Inside Mount Allalin, July 2008
At the top (or inside) of Mount Allalin is the world's largest ice grotto (or so the signage says and I have no reason to doubt it). It is an enormous cave-like space with walkways leading to different areas of interest. Stone and mineral crystals taken from the surrounding mountains are on display along with some amazing ice crystals.
The tunnels are hollowed out of the ice and you can run your hand over water frozen thousands of years ago.
Also inside is a cave featuring some local artists' sculptured renderings of the "Poor Souls" that wander the mountains from October 'til spring. Legend has it that if you spend a night up there during that time, the souls will come to take your life force and you will become one of them. Sounds rather Borg-like! The lighting gave the area an ethereal atmosphere so that you could almost believe the story!
If you look closely at the mountain picture you can see little Saas-Fee nestled in the valley near the bottom of the photo. It was a fabulous day!
3 comments:
wow sharon these photos are incredible. the one with those little things sticking up look like monks in a queue. (the blue photo) you have a lot of courage and spirit of adventure to get on that gondola! in the library...the net is down in river valley.
those lost souls really add to the eerie ambiance of the scene. great job on the photography! must be quite breathtaking at such elevation. ha ha ha!
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