Cattle in Pasture Near Engelberg

We drove to Engelberg, at the end of a long valley to the SSE of Lucerne. The road there included a long climb which started with gently undulating curves and then reached tight switchbacks - at least one of which was built out on girders away from the mountainside.

Around Engelberg were the finest mountain views - and in general the most beautiful scenery that we have seen. The day was beautifully sunny and Engelberg is almost completely surrounded by snowcapped mountains.

We walked a couple of miles along a stream, following a stream and a sign that promised a waterfall. The mountains were fabulous and the fields green and chock full of wildflowers. I decided to walk back and get the car while Brenda walked on ahead toward the promised waterfall.

The main road ended and continued on a narrow gravel road. The valley narrowed and the mountains rose more steeply around us. Several fingers of glacial ice extended all the way to the valley floor; some of them had streams erupting out of them. While Brenda was waiting for me to bring the car she saw several small snow slides high on the mountains. She would h ear a noise like thunder and look up to see some snow falling down the mountain. Finally the small road ended at a footpath leading to a pass. Our impression was that the views around Engelberg were more rewarding than those on Pilatus - and much cheaper. June 3, 1967

Yellow-Flowered Pasture, Engelberg

Brown-Swiss Cow With Bell

We were fascinated by the bells around the necks of the Brown Swiss cows - they looked big enough to be church bells. We had noted that we could hear cow bells when we were at the tops of Rigi and Pilatus -- it was now clear why we could hear them. They looked like cast brass, over 1/4" thick and some were about 8 inches across at the bottom.

Around Engelberg were the finest mountain views - and in general the most beautiful scenery that we have seen. The day was beautifully sunny and Engelberg is almost completely surrounded by snowcapped mountains. June 3, 1967

Brown-Swiss Cows With Huge Bells

We were fascinated by the bells around the necks of the Brown Swiss cows - they looked big enough to be church bells. We had noted that we could hear cow bells when we were at the tops of Rigi and Pilatus -- it was now clear why we could hear them. They looked like cast brass, over 1/4" thick and some were about 8 inches across at the bottom.

Around Engelberg were the finest mountain views - and in general the most beautiful scenery that we have seen. The day was beautifully sunny and Engelberg is almost completely surrounded by snowcapped mountains. June 3, 1967

Brown-Swiss Cow With Huge Bell

This was our favorite of the golden brown cows. Such an elegant cow -- burdened down with a brass bell as big as the one in the local church tower.

We were fascinated by the bells around the necks of the Brown Swiss cows - they looked big enough to be church bells. We had noted that we could hear cow bells when we were at the tops of Rigi and Pilatus -- it was now clear why we could hear them. They looked like cast brass, over 1/4" thick and some were about 8 inches across at the bottom. June 3, 1967