Swiss Alps Day 7 - Stechelberg to Obersteinberg

After our train filled rest day, we felt pretty relaxed and ready to get back to hiking.  We had moved from the Grindelwald Region into the Lauterbrunnen region and discovered this to be much wilder... less people out hiking,  narrow, rocky trails... and we had to carry our own lunch (the horror!).

The first half of our day was mostly working our way up the valley and along various rivers/streams.  It was a beautiful morning and we enjoyed the views.

We worked higher and higher and finally made our way to the alpine.  With extra time before heading to the hut we went to Oberhornsee a lake high up in the alpine.

We were a little surprised that the Lake was... well... tiny.  It turns out it used to be fed by the glaciers above but they're retreating and left the lake without a source.  We learned a bit about the glacial retreat in the Alps... a little scary.  Anyway, here's a lake that's little more than a tarn really.

Now we moved on to our hut for the night, Obersteinberg.  Great evening views capped a nice hike.

Like the hiking trails, the huts near Lauterbrunnen are a little more rustic than the Grindelwald side .  In particular, we didn't have electricity.  Fortunately, this would only lead to a romantic, candlelight dinner... maybe electricity is over-rated...