ladies and gentlemen, i am here to report that the swiss alps are indeed real.
this is not to say that i ever really doubted their existence necessarily, but the mythology, built out of postcards of charming pastoral scenes and the occasional wanderer who has returned and for whom a lack of approproate descriptive words renders them slack-jawed and gestulating violently with their hands as if they could pull the compositions of sheer magnitude out of thin air ...
which is sort of what i am doing now.
it is raining and at least 3/4ths of the residents in the hostel have planned to stay in. i didnt come all the way to the swiss alps to read in a nice little cabin.
off into the thunder and wet and majesty!
2 comments:
i read your words and think
how i wasted my chance to do what you are doing.
we are all ready for these things at different times.
Glad you never let the weather keep you inside while you were there. I think that's the biggest mistake some people make. Sure, some of the views can be more limited, but the rain/drizzle also makes for some pretty badass hikes and memories. Any time I ever considered spending a day just recovering at the hostel, someone always has talked me into going for a hike instead ... and I've always been thankful for it later.
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