[Culturechat] A walk down from Melchsee Frutt

[Vance Roy]

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On Monday, June 17, 2002, at 06:56 PM, Vance Roy wrote:

It is warm in CH, so I decided to go up to Melchsee Frutt and take a 
walk down today. It is about two hours and leads one through some 
beautiful places. Today, especially beautiful because the cows have yet 
to graze on the wild flowers there.

There is still snow above Frutt, so the sounds of the small river follow 
one down almost all the way. This is one of the quickest hiking areas to 
reach in our neck of the woods.

One goes from Sarnen up to Stoeckalp where a cable car takes you to 
Frutt. It just opened last Saturday, but there were lots of hikers going 
up. There is still snow on the mountain sides and some trails are still 
closed. Frutt is an interesting place. It was once used to quarry 
marble, and in fact, the marble used in the church in Sachseln, came 
from Frutt. There was also an iron oar operation there years ago. Today, 
it is a winter and summer recreation site that is not always full of 
people.

The glacial grooves are an interesting feature. I am told that these 
formed as a result of the recession of glaciers dragging rocks and 
stones underneath them. The folding seen in the cliffs is due to that 
occuring as the alps rose up while still molten. Frutt is a big 
geological study area and also, a Mecca for those interested in caves.

Pictures are on the way.


Vance Roy
gigli.saw@dplanet.ch

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On Monday, June 17, 2002, at 06:56 PM, Vance Roy wrote:


<color><param>0000,0000,DEDE</param>It is warm in CH, so I decided to
go up to Melchsee Frutt and take a walk down today. It is about two
hours and leads one through some beautiful places. Today, especially
beautiful because the cows have yet to graze on the wild flowers there.


There is still snow above Frutt, so the sounds of the small river
follow one down almost all the way. This is one of the quickest hiking
areas to reach in our neck of the woods.


One goes from Sarnen up to Stoeckalp where a cable car takes you to
Frutt. It just opened last Saturday, but there were lots of hikers
going up. There is still snow on the mountain sides and some trails
are still closed. Frutt is an interesting place. It was once used to
quarry marble, and in fact, the marble used in the church in Sachseln,
came from Frutt. There was also an iron oar operation there years ago.
Today, it is a winter and summer recreation site that is not always
full of people.

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The glacial grooves are an interesting feature. I am told that these
formed as a result of the recession of glaciers dragging rocks and
stones underneath them. The folding seen in the cliffs is due to that
occuring as the alps rose up while still molten. Frutt is a big
geological study area and also, a Mecca for those interested in caves.

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Pictures are on the way.


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Vance Roy

gigli.saw@dplanet.ch
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