Switzerland overflows with beautiful natural sights. So much so that a place like Höchfall in Teufen is probably known to only a small minority of the inhabitants of the nearby city of St Gallen. The mention of the name drew blank looks from most people I asked about it. Fine by me.

Höchfall, Teufen

Höchfall, Teufen

Höchfall, Teufen

Frozen waterfall at Cräxerli
below Schwägalp

Ice and water

Hanging icicle at Cräxerli
below Schwägalp

Silberplatten group from Säntis summit

Two cows blocking path from
Bollenwies to Kreuzberge

Silberplatten group from Säntis summit

Climber on the Aescher wall,
Marwees behind

Kreuzberge from Mutschensattel

Photographing the sunset light
on the Girenspitz

Grass-cutting at a farmhouse
above Brülisau

Oehrli from Ahorn, beneath Wartegg

East side of the Silberplatten
group from Gampüt

On the east face of Marwees, grade 7-

South side of the Säntis
in post-storm evening light

Pausing for a break on the west ridge
of the Wildhuser Schafberg

Churfirsten group from the
road to Flumserberg

Moonset behind farmhouse
above Brülisau

Churfirsten group from the
road to Flumserberg

Farmhouse above Brülisau

Moor and the Alvier group
from Säntis summit

Army in training at Langflue,
Säntis behind

Säntis from Herrendürren

Altmann behind a frozen
Sämtisersee from Grueben

Moonrise behind the Gamschopf from
the northern slopes of the Stockberg

Soldiers in training, road to
Schwägalp from Urnäsch

Ice build-up, foot of
Leuenfall in winter

Disabled climber Norman Croucher
overlooks an Appenzell train

A wharf on Bodensee,
near Arbon

Säntis reflected in Taxi Herold
schoolbus wing mirror

Farmhouse near Brülisau,
Marwees and Ebenalp behind

A haybarn in winter,
at Bergli above Brülisau

Stormclouds over a farmhouse
between Appenzell and Eggerstanden

The Alpstein seen from the Ruppen

Photographed in a small cave
formed by ice formations, Leuenfall

Photographed in a small cave
formed by icicles, Leuenfall

On the west ridge of the
Wildhuser Schafberg

Odd tree at Herrendürren

South side of Säntis and Moor
in post-storm sunset light

Trees near Neuenalp

Alvier group from middle
cable-car station Piz Pizol

Photographed in a small cave formed by
icicles, Hagenbuch, St Gallen

Twilight on Säntis from Lutertannen

Half-buried alpine hut on Gulmen

Säntis at sundown, taken from Chli Schwägalp

House in winter raiment, St Gallen

Trees in autumn colours,
Tüllen near Weissbad

   

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