Blog Posts:
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Biking the Mittelland Route – Stage 3 Kloten to Aarau
Stage 3 of the Mittelland Bike Route was 64 km and went from Kloten to Aarau.
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Biking the Mittelland Route – Stage 2 Wil (SG) to Kloten
Stage 2 of the Mittelland Bike Route was 51 km and went from Wil (SG) to Kloten.
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Visiting the Abbey Library of St. Gall
We did the library tour, vaulted cellar tour and the exhibition space, where we saw the original drawing of the Abbey grounds from 900. In the vaulted celler, we saw the Evangelium Longum, a manuscript from 894.
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Biking the Mittelland Route – Stage 1 Romanshorn to Wil (SG)
Stage 1 of the Mittelland Bike Route was 36 km and went from Romanshorn to Wil (SG).
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Hiking at Flumserberg – The Height Route (Maschgenkamm to Chrüz) + Mountain Coaster
The Height Route at Flumserberg is a short (8 km) hike that winds its way down (461 descent) from the top of the Maschgenkamm gondola station to the top of the Chrüz chair lift. At Chrüz, we rode the super-fun Floomzer mountain coaster back to Tannenboden.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 18 Flüeli-Ranft to Stans
Stage 18 of the Trans Swiss trail is 17 km long with 520 m ascent and 80 m descent and goes from Flüeli-Ranft to Stans. On this stage, I learned a lot about Nicholas von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland.
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Two Year Blogiversary
Happy two-year Blogiversary to me! It is a good time to check in on how it’s been going.
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Hiking The Mark Twain Trail – Weggis to Rigi Kulm
The Mark Twain trail is an 11 km long theme trail with an ascent of 1361 m that takes you Weggis to the peak of Mount Rigi (Rigi Kulm). This path follows the trail taken by Mark Twain, humorously recounted in his book “A Tramp Abroad.”
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 17 Giswil to Flüeli-Ranft
Stage 17 of the Trans Swiss trail is 10 km long with 340 m ascent and 100 m descent and goes from Giswil to Flüeli-Ranft.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 16 Sörenberg to Giswil
Stage 16 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 700 m ascent and 1350 m descent and goes from Sörenberg to Giswil. I was excited to get to this stage because it marks the half-way point for our hike-through of the Trans Swiss Trail.
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Rafting the Lütschine River – Interlaken
A fun and exciting white water rafting trip on the Lütschine river in Interlaken, Switzerland.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 15 Schangnau to Sörenberg
Stage 15 of the Trans Swiss trail is 19 km long with 860 m ascent and 640 m descent and goes from Schangnau to Sörenberg.