Perched above the Arolla Valley

Details of the hanging glacier on Mont Collon in large.

Pra Gra is one of the prettiest Alpine pasture villages in the Canton of Vallais. At the age of 19 I came to this area, my first time abroad, to climb with another girl. Of course I fell in love with the Alps and became determined to live and work near them, I have been so lucky to live my dream! It is not always "The Sound of Music" though, we were in a dramatic, thunderous, Alpine storm for half an hour this afternoon and it is not so easy to run anymore at our age!

More photos from our walk in Flickr here.