{"id":14067,"date":"2025-05-23T12:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14067"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:58:38","slug":"a-walk-by-the-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14067","title":{"rendered":"A walk by the river"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather this week has been truly awful. We&#8217;ve had wind, rain, cold temperatures and snow up at the top. Today it\u2019s still cold but we are assured by the forecast that it won&#8217;t rain. We set off for a walk by the river from Lauterbrunnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1790\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-1024x716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-1536x1074.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-2048x1432.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0734-429x300.jpeg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that rain means that there&#8217;s a lot of water in the river. It\u2019s hard to have a conversation over the roar as the water cascades down the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1775\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-1024x710.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-1536x1065.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-2048x1420.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0736-433x300.jpeg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bit further down, with an arty long exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-1536x1086.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-2048x1448.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0737-424x300.jpeg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furnace for smelting iron ore. There\u2019s a lot of iron in the mountains further up the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-1536x1018.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-2048x1357.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0738-453x300.jpeg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we get closer to the railway halt at Zweil\u00fctschinen the valley narrows. We have to wait while a train passes by on its way up to Lauterbrunnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1786\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-1024x714.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-768x536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-1536x1072.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-2048x1429.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0739-430x300.jpeg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually we reached Zweil\u00fctschinen. The forecasters didn\u2019t let us down, and we remained dry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather this week has been truly awful. We&#8217;ve had wind, rain, cold temperatures and snow up at the top. Today it\u2019s still cold but we are assured by the forecast that it won&#8217;t rain. 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