Switzerland/2013
Japan to Zurich

Zermatt
- Day 01
- Day 02

- Day 03
 Gornergrat
 Riffelalp-Blauherd
 Findeln
- Day 04
 Blauherd-Stellisee
 Marmot trail
 Flower trail
 Findeln
- Day 05
 Blauherd-Riffelalp
 Riffelalp-Riffelberg
 Rotenboden-Riffelalp
- Day 06
 Schwarzsee
 Furi-Zmutt
 Zum See

St.Moritz
- Day 01
- Day 02

 Diavolezza
 Morteratsch
- Day 03
 Muottas Muragl
 Alp Languard
 Corviglia
- Day 04
 Bernina Hospiz
 Sassal Masson
 Alp Grum
 Pontresina
 Lake of Staz
- Day 05
 Corvatsch
 Furcola Surlej
 Roseg Valley
- Day 06
 Corviglia

Zurich

Zurich to Japan

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The last day of my stay in St.Moritz, the whole town was wrapped in a dense fog as if the clouds dipped to ground level.
I had intended to visiting Piz Nair(3056m), which was another famous viewing platform in St.Moritz, early in the morning. But the mountains were also enveloped in the fog and of course I couldn't see the mountain peaks at all.

Thinking it was probably useless, I took a chance anyway and asked a hotel reception staff about the weather of the summit. She was kind enough to check the live camera set up at the summit.
She said, "It's really great. It's very sunny in the upper area."

She was quite right. The whole town was in a dense fog, however as I went up the mountain by funicular, it became easier to see!

"Look! There are many marmots on the slope!"

On the way from St.Moritz to Corviglia, I found that lots of marmots were outside of their dens. The flock of the marmots was enough to chance my mind. I changed my plan to visit the famous viewing platform "Piz Nair" and instead I got off at funicular station "Corviglia", one stop before Piz Nair. I really love marmots!

By the way, I found something attractive for people who love animals. There were lots of marmots on the slope between Corviglia station and Chantarella station and they were in a bustle, especially when there were few hikers like early in the morning. No information boards made any mention of this fact!

I was all set to see the marmots!
I started hiking down from Corviglia funicular station to St.Moritz.

Soon after I started walking, I came upon the marmots! It was my first time seeing a marmot so near me and I had never come so close to a marmot before. They were not even 4m from me!

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