Blog Posts:
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 10 Küsnacht to Bürkliplatz
Stage 10 (length 11 km, ascent 190 m, descent 320 m) is also the final stage of the Zürichsee-Rundweg.
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Pittsburgh Salad
Needing to satisfy a craving, I decided to make myself a Pittsburgh salad for dinner and, of course also decided to post the recipe here.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 9 Meilen to Küsnacht
Stage 9 (length 8 km, ascent 260 m, descent 150 m) took us from Meilen to Küsnacht.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 8 Stäfa to Meilen
We completed stage 8 – Stäfa to Meilen (length 12 km, ascent 340 m, descent 380 m).
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 7 Rapperswil to Stäfa
Back on the trail with stage 7 of the Zürichsee-rundweg hike (length 14 km, ascent 380 m, descent 320 m). The panorama views on stage 7 were some of the best views so far.
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Bolognese Sauce
I love slow cooked bolognese sauce — it is so worth the time it takes to make. I didn’t always think so, but then I found a recipe that really works for me.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 6 Schmerikon to Rapperswil
I have returned to my quest to complete the Zürichsee-Rundweg with stage 6 – Schmerikon to Rapperswil. SAt only 11 kilometers and 70 meters of elevation gain, it was not a particularly challenging hike, but it did make for an excellent afternoon walk.
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Hiking the Adliswil-Felsenegg Nordic Walking Park Buchenegg Trail
The Buchenegg Trail (length 8.5 km, ascent 304 m, descent 304 m) has views of Lake Zürich, and the Türlersee, along with rolling hills, forests, and green pastures.
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Walking the Limmat Culture Trail
The Limmat Culture Trail (length 9 km, ascent 100 m, descent 100 m) is a loop trail along the Limmat river between Wettingen and Baden. Along the trail are 27 contemporary art installations by Swiss artists.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 5 Pfäffikon to Schmerikon
Woohoo! We made it through stage 5 of the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail and we are now at the half-way point. At 23 km (ascent 420 m, descent 400 m), this stage was a bit of challenge and while it wasn’t my favorite stage so far, it was still pretty fun.
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Hiking the Zürichsee-Rundweg Trail – Stage 4 Richterswil to Pfäffikon
We completed Stage 4 – Richterswil to Pfäffikon. As I expected based on the stats (17 km, and an ascent 780 m and descent 760 m), this was the most challenging so far.
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Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake
I love this lemon cake. Not only does it have a perfect texture and a lovely lemon flavor, it also happens to be very very simple to make.