Europe 2006 - Walkers Haute Route - Chamonix to Zermatt

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Day 14 - September 21 - Europahütte to Zermatt

Above - Dawn light on the Weisshorn

Above - the Zinalrothorn

I continued along the Europaweg to Zermatt - very nice scenic walking all the way.

Above - More danger

Above - the track

Above - For 100m or so the track went through this tunnel

Above - in the tunnel

Above - A nearby Ibex

Above - bridge over a torrent

Above - You can see the tunnel entrance just in the sun - on slightly right and upp from the middle. The tunnel exit is on the right in the shadow.

Above - the track

Above - An avalanche/rockfall zone - lucky there were clear instructions....

Above - Colorfull vegetation

Above - getting closer to the Matterhorn

Above - The Matterhorn

Above - Peaks (the Zinalrothorn?)

Above - Zermatt

Above - Sheep sheltering from the sun in a small hamlet above Zermatt

I then walked down to Zermatt and camped in the camping area there on the last night. the next day I caught some trains to Luzern to meet my freind Marit.

Continue to Luzern

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