Yeah we were in Val D'herens so one time we were downstream from that giant dam. I had to have a talk with my wife about that when she went across one of the streams when there was no need to, although the lights were not going. The one we did have to cross was far above the dam though so I assume it was potential run off from rain since we were towards the top of a snow covered mountain and the warning went off when it started to rain.


We ran across some impressive cattle too. One path took us through a farmer's field and the cattle were some breed I had never seen before with long horns that extended to each side. I worked around cattle plenty as a kid, but just holsteins and herefords, nothing like these beasties. They didn't give us a problem but I kind of wondered whether I took a risk I wasn't aware of there.


We did get charged by a ewe when my wife accidentally came between a ewe and her lamb. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> She did back down before I got to find out what happens when an american tourist murders a swiss farm animal (I assume nothing good!) but my wife actually jumped behind my back when the ewe started fake charging me. Kind of funny for all the time we have spent in bear country we almost got taken out by a sheep.