Last Wednesday, on one of our rare sunny days, Darrell got the opportunity to go with a professor and two of his graduate students to a stunning alpine lake, Oeschinensee. I wasn't able to go on this trip, but I had Darrell forward me the photos so you can see some of the gorgeous mountain scenery I am sure you are expecting from a Swiss blog.
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| Well-practiced Swiss playing the alphorn |
The alphorn (or alpenhorn or alpine horn) is made of wood and is used mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. I am paraphrasing wikipedia for part of this. The horn was originally made from a naturally bent piece of soft wood, like from a spruce trying to grow upright on a steep mountain slope! There are surviving artifacts from 1400 AD and they were most likely used as signal instruments in village communities. Below is a picture of a farmer calling to his cattle. I was struck by the similarity to the picture Darrell took!
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| Photo from Wikipedia article on alphorns |
Here is the gorgeous lake. There were hikers going all around it as well as boats you could rent to go out on the lake.
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| No wonder Vera recommended this lake to us! |
I like this picture of meadow flowers that Darrell took. I think they are heavily grazed which of course affects their species composition - but they look quite lovely!
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| Alpine meadow |
The last picture is my favorite. There are not many more beautiful things than a high alpine lake...
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| Just makes you want to break into a yodel! |
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