Berggasthaus Staubern, hikers, in Alpstein range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe.

Hiking on a ridge near Berggasthaus Staubern, seen in distance, in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Hoher Kasten (1795 m) is on the border between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).