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toward the main Alps and then continued walking up:<figure id="4788"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*m3q3vFvLNffm6G71w00RuQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Reaching the refuge at Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure><figure id="2dc0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ai2c74NXfBQQrtjwTR8xFA.jpeg"><figcaption>A postal of Switzerland at Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure><figure id="1327"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Y1Vox1wqdpWQ-YDASCxiNQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Various routes cross close to Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure>Continuing the hike up, pine trees suddenly disappear. The yellow grass and the frost on the north sides of the slopes tell us we are in the colder parts of this trail, at around 2000 m.<figure id="8494"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*P8WeKf80OK-F5QXOE1OHqA.jpeg"><figcaption>The last trees are at around 1900 m.a.s.l. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure><figure id="1d88"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*3vU_G3OVvcNa6IjeoNT6Sg.jpeg"><figcaption>Although it feels warm walking under the sun, the shaded parts were cold and covered in frost even by 13 hs. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure>All of this will be a snow center in 2 months. You can see some machines getting ready and preparing the slopes.<figure id="7d2a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*iYBvesUOi3JFi3WQnLWNBA.jpeg"><figcaption>That small lake will be frozen and covered by snow soon. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure><figure id="79a8"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*OJU0sX-IOi41KS4_ebNZ8g.jpeg"><figcaption>The Tour de Ai, which is that wall of rock in the back, shields the grasses -which will be part of a snow park within weeks. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.</figcaption></figure>We slowly start our way back, this time walking all around the top of the mountain.<fig

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In the back, the Dents du Midi and the Alps at the frontiers between Switzerland, Italy, and France. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Autumn hike in the Alps

Fall colors, green pines, and stunning mountain views, above the town of Leysin in Canton de Vaud.

Today was a splendid autumn day, with a blue sky and a powerful sun warmed up the air perfectly for a mountain walk. We went to the high lands above Leysin, which will be covered in snow in a couple of months (another nice state that I will cover on a snowshoe hike) but are currently still fully accessible by foot.

After a beautiful ride up from Aigle with beautiful autumn views like this:

We got to Leysin and immediately left the town and walked up into the woods:

We start hiking into the forest. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

We planned to walk no more than 2–3 hours (we ended up walking 5–6) so we stopped multiple times as we went up to enjoy the views before all this gets white in one single winter storm and until next spring.

A break to contemplate the views. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

After 1–1.5 hs hiking up, we make it to this chalet/restaurant/refuge in Solacyre. We always have lunch here in winter; this time we just relaxed for a while taking some photos of the great views toward the main Alps and then continued walking up:

Reaching the refuge at Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

A postal of Switzerland at Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Various routes cross close to Solaryce. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Continuing the hike up, pine trees suddenly disappear. The yellow grass and the frost on the north sides of the slopes tell us we are in the colder parts of this trail, at around 2000 m.

The last trees are at around 1900 m.a.s.l. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

Although it feels warm walking under the sun, the shaded parts were cold and covered in frost even by 13 hs. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

All of this will be a snow center in 2 months. You can see some machines getting ready and preparing the slopes.

That small lake will be frozen and covered by snow soon. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

The Tour de Ai, which is that wall of rock in the back, shields the grasses -which will be part of a snow park within weeks. Photo by author Luciano Abriata.

We slowly start our way back, this time walking all around the top of the mountain.

As you can see here, although there’s no major danger, some parts are not trivial to walk, due to the marked slopes:

Back into the lower forest, we head to the train station. It’s been a beautiful but long hike, and we are tired. We better return home before the sun hides and it all gets cold until tomorrow that a similarly sunny day has been forecasted.

I am a nature, science, technology, programming, and DIY enthusiast. Biotechnologist and chemist, in the wet lab and with computers. I write about everything that lies within my broad sphere of interests. Check out my lists for more stories. Become a Medium member to access all its stories and subscribe to get my new stories by email (original affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without special costs to you). Donate here through various means. Contact me here.

To consult about small jobs (on programming, biotech + bioinf project evaluations, science outreach + communication, molecular data analysis and design, molecular graphics, photography, moleculARweb tutorials, science teaching and tutoring, etc.) check my services page here.