Rugged Mt. Pilatus With Snow and Cloud

This was a kind of scene that neither of us had ever seen before. The deep snow and the swirling cloud around the massive rocky mountain were mesmerizing. June 3, 1967

In the Snow Atop Mt. Pilatus

We had stark contrasts between the brilliant snow and the dark tunnels which had been made through the snow. Brenda had to keep her sunglasses handy. June 3, 1967

In the Snow Atop Mt. Pilatus

Brenda in one of the snow tunnels. When we had reached the top, we walked out of the station through a gallery of snow - the snow had drifted about 10-15 feet deep and they had just cut tunnels through it rather than dig it all away. June 3, 1967

The Summit Station and Hotel Atop Pilatus

This view is from the actual summit of Pilatus. About 10:00 we had gone into the snack bar at the very swank summit station and had coffee and some kind of delectable strawberry pie. The Swiss pastries are very nice and we have found their coffee to be delicious - much better than British coffee.

After we finished our coffee, we noted that the clouds were beginning to roll in on the peak - and so were the tourists. It was obviously better to go up early - to avoid both.

We decided to climb to the summit once more before returning to the bottom. The path was narrow and since I was carrying a rucksack I stepped to the side to let the descending people pass. The response as they passed was "Danke--Merci--Merci--Thank you--Danke---" June 3, 1967