Weather: Cool morning in Sils Maria. Big thunderstorm in mid-morning by Vicosoprano. Cloudy most of the day on trail. Nice on arrival into Soglio with heavy rain in later afternoon. Cool evening. Breakfast at Hotel Edelweiss Tammy gets trail lunch at Volg Bus to Vicosoprano Begin …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 8On todays hike to Soglio we hit a large thunderstorm. We were luckily able to all huddle under this old out building with a decent overhang on the roof and stay relatively dry and get a group photo!
Today’s hike left right from the front steps of the Hotel Edelweiss and walked out of Sils Maria to a ascent above the tree line. The ascent was a bit more gradual which I was very appreciated of. We had a great time experiencing Grevasalvas on the trail, a wonderful rest at the …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Sils Maria - Maloja LoopWeather: Very cool in the morning warming up through the day. Very pleasant all around. Breakfast at hotel Walk from hotel for hike Hike begins with a gentle ascent above the treeline Walk through amazing village of Grevasalvas Break at rocky overlook before descending Descend …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 7I didn’t join the hike today and instead ran my wallet recovery mission. However, I asked that the family take a lot of pictures and here is there journey to the amazing Lake Hahnensee from Pontresina and ending in Silvaplana.
Part of Switzerland & Italy 2023 collection. Also see Pontresina to Sils Maria from Europe 2004 Collection collection.
Weather: Very cloudy with rain and thunder in morning. Clear through mid-day with additional heavy rain in late afternoon. Then cloudy and cool in the evening. Split path for first half of today: Family Hike out of Pontresina through town up the trail Sought cover from heavy rain …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 6Walked out to Nietzsche’s Rock near Silvaplana-Surlej.
Weather: Cooler day. Very windy on the mountains today. Raced to chair lift before storm and lightning arrived. Depart Guarda and take bus to train station Take train to Funicular. Guide Dave gets a lot of static from the conductor about having the wrong tickets. German lady that …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Switzerland & Italy Log - Day 5
