Sunset From the Chamonas D'Ela Hut at 2200 meters

Tinzinhorn/Tinzong

Hiking up to Pass D'Ela at 2724 meters

Hiking Up to Piz D'Err

Leaving Bivio

 We left Bivio very early August 10 and started the day with 5 kilometers of hiking along glacial debris in the early morning mist.  It was about 5 degrees Celsius.

Septimer Pass Down to Bivio

 Bivio is one of the highest towns in Switzerland, at 1700 meters.  The Catholic Church there dates back to the 1200's and the carved alter took almost a decade to make in the 1300's.

Septimer Pass Hike from Casaccia North

 The Septimer Pass is now inhabited just by cows; it used to be a busy trading route.

Hike From Casaccia Switzerland North

 After taking a bus from Lugano to the Maloja Pass below St Moritz, on August 9 we left hiking north.  Casaccia is around 1000 meters and the path is an old trading road that dates back to Roman times.

Above, Alan stands by pallets of roofing stones.

A Brief Stop in Lugano

 Lugano is probably the largest city in the Italian speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.
It has lots of banks, second home apartments, surrounding slopes, vistas and sun.

Locarno Film Festival, Summer 2012

The Festival of Film is held each summer in Locarno, Switzerland. 

 This year Alain Delon was honored in person with a lifetime achievement award.

Cyane took a day off to hike up to one of the nearby surrounding villages, Arcegno.

 It was nice to be back in the land of real breakfasts.