Towards the Flüela Pass, Davos left behind
At the Schottensee, Flüela Pass
Entering the Swiss National Park
Val dal Buotsch river entering the Ova dal Fuorn
Into the wild
PIctures show on the was from Davos to Zerzen, door to the Swiss National Park. Click each picture to zoom in.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately […]
to front only the essential facts of life, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived […]
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear […]
I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life […]
to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms…
(Walden, Henry David Thoreau)
Once upon a time, the Swiss community of Mulegns was a post station.
Between Chur and Saint Moritz, horse-drawn carriages took 15 hours and several stops to climb the steep valley.
One of these stops was at Mulegns, at the Posthotel “Löwe”.
But then the train tracks in a parallel valley opened a new and faster way. The horse carriage business bankrupted…
… and Mulegns got cut off the main stream.
Nevertheless, the Posthotel “Löwe” is still there and it is open… and it is definitely worth a visit!
Click each picture to enlarge. Thanks to the owner of the Posthotel, Donata Willi, for the short but fascinating chat about the community history.
Where now is a lake once was the bottom of Zervreila valley
Where once was the end of Zervreila valley now is a 151 meter high dam.
Where once were forests now is mud
Where until 1957 was the town of Zervreila … now is only water!
Don’t miss having a walk on Zervreila’s dam if you pass by Graubünden.
Pictures shot with Nikon D800 plus 16-35 mm. The title is in Rumantsch language, it means: Zervreila dam (Swiss Confederation), hostile panorama. Click to enlarge and enjoy the wild crispiness of these pictures.
Up there at 2044 m.s.l between Sedrun and Andermatt (Switzerland), a deep ocean of snow and ice covers every track for most of the year.Weather conditions change rapidly up here. When clouds roll down the mountains, most reference points vanish in the white mist.
Search then for the Oberalp Pass lighthouse: it will show you the path to sail off these perilous waters.
and before turning your bow towards Andermatt give a last look to the highest light-house of the world, which made you reaching a safe harbor through icy waves.
This Dutch-like lighthouse is built on the Oberalp Pass and is one of the starting points to reach the source of the river Rhine … in August, I suppose, as by middle May snow was still covering every hiking path … Pictures shot with D800 + 70-200 f/2.8 or 16-35 f/4
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