T he Swiss have a surprise for those expecting to get away from it all by venturing out on a mountain walk. In Switzerland, it is virtually impossible to get away from everything. The Swiss have learned to utilize every inch of available terrain. If unsuited for people, then the sheep and other livestock get their run of the land. Sheep on the slopes of the Sidelhorn.
L ike ants on the march, tourists wander the Swiss mountainsides in search of visual thrills.
A group of tourists are led down a trail over a glacial moraine in Zermat. T he Sidelhorn is a small little peak overlooking Grimselpass, a major route dividing the Central Swiss Alps from the Bernese Alps. Behind Jo Garuccio and Missy LeStrange lies the deep valley basin of the Haslital, which runs for miles from Grimselpass down to the town of Meiringen and the eastern most tip of the Bernese Oberland. A lthough people are the dominating life form in Switzerland, cows place a close second. Supported by lush green hillsides and valleys fed by glacial runoff, cows graze throughout the countryside amidst the clanging of their bells.