Tag: Switzerland

Wednesday June 27, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday July 6, 2012

SILS MARIA AND SOGLIO SWITZERLAND – Well . . . we’ve saved the best for last. We took a short bus ride from Sils Maria down the valley to a trail head (we did this to make time for a more ambitious walk on the mountain) and walked to Solgio. Solgio is a hill town – it’s simply breathtaking. I’m using this post as mini gallery of the day’s walk (which was quite ambitious), rather than trying to edit, which is hopeless without a bit more distance on my part in terms of time a space. All images taken with my Leica M9 and various lenses:

Hydrant! Nothing is too much trouble for the Swiss

On this day last year: Empire State.

Tags Switzerland

Landscape

Tuesday June 26, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday July 5, 2012

ABOVE SILS MARIA SWITZERLAND – We’re staying in the lovely town for two evenings taking long hikes into the ever-present mountains. Taken with my M9 and 90mm Elmarit lens.

On this day one year ago: The Appalachian Trail. Still hiking.

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Landscape

Monday June 25, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday July 4, 2012

ON THE TRAIL TO SILS MARIA – We had some rain along the way here – one of two rainy days on the trip. A little rain is a good thing because otherwise we would have been carrying out weatherproof layers in vain. The view from the trail back toward St. Moritz taken with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux lens.

On this day one year ago: Pool Warren Connecticut.

Tags Mountains, Rain, Switzerland

Events and holidays Landscape

Sunday June 24, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday July 4, 2012

MUOTTAS MURAGL – So it looks like I hit some random keys on the computer. Romansh is spoken by fewer than 1% of the Swiss population – most of them here in the Engadine. It has some pretty remarkable spellings. Amazingly our guide, Ken, can get along in it.

We stopped at a hiker’s hut called Schaftsburg and found an oompah band and a party in progress with other guests dancing a conga line. This has to be lived to be believed. People are drinking a concoction called Jagertee. All images with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux, which is continuing to be my most used lens.

On this day one year ago: The Guggenheim.

Tags Dance, Switzerland

Landscape Travel

Saturday June 23, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday July 4, 2012

SWITZERLAND FROM GUARDA AND ZUOZ – No, I’m not making these place names up at random. Zuoz is a real place. We got to some pretty high altitudes today. I felt in a Black and white mood once we left Guarda. All taken with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux lens.

On this day one year ago: Carl Schurz Park.

Tags Mountains, Switzerland

Landscape Travel

Friday June 22, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday July 3, 2012

BETWEEN SCUOL AND GUARDA, SWITZERLAND – A day of practicing yodeling. Actually not really, I can’t sing at all. We hiked for a bit, took a chairlift to gain some altitude then set off on a serious hike. We typically cover 8 to 15 miles in a day. Our sensational guide, Ken Fuhrer, does a great job of assessing what we can do and then pressing us for just a bit more.

Bunches of pictures – once posted I’ll come back to try to edit these down a bit. All taken with my Leica M9.

Chair lift taken with Leica 35mm Summilux.

Taken with a Leica Wide-Angle Tri- Elmar at 16mm.

Taken with my 90mm Elmarit:

Taken with my 35mm Summilux:

35mm Summilux:

Wide-Angle Tri-Elmar:

On this day one year ago: Sergei.

Tags Switzerland

Landscape

Thursday June 21, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday July 2, 2012

SCUOL SWITZERLAND – We’ve at last gotten somewhere, actually somewhere spectacular, after a long day of airplanes and trains. Scuol is the first stop on our week-long trekking adventure, organized by Ryder Walker. The concept is as follows; we hike from town to town through the mountains above the Engadine Valley, with our luggage sent ahead of us each day to our new stopping point. We’ll start tomorrow from here, which is our first of many perfect Swiss villages. I’m traveling with my Leica kit, using my Sony Nex-7 as a backup. These with my M9 and 35mm Summilux lens.

We’ve gotten lucky – there are wildflowers here in riotous profusion:

On this day one year ago:From the High Line.

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