Graubünden (the Grisons in English) is one of my favorite cantons in Switzerland. It is also the largest and one of the most rural and underpopulated. It is the place where my husband's grandfather and father were raised. So Graubünden is not just a favorite place to indulge in mountain winter sports but a place,... Continue Reading →
Ever since my first visit to Switzerland, in the summer of 2000, my husband has been dragging me up mountains and on long hikes, all over Switzerland and occasionally in other European and non-European Alpine Areas. The mountain in question that time was the Säntis mountain, the highest in the Alpstein Mountain range in Eastern Switzerland, a 2502 meters... Continue Reading →
How amazing it feels to have the sun on your face, the crunch of snow beneath your feet and blue skies above your head. Those were my thoughts as we snowshoed up this hill in St. Gallen, near the Säntis, our highest peak in the area. Our first snowshoe tour of the season... Continue Reading →
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