With the highest peak at 3676m, a massive wall of rock, ice and granite splits the deeps valleys of the Pennine Alps. As seen from Lac Bleu.
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September 2024
2025-02-02
Trail hunters
A meeting point, a crossroad, a gathering of trails and those who take them.
Lac Bleu, Evoléne, Valais, Suisse
September 2024
Lac Bleu
Fed directly by the glacier of Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla, a small lake sits serene in an alpine meadow. A common stop for local hikers in a sunny Summer day, it holds up to its name.
Lac Bleu, Evoléne, Valais, Suisse
September 2024
Local bug
A somewhat half-jumper legless grasshopper
Banded grasshopper, Orthoptera - Arcyptera fusca
Gouille, Valais, Suisse
September 2024
A little mountain garden
On the Eastern side of Mont Gelé, a little plain comes to live with little streams of melting snow. The local calls it Jardin Japonais, as if perfectly designed by intention and not just sheer erosion. The latter holds true.
Siviez, Nendaz, Valais, Suisse
August 2024
Framed ascent
While hiking up the trail, gaining altitude as the forest reduces in density, one catches a little glimpse of what is ahead.
Siviez, Nendaz, Valais, Suisse
August 2024
2023-05-07
Drapes - Cascade du Dard
Along Le Nozon, a river running through a carved glacier canyon, a sudden altitude drop reveals a contrast between the horizontality of the layered geology and the verticality of all of its more lively elements.
Cascade du Dard, Croy, Vaud, Suisse
April 2023
April 2023
2023-05-05
2023-02-27
Mountain Walkers
They are out there, gaining altitude, seeking vantage points over the horizons, sometimes greeted with heavy stormy skies and golden sunsets.
Lac Léman, as seen from Corbetta, Fribourg, Suisse
February 2023
2023-02-19
Before nightfall
Vanil des Artses, reflecting the last sunlight of the day, while the surrounding valleys already drown in darkness.
February, 2023
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