written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Jun 1998, Vol. 2 No. 9
As summer turns to fall, the tinkling of brass bells echoes across the valleys of the Engadine, in the Swiss Alps. The sound of the traditional bells, hung from the necks of brown cows, will disappear from the local symphony as the cows are herded to the milder climate of the lower pastures. As winter draws near and the mountains gain a coat of snow, skiing replaces hiking and mountain bicycling as the primary attraction to this northeastern region of Switzerland.