2015-09-08 hike on the klausenpass by mona65

2015-09-08 hike on the klausenpass

Glatten 2505 meters und Jägerstöck 2573 meters

Hike on the Klausenpass. I could leave work in the early afternoon and took the opportunity to go for a hike on the Klausenpass to find a moonwort. (see Plan B album) http://365project.org/mona65/2015-plan-b-alb/2015-09-08

Klausen Pass (German: Klausenpass; elevation: 1,948 metres) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the canton of Uri with the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between the two cantons does not lie at the summit of the pass, but some 8 kilometres down the slope towards Linthal, with the summit being in Uri.
Interesting for me: According to the legend, the border between Glarus and Uri was determined in 1315, following prolonged disputes. The two cantons agreed that at first cockcrow, two runners would start from Altdorf and Linthal, respectively, and the border would be where they met. The people of Glarus decided to feed their cock well, so that it might be sympathetic to their cause, while the people of Uri gave theirs nothing to eat at all. The result was that the Glarus cock overslept, while the Uri one, driven by hunger, crowed exceptionally early, and the runner of Uri crossed the entire Urnerboden before the Glarus runner even set out. On the pleading of the Glarus runner, the man of Uri agreed to let him carry him back uphill as far as he could, and the present border between Uri and Glarus is where the Glarus runner fell dead, exhausted from carrying the runner from Uri.
Bautiful capture, the lighting is great and brings out the dramatic nature of the landscape and sky.
September 8th, 2015  
my my, that threatening sky is so dramatic!
September 8th, 2015  
beautiful rugged scenery
September 8th, 2015  
Very atmospheric, what a beautiful scene Mona!
September 8th, 2015  
Amazing landscape shot Mona
September 8th, 2015  
Gorgeous image FAV
September 8th, 2015  
Breathtaking shot. FAV
September 8th, 2015  
Gorgeous scenery. Fav
September 8th, 2015  
What an awesome view and capture Mona, kind of makes me want to go to Switzerland. :) How lucky for you to leave work early for a hike and your search for moonwort. Wonderful.
September 8th, 2015  
Beautiful photo!! That is an amazing view.
September 8th, 2015  
wow, what a view! awesome sky and lighting
September 8th, 2015  
Beautiful
September 9th, 2015  
Such a dramatic photo, and a dramatic story.
September 9th, 2015  
Magnificent
September 9th, 2015  
great shot! the lighting on the landscape is very nice.
September 9th, 2015  
Wow, just wow. Great dynamic capture. Fav
September 9th, 2015  
Fab fav ...
September 9th, 2015  
Wow, what a beautiful scene and such dramatic clouds. Interesting story.
September 9th, 2015  
Gorgeous scenery, but the story is wonderful and even better. :)
September 9th, 2015  
Wonderful shot. What a sad ending to the story! fav
September 9th, 2015  
Stunning landscape. Such a beautiful countryside.
September 9th, 2015  
Wonderful light and scene
September 9th, 2015  
FAV, great story and fabulous photo! The lighting and composition are stunning!. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you.
September 9th, 2015  
So much drama! A beautiful landscape with all that play of light and shadows.
September 9th, 2015  
Kim
Gorgeous!
September 9th, 2015  
Ooh, looks like you are going to get wet! Beautiful, fav
September 9th, 2015  
Wonderful landscape and I love the light!
September 9th, 2015  
What a story -- thanks for sharing! Super example of hyperrealism at its finest!
September 9th, 2015  
Instant fav for this dramatic, magnificently composed and lighted photograph. Thanks also for the story--for the sake of the runner from Glarus, I rather hope it's apocryphal!
September 10th, 2015  
@jgpittenger Thanks Jane. No, I was lucky enough, and did not get wet. Only a few heavy, wet snow-drops (can call them flakes), when I was back in the car, an hour later. Nothing serious.
September 11th, 2015  
@tristansmum Thanks Stephanie. Apocryphal --> a new word to my vocabulary. ;-) Thanks for that too. Yes it's a legend, a myth. 700 years old, so one or the other detail could have been changed over the years. Our land is full of that sort of stories. Still I like them.
September 11th, 2015  
Stunning capture.
September 12th, 2015  
Very beautiful.
September 14th, 2015  
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