11.14 Monk's Cowl: Hike to The Sphinx, Blind Man’s Corner and sneak onto the upper base before peak of Mount Sterkhorn
Cathkin Peak lifts it distinctive top through the clouds for a moment Jenni contemplates our next move into the clouds More than three thousand feet above the valley, views are breathtaking, clouds lift allowing us to see from whence we began Maybe it is , maybe it’s not. We think it could be one of the most beautiful places visited in our travels. A place of large mountains with unique formations and geology, covered with the greenest grasses, looking like a mowing gang passes through weekly. To stand in the great open spaces, particularly at height, surrounded by mountains with clouds moving constantly, covering and then exposing the peaks, is like watching a theatrical production. We once saw something similar in the Alps of Grindelwald. The songs of the birds, the trickle of the water down myriads of streams, the calmness after storms abate, occasionally, allows a person to become one with nature. At the same time, the mountains dare the hiker to walk along the ...