Leiterhorn Trail

 On December 17th, we went to the mountains south of Interlocken, to do some snow shoeing.  Susan was recovering from a severe cold, so we were not sure that was good timing for her, but come-on, tough it out.  Good fresh air for those half-filled lungs.

We could drive as far as Lauterbrummen, a small town nestled between steep mountains on 3 sides. From there, we took a "cog wheel" train up to the isolated little town of Wengen, about 1200 meters elevation.  Cog wheel trains have a toothed rail in the center of the tracks, which the train's cogged gears can grip, to allow it to go up and down very steep without slipping. 

I took these pictures from the train, through the glass, turned out okay:
This is down in the valley in Lauterbrummen.




The view from the Train.

Wengen is accessible only by train (or very skilled  hikers).  From Wengen, we walked snow-packed trails through the city and part way up toward Leiterhorn.  About half-way up, we put on snow shoes.

This shows the town of Wengen, below and to left.






It was a very grey day, so all our photos are essentially black and white.  Still, the view was amazing.  
Leiderhorn is over 1500 meters, so we really worked hard on the way up there, easy on the way back.  That's about 1000feet of elevation Susan will take credit for climbing. 

This is the view on Leiderhorn, That's Interlocken in the distance, looking south.



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