The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
Melissa above the ski resort town of Saas Fee in the southern canton of Valais
Houses and ski chalets in Saas Fee
A hike across the glaciers at Felskinn above Saas Fee
Tiny alpine plants colonize the skree slopes left by receding glaciers
A tiny hamlet across the valley from Saas Fee
Grain storage barns typical of the Saas Valley, set on pillars with big round stones to keep rodents from climbing up
Catholic church and cemetery in the village of Saas Grund, farther down the Saas Valley
A round baroque church in Saas Balen
A pretty waterfall in Saas Balen
Saas Fee at the end of a fork in the Saas Valley
After we sat quietly for a while, we heard the whistling call of a marmot
Melissa on one of our favorite Swiss pastimes: a mountain coaster called a rodelbahn