Lake / pond marks the start of day 2

On the path now

View before the Stockalper tower Simplonpass

View down to the Stockalper tower

Stockalper tower Simplonpass

Walking the Stockalperweg

By the side of the route

Simplon dorf Stockalperweg

View below Simplon dorf

Local farm transport

The route through the fort was actually closed (2013)

So followed the road tunnels instead

Stockalperweg built into the road

View toward Gondo

Real men re-fuel in Gondo

and head on to Italy!

Cairn Gorm winter mountaineering (top centre)

Gairn Gorm weather station in winter

Gairn Gorm weather station in winter

Gairn Gorm weather station in winter

The cairn

Gairn Gorm in winter

Well made path on the way up from Brig

Roadside view likely before Grund

Deep in the valley after Grund

Bridge system over the Taferna

The Simplonpass eagle

Swiss road building to the Simplon

Engineering the Simplon

Sun’s going down and still on the road!

About to turn the corner to the final ascent to Brig

North to the Grosser Aletschgletscher

North northwest

On the edge of the Glishorn!

West northwest to the Schallberg

Back down direction Visp

And into the Lonza werk Visp

Direction Glishorn

And at the end of a long day … the charm of the Hotel du Pont in Brig

Baby Loch Ness monster