The mountains will always be there, the trick is to make sure you are too!
Hervey Voge
The beautiful orange view of the Matterhorn peak, that was viewable only for a short time during the early mornings was so fascinating, that I had to take more and more photos!
Zermatt during the evening (the main street – Bahnhofstrasse).
A typical local inhabitant living in the Matterhorn surroundings. Usually you can see their foot (hoof) prints but rarely the animal.. :~) (Shot at 300mm effective focal length.)
The peak looks really spooky from this view. The right part of it is viewable from Switzerland and the left part from Italy …
This is a second look towards Gobba di Rollin. The wooden pillars that you can see on the left belong to the Ice Palace wall-reinforcements.
Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
Gary Snyder
The tram that connects Furi-Trockner Steg & Trockner Steg-K.Matterhorn. Holds more than 100 people, travels 10m per second and is huge! Here we can see one departing from Trockner Steg station towards Klein Matterhorn.
The top of this 4478 meters high mountain is certainly beautiful and also very steep!
Twin peaks in the middle – on the right is the Taschorn (4491m) and on the left Dom (Dom de Mischabel – 4545m). Even though Dom is not the highest peak in Switzerland, it is the highest mountain completely in Swiss territory.
A similar view as the #10 photo. This time you can see the Jungfrau region far in the middle on the horizon very clearly. This picture was taken in mid-February although it looks like in early November ~ global warming is no joke!
From the left: Dom (4545m) & Taschorn (4491m) – Alphubel (4206m) – Allalinhorn (4027m) – Rimpfischhorn (4199m) – Strahlhorn (4190m)! Below these giants you can see the skiing area Rothorn paradise & Gornergrat!
From the left: Zinalrothorn (4221m) – Weisshorn (4506m) – Dom (4545m) – Taschorn (4491m) – Alphubel (4206m) – Rimpfischhorn (4199m) – Strahlhorn (4190m) – Monte Rosa (4634m) – Lyskamm (4527m) – Breithorn (4164m)
When you look from your window late in the afternoon you will please your eyes with a similar view of the village and Matterhorn.
This is a view of the Gorner glacier with the peak of Cima di Iazzi (3804m) hiding little bit left of the center..
On this picture you can see a typical image of a very strong WEST wind. The cable-cars and chairlifts were closed with only one T-lift open in the Matterhorn glacier paradise.
View from Trockner Steg – on the very left Rimpfischhorn (4199m) Strahlhorn (4190m) – then there is a ‘gap’ in the middle with the mentioned Gorner glacier and finally the Monte Rosa on the right.
This is my favorite view of Breithorn (4164m). It looks like from a fairy tale thanks to the snow-hat on top of it. Far in the background you can also see Strahlhorn (4190 m).
A famous view from the bridge situated below the church. People usually gather there in the morning to take pictures of Matterhorn with a beautiful orange sky.
You don't need to climb a mountain to know that it's high.
Paulo Coelho
A detail of the architecture (Zermatt’s church).
Apart from animals you can find other beautiful things such as this carriage.
I really love nature and photography and when I have a bit of luck one photo can make me happy for weeks and months. This lovely bird is pretty much the case and it has been nesting on my desktop as a wallpaper for a while..
Here we have the first photograph from the cabin of the cable car. This thrilling view is available every day to everyone traveling to the Matterhorn glacier paradise.. :~)
*best shot of paradise ~ 3883m and a lot to see around you..
This photo was snapped from a hill that I conquered after a half-hour hike. I know this photo is nothing special, but I have to include it just for the sake of my memories. Every now end then I think of the deep snow and the slow approach towards the[...]
I cannot find a correct naming for this sculpture. Maybe it is a flower holder? Creative work!
A closer view of Hohtälli (3286m) station. It is connecting Gornergrat with Stockhorn, Rote Nase and Gant.
The cable car to Klein Matterhorn ends in the mountain, fabulous piece of engineering! When you get of the cable car up there, you have to cross the mountain with a tunnel that goes through the rock!
Another night shot, this time I was charmed by a nice bench made from a tree trunk (8 second exposure).