Hike in the high valley of Einsiedeln. Einsiedeln is the most important place of pilgrimage dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Switzerland. The monastery lies in the midst of a breathtaking landscape with a raised bog, a deep blue lake (reservoire) and jagged mountain tops. But also here in higher elevations we have just an incomplete cover of nearly molten and heavy snow. So this was a really muddy and wet affair, but I was prepared for it and did enjoy stomp through the mud.