August 31, 2023
Into the High Alps
Look out snow here we come
This morning google maps laid out our route and we took bus and train rides to the lift stations for Mt Titlis. We took two lifts to get to the top of the mountain, an elevation of 10,000 feet and there was fresh snow at the top! The top of the mountain checked in at -4 degrees Celsius or 24 degrees Fahrenheit on this August morning…
The beginning of our train ride took us back over some of the ground we rode to get to Luzern. It was interesting to see the bike infrastructure from the train and marvel how in this busy place they found a way to keep bikes safe. Then we headed out into the Swiss countryside and we were back in the emerald green farmland but this time we could see the snow capped craggy peaks beyond the farms more clearly.
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The cable cars lifted us away and up the mountain and soon the farms and cows were tiny dots below. We could hear the music of the cow bells as we rose over the farm land and saw tiny cows grazing up at the very upper edges of pastures way up the mountains.
As we approached the top of the mountain the land got much more craggy with no greenery just jagged rocks and snow.
We exited the cable car and headed to the glacier cave. In the glacier cave you are totally surrounded by ice. The floor ceiling and walls are all ice.
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Next we headed out to the cliff walk. The views were phenomenal, snow covered mountains as far as you could see. We walked across a swaying suspended walkway to get from one crag to another then walked through slippery snow to climb up to a high walkway with a viewing platform.
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After some hot chocolate and apple crumb cake we made our way back to Luzern.
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