Stage 9: Zinal -> Forcletta -> Gruben

The trek to Gruben started with over 1200 meters of climbing over 4 hours. Luckily the weather was great and the path took us through some lovely grass basins. After reaching the peak at Forcletta, we began our descent of over 1000 meters toward Gruben. The descent started with a snow covered rocky region but then led us into some grass fields with alp huts, and eventually into a forest. Upon arriving in Gruben we witnessed a bride and groom posing for pictures with two dressed up cows. At one point, it looked like the bride tried to milk one of them. Somewhat confused, we continued on to our hotel where we grabbed some cold beers and settled in to watch the next stage of the Tour de France. Dinner featured some more traditional Swiss cuisine and wine and the company of Lily, Peter and our friends from Norway.