to take a dip, but glacial lakes are not for the faint hearted even on the hottest of days! |
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| Emma's first cable car ride - she rode her first gondola at 4 weeks old! |
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