Rigi Kulm


Our second hike took us to the Luzern area to hike from Rigi Kulm to Rigi Scheidegg and our best view of the Alps since we moved. We began by taking the train to Art-Goldau and then taking the Rigi Kulm Bahn up to Rigi Kulm. We actually were planning to begin the hike differently, but we got to the Rigi Bahn just as it was getting ready to pull out of the station and so we rushed to purchase our tickets and mistakenly took it all the way to the top, rather then just up one stop where we were going to catch a cable car to Rigi Scheidegg. Oh well, you can hike it either direction. Don't you just love the idea of taking a train to the top of a mountain? We still managed to get in some good hiking between the two peaks, but it makes for a much easier day. According to the wanderweg signs it would take an additional 4 hours to hike to the summit.

But the most amazing experience of the day was riding the train up the mountain side and watching this magnificent view of the Alps appear before my eyes. Nothing prepared me for the emotions which welled up inside me. It was a combination of wanting to cry, as it was beyond beautiful, as well as a desire to cry out in praise to the God who created it all. I found myself singing, "How Great Thou Art," during the hike and wishing that the lyricist had hiked the Alps and written another stanza.

After disembarking from the train, it is only a short climb to the summit at 1800 meters, or you can climb an additional few feet on a cell tower (?) to get a bit higher view. From this peak your panoramic view includes both Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne) and Zugersee as well as the Alps in the distance. We spent the afternoon hiking to the other peak, the Rigi Scheidegg, taking the cable car most of the way down and then walking partway back down the mountain and into town to catch the train. Even with all the train assistance, our "pups" were tired! We also enjoyed watching paragliders take off from two different locations, viewing a chapel built seemingly "in the rocks," and taking in all the different views depending on where were we were. The fog had begun to roll in by afternoon as we came back around to see the Vierwaldstättersee side. The difference of just a few hours required us to take more photos, of course. Good thing we don' t have to print all the digital photos we take!

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