As already stated in previous blogs, the landscape around to corner is sometimes stunning. All images presented here are almost in walking distance, 10-15 min by car. In May, the “Taumoos” (Dewmoss) around our neighboring village Niederrohrdorf is snow-white covered in flowering cotton grass. This is considered an area of national importance. The raised bog is comparatively small. There are three other moor areas, the “Torfmoos”, “Egelmoos” and the “Besimoos”. These are fens. They were formed by leftover ice blocks from the Reuss-Glacier during the last e last ice age. They have been redeveloped after almost total destruction by peat extraction.
The second area presented here is the so called “alte Reuss”, also a renaturated left over from the regulation of the River Reuss in the 19th and early 20th century. Today, this is a refuge for amphibians,, dragon-flies, birds and beavers.
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure, some of them are dirt
John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks”, was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
