Rhine

A solo expedition to find the headwaters of the Rhine.

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Fri., April 26, 2019

The River Tamina cuts through Bad Ragaz on the way to its nearby confluence with the Rhine. A hiking trail leads to Taminaschlucht, a deep gorge carved by rushing waters.

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The Rhine River’s waterfall, at 75 feet high and 500 feet wide, is by most measures Europe’s largest. The falls are located roughly 50 miles upstream from Basel, Switzerland, the furthest point for the typical Rhine River cruise.

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A typical street scene in the medieval city of Feldkirch, Austria. Onion-domed churches frequent the valley towns along the Alpine Rhine.

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