Hike in the Swiss Alps

“When I started my Alps trek to Grindelwald, I was blown away by the mountain views around me. The trail runs alongside the top of a valley, and the contrast of colors opening up below me were spectacular. Wildflowers, bright green grass and darker pine trees, and the blues of the mountain and the sky are all incredibly picturesque. To make the experience even better, I could hear herds of cows with bells around their necks, somewhere in the valley below me.”

“I exited the small station and found myself on a pedestrian walkway that hugged the ridge over a valley 800 meters below. A smattering of clouds shrouded the giants in front of me: Eiger, Monk, and Jungfrau. Their peaks seemed to gaze at the tiny village from their perches that stretched impossibly upwards. [...] There were no cars of course (how could they get up here?) so only the sounds cascading down the mountains filled the village – cowbells, birds, and waterfalls created a sonic backdrop that would, in a few days’ time, become so familiar. I didn’t even feel the weight of my pack anymore, my third grader had lost weight, my body too busy taking it all in to concern itself with the beginnings of scoliosis that were likely taking root.”

“The Eiger is no easy trail but I was rewarded with amazing viewpoints along the way of the Grindelwald valley. On clear days like I had, I could see Schynigge Platte, Faulhorn, and First in the distance! I was in awe seeing the entirety of the distance that I had hiked the previous day.”