{"id":303,"date":"2015-04-28T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russellstout.com\/blog\/?p=303"},"modified":"2015-05-11T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T17:30:05","slug":"a-winter-hike-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/2015\/a-winter-hike-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"A Winter Hike In April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather was nothing like the today before. Today, clouds had rolled in and sat just on top of the cliffs around Lauterbrunnen creating a puffy ceiling above. Weather reports showed no indication that it was going to change today, but there was no way I was staying indoors. I threw on the warmest clothes I had and set out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8969-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Dorms in Lauterbrunnen\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8969-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Dorms in Lauterbrunnen\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption305\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Dorms in Lauterbrunnen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8972-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Dorms in Lauterbrunnen\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8972-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Dorms in Lauterbrunnen\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption306\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Dorms in Lauterbrunnen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8981-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Ready for clifftop hike\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8981-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Ready for clifftop hike\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption307\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Ready for clifftop hike<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8983-1024x299.jpg\" title=\"Damp weather\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8983-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Damp weather\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption308\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Damp weather<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8984-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Display outside a knife store in Lauterbrunnen\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8984-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Display outside a knife store in Lauterbrunnen\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption309\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Display outside a knife store in Lauterbrunnen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Near the train station in Lauterbrunnen was a cable car to the top of the cliffs. I had a map of the hiking trails above and was ready to explore the cliff tops. What I wasn&#8217;t ready for was the amazing atmosphere created by the clouds and snow. As the cable car neared the cliff tops, I slowly ascended into an eerie fog. Here, visibility was reduced to around 40 yards. The silent cable car began to hum as silhouettes of evergreens passed in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8986-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Riding cable car up the cliffs\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8986-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Riding cable car up the cliffs\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption310\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Riding cable car up the cliffs<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8989-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Inside the cable car\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8989-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Inside the cable car\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption311\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Inside the cable car<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8999-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Looking out the cable car\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_8999-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Looking out the cable car\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption312\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Looking out the cable car<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9008-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Looking out the cable car\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9008-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Looking out the cable car\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption313\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Looking out the cable car<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The cable car came to a stop at a small train station above. I hadn&#8217;t had breakfast yet, so I bought a bag of trail mix at a vending machine and started down the trail. In half a minute, the train station disappeared behind me.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9009-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Train station at the top of the cliff\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9009-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Train station at the top of the cliff\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption314\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Train station at the top of the cliff<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9010-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Cable car station at the top of the cliff\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9010-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Cable car station at the top of the cliff\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption315\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Cable car station at the top of the cliff<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9011-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Train station at the top of the cliff\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9011-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Train station at the top of the cliff\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption316\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Train station at the top of the cliff<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9015-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9015-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption317\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9017-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9017-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption318\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9040-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9040-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption319\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The whole hike was an incredible experience. I couldn&#8217;t see anything past the distance I could throw a rock. While the trail was well kept and mostly free of snow, the mountainside around me was covered in it. It felt like winter and, without even thinking about it, I found myself whistling &#8216;Winter Wonderland&#8217;. As I walked along, I could hear waterfalls but of course could see nothing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9049-1024x363.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9049-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption320\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9057-1024x489.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9057-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption321\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9058-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9058-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption322\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9064-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9064-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption323\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9073-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9073-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption324\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9086-1024x412.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9086-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption325\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9097-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9097-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption326\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9113-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9113-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption327\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9119-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9119-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption328\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After a couple of hours, I reached a small mountain village. I knew I was getting close to the cable car that would take me to the bottom. As I continued to hike, the trail took me downhill until I was out of the clouds and I could start seeing more around me. There were a several farms around me now along the way with sheep, horses, or cows. One farm had a &#8220;self service&#8221; sign selling cheese. I was curious and had to take a look. The sign pointed to a back door. I opened it and took a peak inside of the house where a refrigerator sat. The refrigerator was empty. I guess it wasn&#8217;t cheese season.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9123-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9123-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption329\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9127-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9127-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption330\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9136-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9136-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption331\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9147-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9147-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption332\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9151-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9151-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption333\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9155-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9155-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption334\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9160-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Self service cheese\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9160-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Self service cheese\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption335\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Self service cheese<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9161-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Self service cheese\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9161-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Self service cheese\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption336\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Self service cheese<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9162-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"Self service cheese\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img 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href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9176-768x1024.jpg\" title=\"I shower in a phone booth on the side of the street\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9176-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"I shower in a phone booth on the side of the street\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption339\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">I shower in a phone booth on the side of the street<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9183-1024x225.jpg\" title=\"Hiking in the fog\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9183-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Hiking in the fog\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption340\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Hiking in the fog<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Passing through one last mountain village brought me to the last cable car station. This time, instead of hovering just above the ground like the last cable car, this one moved hundreds of feet off the ground out away from the cliffs as it descended. It was actually quite scary looking down and seeing how high I was. The station at the bottom had a little nature room highlighting some of the animals found it the area so I popped in to have a look around. Having hiked a few hours on the cliff-tops, I was now quite a ways from Lauterbrunnen and decided to take the bus back.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-303 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9192-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Cable car ride down\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9192-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Cable car ride down\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption341\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Cable car ride down<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9198-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9198-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption342\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Nature center in the cable car station<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9202-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9202-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption343\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Nature center in the cable car station<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9204-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_9204-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Nature center in the cable car station\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption344\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Nature center in the cable car station<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>That night I walked to a restaurant downtown. I ordered a traditional Swiss dish of lamb sausage with rosti. Quite good. On my walk back to the hotel, I decided against going out that night. 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Today, clouds had rolled in and sat just on top of the cliffs around Lauterbrunnen creating a puffy ceiling above. Weather reports showed no indication that it was going to change today, but there was no way I was staying indoors. I threw on the warmest clothes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/2015\/a-winter-hike-in-april\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Winter Hike In April<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russellstout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}