Off to hike another Swiss trail, this one’s called the Via Alpina and runs from Liechtenstein to Lake Geneva. We’ll only be doing about 16 days of the route, plus 2 layover days to revisit several places Stanna first visited 2 years ago.  Via Alpina is north of the Haute Route trail we hiked last year, a little longer and is said to be slightly more moderate.

This year we’re scaling down our packs to Talon 22’s since we can get all our clothes and necessities into the smaller volume packs.  The weights are almost the same at 10 and 12 pounds.  Only downside is that shopping and gift buying options are reduced to the space which the soon-to-be-depleting vitamins currently occupy.  I’ve got just enough room for a baguette, cheese and salami and Stanna has a little room for chocolate, so I guess Stanna could still buy a little fabric or thread at the end of the trail.

For anyone interested in learning more about hikes in Switzerland we recommend checking out the Switzerland Mobility site.  They list all sorts of routes and even show accommodations along the way.