The Pearl of the Swiss Alps

The most famous and recognizable peak in all of the Swiss Alps is the Matterhorn. This was our final destination. With all the detours I was not sure what Zermatt was going to look like. I'd heard it's an up hill hike but otherwise no expectations. As we hiked into the town 

Introductory to Switzerland

Mountain and Valley

Friedrich Adolf Krummacher (1767–1845)

Translated by C. T. Brooks ON Alpine heights the love of God is shed;     He paints the morning red,     The flowerets white and blue,     And feeds them with his dew. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         5 On Alpine heights, o’er many a fragrant heath,     The loveliest breezes breathe;     So free and pure the air,     His breath seems floating there. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         10 On Alpine heights, beneath his mild blue eye,     Still vales and meadows lie;     The soaring glacier’s ice     Gleams like a Paradise. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         15 Down Alpine heights the silvery streamlets flow;     There the bold chamois go;     On giddy crags they stand,     And drink from his own hand. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         20 On Alpine heights, in troops all white as snow,     The sheep and wild goats go;     There, in the solitude,     He fills their hearts with food. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         25 On Alpine heights the herdsman tends his herd;     His shepherd is the Lord;     For he who feeds the sheep     Will sure his offspring keep. On Alpine heights a loving Father dwells.         30