The Engstligenalp is the biggest plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden on 1900 - 2000 m above sea level. Since 1996 it belongs to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance.It has the form of an oval and is covered by alpine pastures and crossed by numerous mountain streams springing from the slopes. At the exit of the valley they collect to form the Engstligen falls which cascade in of the most impressive waterfalls of the western Swiss Alps 600 m down to the Engstligen valley. Access from the north is a mule track blasted into the 600 m high rock beside the waterfalls. Since the 1920 there exists also a cable car.

This photo is a memory shot from last month's 'transhumance' , or the seasonal move of around 500 cows to the Engstligenalp which I attended , with white wine and the sound of the Alphorn to welcome the courageous followers of the cows!

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