It's been a while since I dazzled you with scenery from Switzerland so here's some from my trek up the Stanserhorn:
and this is from my route down . . . there wasn't another single person hiking on the South face of Stanserhorn so I had this all to myself for hours . . .
Clicking the above photo goes to the Flickr slideshow; but here is a link to the less fancy gallery page.
Just one more really good one:
Above is the exposed ridge leading up to the summit; there's a cable car system that deposits tourists up there from the town below, so they don't have to hike it. The summit is around 2,000 meters so it's right up there with Mt. Rigi and Mt. Pilatus; I really want to check this out in the Winter to see how suitable it is for inclusion in Untamed Switzerland 2009. There are some places which could be an avalanche danger, but there are also some very beautiful routes that would avoid those potential problem areas. It'll be fun to keep this on my list!