Dawn in the Alps
A Winter’s Day Dawning in Zermatt, Switzerland
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Christmas Eve Morning in the Alps
A Winter’s Day Dawning in Zermatt, Switzerland
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Electric Vehicle, Zermatt, Switzerland
Combustion engines are not allowed in Zermatt, Switzerland except for two short periods during the year. Small electric vehicles serve as taxis, delivery vans, and just about anything else.
On the way to 12,739 feet, Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Looking down from the gondola on the way to 12,739 feet at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, Zermatt, Switzerland.
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Take the Gornergrat Bahn, Europe’s highest open-air cog railway, from Zermatt station to the summit of the Gornergrat. The 33 minute ride to the top offers stunning panoramas of the Alps and the valley below, with skiers racing by on the slopes. The railway operates 365 days a year. Surprisingly, there is a hotel at the top (10,285 ft).
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02/16/2018•black and white, Destinations, landscape, Photography
The Matterhorn from the Gornergrat above Zermatt, Switzerland
Poles on Gornergrat ski slope, Zermatt, Switzerland. Alps in the background.Weisshorn on the right.
Zermatt is surrounded by some of the highest and most beautiful mountains in Europe. Weisshorn, or White Peak, at 14,783 ft tall (4505 metres) is the ninth-tallest peak over 4000m in the Alps. It is slightly taller than the Matterhorn. It was first scaled in 1861. The photo, looking northwest. was taken from the cog-wheel train as it descended to Zermatt from Gornergrat.
Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.
The New 3 Rs: Retire, Recharge, Reconnect 