Hiking back down to the village

The Jungfrau / Berner Oberland: Jul 18 - 24

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July 18th 2015
Geo: 46.5949, 7.90749After a week of great rides (over 500 miles) through the Black Forest in Deutschland / Schwarzwald (German for the Black Forest), we rode 5 hours on Saturday, mostly in light rain, on the Autobahn. After 3+ days of a 90+ European heat wave, it was kind of refreshing. We arrived at our first Swiss destination, Lauterbrunnen, up the mountain from Interlaken, in the shadow of t ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more