At the end of August 2019, we met friends for a hiking adventure in Gruyère National Park—wild and inviting. On the way, we stopped in Grindelwald/Lauterbrunnen, took the cogwheel train up towards Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, a dance between height and earth.
Steps at the Eiger and Gruyère
We hiked along the Eiger, surrounded by rugged peaks, rough yet calming, before heading to Gruyère. There, hiking mixed with a quick stop at a vintage VW meet—a contrast between nature and nostalgia. Of course, a good Gruyère cheese made it into our pack, delicate and powerful.
A Flavorful Finale
Back from the Alps to Lake Constance—this trip brought together peaks, friends, and cheese, an experience swinging between silence and enjoyment, deeply rooted in the heart.
A rocky tooth on the green ridge above Grindelwald.A cow grazing on the slope, the valley behind.The Eiger beneath fluffy clouds.Two of us on the rock in front of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.A glacier between steep rock walls.Big clouds pile up above the rock face.The panorama of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.Crevassed glacier ice up close.Crevasses and ribs in the ice, twice.The ice turns into a pattern of grey and white.A paraglider among the clouds on the mountainside.Clouds drifting over glacier and rock.Fringed pinks by the path.Glacier ice in the shadow of the rock face.A waterfall plunges down the rock face – a stopover in Lauterbrunnen.The sun sinking behind the peaks.Evening light over the mountain ranges of the Gruyère.A stream winds down the green slope, the road below.Rocky summits above green alpine pastures in the evening light.Left, a mountain stream in the gorge; right, a fern.A river between dense forest.Two of us on the suspension bridge in the forest.Rocky peaks above forest and meadows.The mountain range beneath white clouds.A wooden chalet on the slope in front of the mountains.An old VW camper with luggage on the roof – a detour to the classic car meet.Left, “Volkswagen” in chrome; right, “VW 1300” on red paint.The VW emblem on scratched green paint.
