Glarus Alps in the early sunlight

Lake Walen lies in a fjord-like valley between the peaks of the Churfirsten and the Glarus Alps and is aligned almost exactly from east to west. On this wintry February morning, the rays of the rising sun shine beneath the cloud cover right through this valley onto a few mountains in the Glarus Alps. The snow-covered landscape in front of the Mürtschenstock (2,441 m) is thus bathed in an interesting twilight.

A narrow strip of direct sunshine briefly falls on the eastern slope of the village of Amden, which sits on a terrace above Lake Walen. Shortly afterwards, the clouds moving in quickly from the west swallow these rays too. I have often enjoyed the sight of this magnificent Alpine landscape at both sunrise and sunset and experienced a wide variety of moods.

Once again, I spent the days at the Naturfreundehaus Tscherwald in good company with friends and the warm hospitality of the hut warden, Heinz. After an exhausting day in the snow, a ski tour up the Gulmen or skiing in the Flumserberg area, the evening draws to a close with a shared dinner, conversation and singing.