Start or end of Rhône?

Hidden away at the crossing of the Furka, Gothard, Oberalp, Neufennen, Susten passes is the start of the mighty Rhône River that travels all the way to Marseilles. At the same time it is the end of what was once the begining of the once upon a time mighty Rhône Glacier that travelled all the way to Lyon.

The strength and power of this area is overwhelming, and impossible to ignore. After all, Switzerland & France would not be as we know them had they not existed.
The feeling here is emotional as one wanders around realising how time & geology & evolution proceed.

Definitely a place to visit. I plan to organise some multi day walks starting in the Goms valley through here to Andermatt to Chur in the Grisons. Cannot wait!

St.Moritz & Corvatsch

We locked up the bikes, put on our doudounnes and took the lift to the top of the Piz Nair above St.Moritz. There we were above the cloud cover with a view of all the grand Piz summits above 3000m. We could see the Suvretta Pass in the clouds so hung out for a coffee in the warm sun before heading down to bike to it. Funnily enough we were warmer up there than down below! The ride was AWESOME!

We rode down a single track 1000 meters to Bever, through rocks and pastures. The valley was definitely one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The larches are changing colors and breathtaking. The water running in the rivers is remarkable green-blue (not really sure what any of the colors were!) It was like riding through a caleidescope!

Silvaplana to Bernina Pass

Off we went for 8 hours of non-stop adventure mountain biking. We left Silvaplana and rode through the gorgeous forest of golden larches and reddening myrtilles bushes up to the Bernina Pass where the cloud cover got so thick we didn't even realize that there was a lake next to us. Thanks to the map and the dam we knew it was there! We rode over the dam instead of riding down to Poschiavio in the white-out. The descent into Pontresina was beautiful with views onto the Morterasch glacier in the sun. The people around here are not kidding with their paths, I have never seen or imagined anything quite like this. They are definitely made by the Swiss - they have removed every rock and root possible! I still managed to fall over though... Then we rode by the lake in St. Moritz in the freezing winds that make it so popular for kite surfing in the summer. We quickly got away from the lake and rode in the forest above - adding a few more huffing & puffing episodes to an already long day. Epic!

Bivio to Rocabella summit

Woohooo! After 3 hours in the car all the way around Switzerland in the fog we had to stretch & get some air. We hiked up to a summit at 2727m with amazing water flowing all over the ridges and glaciers to be glimpsed through the near V-shaped valleys. Absolutely the place to have an intense geology course where you can see limestone & granite summits and the action of glaciers and permafrost without needing to imagine it all.