Morning hike, Rigi Scheidegg: 9km, 950m ascent, 3h10m, 17°C. Hardest hike I’ve done in a year. Beautiful walk through forest and then meadows.
Month: July 2020
Wirzweli hike
Morning hike, Wirzweli: 4.3km, 630m ascent, 1h45m, 17°C. Short but fairly steep. Pretty hike although you don’t get the views until the end. We went early so that we could go down in an empty gondola. 😷
Cream cheese recipe
We also made fresh cream cheese (with chives) to serve with the bagels. Surprisingly easy.
Bagel recipe
We made our first ever bagels today (NY style, naturally). They might look like Benjamin Button, but they were so delicious. First decent bagel I’ve had since moving to Switzerland three years ago.
Niederrickenbach hike
Training hike, Niederrickenbach: 5.1km, 640m ascent, 2h, 17°C. Short but relatively steep. We bought local sheep milk cheese at the top and then took the gondola down (our first use of public transportation since COVID happened— there was one other passenger, we all wore masks).
Neuheim sky
Sun rays peeping through the clouds over Neuheim (there should have been a heavenly choir vocalizing)
Josefsgütsch hike
Training hike, Josefsgütsch and around the Baarburg: 8.3km, 270m ascent, 2h10m, 18°C. Easy but pleasant walk through forest and farm fields. Rain threatened but never materialized.
NEOWISE pic 2
Tonight’s NEOWISE Night Mode pic. Although clearly visible with binoculars, with my naked eye I can only see the tail in my peripheral vision. It’s the weirdest thing: a smudge in the sky seen out of the corner of my eye, but when I look directly at it, it fades away.
John Lewis: Good Trouble
This evening we watched the documentary, John Lewis: Good
Trouble. What a remarkable person. Recommended.
Albishorn hike
Third training hike today, the Albishorn with its view of Lake Zürich: 8.4km, 460m ascent, 2h40m, 24°C.
