and we had a wonderful day out in Val Trupchun yesterday. With the help of Catherine's fantastic telescope we were able to watch Steinbock, Hirsch and Gäms and we were even able to see a few Murmeltiere with the naked eye :-) The abundance of wildlife in that part of the National Park is amazing and it was great to be there on a day when there were not too many people about, the weather was perfect and the animals were out sunning themselves and taking it easy.
I took a few photos in the village of Zernez where we stayed and the only real disappointment was that the animals were far too far away to even attempt to photograph. One of the good things about the Park is that you are not allowed to leave the marked trails- which means that the wildlife does not get disturbed too often by mankind, the downside of this is that one is unable to stalk the large animals with a camera in hand in pursuit of better photos. We were able to watch animals at distances of over 1,000 m with the telescope and that certainly made lugging the tripod worthwhile.
There have been some interesting and scary developments in the financial markets in the last few days- Lehmann Bros going to the wall, Merrill Lynch running into the arms of BofA and AIG needing to ask for a big help-out of taxpayer funds. Closer to home, UBS shares have been pummelled again and I am curious to see how the week will end.
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