European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 27 Swiss summer Laute Brunnen Valley welcomes Active visitors byans Lehaman Scripps Howard news service gushing spouts pour water from cracks along vertical Rock faces and draw my attention upward through the Green Valley extend mfg beyond p a desire to get away from the tourist filled streets of Interlaken brings me by train to Lauterbron where a gentle walk through the Valley to Stachelberg yields impressive while skiers fill the town in summer brings hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to take advantage of the glaciated valleys wild Flowers and grass replace the Snow by Midway when i wan Der the i first find myself beneath Lauterbron Nens staub Bach which tumbles about feet before bouncing on the Boul Ders without collect ing into a the water flows into several this View helps me under stand Why the to Means Many fount France Germany Switzerland Berno Laute Brunnen Italy 0 so my 0 50km the run Deoins River in the Middle of the where i find a Trail to the town of i meander along a Snow melt through Shady Fields and past dozens of the Trail is Flat and smooth enough for More challenging trails Lead away from the main most follow Steep edges of the sur rounding after 30 i reach a Post of yellow including one pointing to Trummel Bach 10 waterfalls inside a stairs Lead me to the elevator that takes guests to the a native of Cor pus begins to describe his move to this Valley 20 years i dont climb and i dont says the guide and elevator oper i just fell in love with the Blue and Gray Waters swirl from circular in the one fall Down several after an hour inside the misty a reasonably priced cafe with gourmet sandwiches and snacks beckons at the the Trail continues past Many More but the height and volume of define fall Stop me As i watch it fall from the tree line at the top of hundreds of feet of paraglider jump from Cliffs higher harnessed to Para Chute Type they Drift into the Fields around next to the mountains around they appear minuscule beneath their brightly coloured for those who prefer adventures on trails Lead from Stachelberg to a and on to Gim a Mountain town also accessible by Cable most who travel to higher towns glimpse three of Switzer lands most famous Moun the Monch and some lifts oper ate in taking skiers to the few peaks with enough Snow for Short the Valley includes More than 120 Miles of marked hiking almost 40 Miles of downhill or sloped Bike trails and several Cable car according to tourist information buses also run Between Laute Brunnen and my travel to and from Laute Brunnen from inter and visit to Trummel Bach Falls took about five hours and Cost about in i stayed at the Happy inn Rose Strasse and took one of the 20minute trains that depart every half hour to Laute Brunnen from the inter Laken Ost train the Laute Brunnen tourist office lists nine 53 apart five group lodges and two campgrounds in the town of fewer than the Oberland hotel is centrally located on the towns main Street with rooms starting at about per the hotel offers a restaurant serving Swiss and International food and balconies overlooking stars and cyclists take the main Trail through Switzerland Laute Brunnen photos from Courtesy of town connected by