Overnight, the snowfall had continued and we even found the city of Olten in quite deep snow. Panoramic views from and of the Aare covered bridge, the central church and more.
Snowy night driving across Schafmatt to hamlet of Rohr with a nicely illuminated chapel.
First days of the new year are covered in snow around the small settlement of Wisen, Solothurn
First of December – first snow at Challhöchi.
While we woke up to a grey foggy morning like many others before, others woke up to an icy frozen fairytale world just a bit up the road.
This flight out of the fog and into the sunset does not need any more words. What an evening!
On a trip to pick something up near Thun, I took the opportunity for a quick detour to little Gerzensee lake to profit from the remaining color in the trees and the sun that had made it out, burning away the morning fog.
One of the peaks in the Solothurn Jura mountains that is well above 1’000 meters above sea level, Hohe Winde is a popular but easy and short hike from Scheltenpass road pass. It made for a nice, easy afternoon out.
When you wind your way down from Chilchzimmersattel pass (Oberbelchen), just before reaching the town of Langenbruck, you pass the old monastery of Schönthal. When the fog then comes rolling in, you have a perfect Saturday evening composition.
Color and fog add to the scenery of the Jura mountain chains between three cantons – Solothurn, Jura and Bern in the remote areas of Balmberg, Seehof and Scheltenpass.
