Holy Mountains

"3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. 4 Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight."

Psalm 43.3-4 summarizes well our feelings after 5 days hiking in the Swiss Alps. Our base camp was a little apartment in Grindelwald Switzerland, under the imposing view of the Eiger Mountain, partner to the Jungfrau. Via gondolas, trains, and our good old hiking boots, we explored some really neat mountain villages (Murren), flowers, lakes, and a few cows and pigs to boot. God's glory certainly shines and speaks here. Each evening, the kids enjoyed swimming at a pretty spectacular neighborhood pool. "She'll be coming around the mountain" song found a few new verses along the way. To check out some mountain pictures, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fritzwiese/ClimbingInGrindenwaldSwitzerland

“Mountains” by Morgan Wiese

I saw mountains. I saw mountains in Switzerland and Austria. At our third hotel in my room, out of my window, I could see a very pretty view of a mountain, called the Eiger. (Editor's note: Eiger or "Ogre" is next to the Jungfrau, or "young maiden," separated by the Munk, or "monk." A little playful naming way back when.) We took a gondola up to the mountain; when we got there, it was very snowy and cloudy. So we decided to go back down and see if it would clear up later. We didn’t want to get drenched. Later, when we were going up in the gondola, we saw cows eating on the side of the mountain. One of them had a big udder! While we were riding a train, we saw cows far away, but then they were right beside us. We were excited. So another day, we took the train back, and got out to pet the mountain cows and pigs. Later in Austria, we went to eat dinner at a farm. Before dinner, we took a carriage ride. But since there was only room for 4 people, they had to tie a pony on the back. I got to ride him! Well, all for now, I have to go play. Love, Morgan

For some pictures of some sites in Austria and the Innsbruck area, click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/fritzwiese/InnsbruckArea2007