Intrepid Swiss cow navigates a stream in the Alpine mountains

[steve2470]

Please enjoy a momentary distraction from an intrepid Swiss cow going about its business in the stunning Alpine mountains...

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Lovely scenery

[procon]

1. Forget the cow, the view is spectacular! nt

[hlthe2b]

2. Yeah... that cow has a pretty enchanted life.

Hopefully, it will be a long one.

[DFW]

3. Once, on vacation there, we saw a scene like that

Hiking a mountain trail near Mürren, in the Berner Oberland, we happened upon a small farm right when they were letting the cows out of the barn after having being cooped up there all winter. One by one, they would trot outside, see the meadow and the sunlight, yell a loud moo and start to buck like broncos. Then they started in on some serious grazing, not having had fresh grass to munch on since the fall, when they had been herded inside for the winter. Being near Lauterbrunnen, there are waterfalls and streams everywhere.

[Coventina]

5. That sounds so cool! I'd love to see something like that.

I'm jealous of cows living in the Swiss Alps.

Although, the winter cooped up with my own poop might be a bit of a drag.
(I'm sure considerate farmers muck out pretty regularly, though).

[DFW]

7. Look up the Swiss town of Lauterbrunnen

You'll see what I mean!

[Coventina]

8. The inspiration of Rivendell!!!

I'm SOLD!!!

[DFW]

9. We used to go there once a year in early June

Then our girls entered school, and we couldn't fit into our schedules any more. That general area, the "Berner Oberland" is one of the most peaceful, awe-inspiring places in Europe.

[Coventina]

10. It certainly looks it.

Gorgeous!

I've been to Europe, but not that area.

Closest I got was N. Germany: Aachen, Koln, & the Mosel river valley.

[DFW]

11. You were right down the road from me

I live about 55 KM from Köln, just north of Düsseldorf.

To get to Lauterbrunnen from here, you fly to Zürich, take a train to Interlaken (may have to change in Bern), and then the private train line to Lauterbrunnen. It only takes 20 minutes. Interlaken is already very pretty, but Lauterbrunnen is like the entrance to a different planet. Those photos are not enhanced--it really looks like that! We stayed in the village of Mürren, where no motor vehicles are allowed.

[Coventina]

12. Thanks! If/when I can travel to Europe again, I WILL go there!!

Probably not next time, though.

Next time, I promised my husband we'd go to Venice/Slovenia as that's where his family is from.

[LastDemocratInSC]

4. I'd be happy to climb around on all fours naked if I could live there.

[Coventina]

6. Haha! I said pretty much the same thing in my previous post!