Outdoors – Page 3 – Mark Pospesel (Coding and Other Stuff)

Hike up to the white cross on a cool and cloudy morning: 5.1 km, 272m ascent, 1h20m, 8°C ☁️. I woke up with headache and nausea, but glad I forced myself to go out. Feeling 100% better now.

View across a green pasture to a valley filled with low-lying clouds. There’s a lake hidden beneath the clouds.
View of a cloud-filled valley with a lake. A large white cross loom over a park bench in the foreground on the right. Mountains line the horizon.

Today was a gym day, my least favorite workout (because it’s not outdoors). As a sedentary tech worker approaching my mid-50’s, I figure I need to combat muscle loss (and maybe gain a little). The best part is walking there and back. Today a heron was hunting along the banks of the canal.

A great blue heron stalks prey along the near bank of a canal. The water looks green due to the reflection of grass and greenery on the far bank.

Hazy morning over the Ägerital

Asphalt farm road winding down through green pastures towards a hazy lake in the distance.

Another cool (10° C) morning on the Ägerisee, but less mist this time. Water is still warm from the summer even though it’s now October. I’d like to see how late in the season I can keep going out this year.

View of calm lake against forested hills with a bit of mist rising from the water.
View across a lake directly into the sun rising over forested hills.

Morning view over the Ägerisee

View of a lake under a cloudy but still blue sky with green pastures in the foreground and dark green forested hills in the background.

Couldn’t resist taking the SUP out on a cold (10° C) but blue sky morning. The lake water is warmer than the air, producing mist.

Sun rising over hills surrounding a calm lake. Mist rises from the water.
Green forested hills over a blue lake with a sheen of white mist under a blue sky.

Low-lying clouds over the Ägerital this morning. Trying to restart an exercise routine after a 10-day hiatus due to COVID and other life stuff.

Low white clouds fill a valley under a pale blue sky and a riding sun with green pastures and a narrow farm road in the foreground.

Alp horn player returns

The alp horn player was back yesterday morning when I took the SUP out on the lake.

Landscape view with lake in foreground, green hilly pastures and forested hills in the background against a blue sky with a few white clouds.

Unterägeri heat wave.

Yesterday I returned from the mountains of the Upper Engiadine. Today is the hottest day of the year in Unterägeri (thus far): 32°C / 90°F. That’s not that hot, but AC is uncommon here. Today was an excellent day to take the SUP out on the lake instead of hiking. Alas there was no alp horn player today.

Vista of green pastures and forest under blue skies taken from a standup paddle board floating in a lake. The lake water glows green from the reflected vegetation.

Fuorcla Surlej

Fuorcla Surlej: Short and easy high altitude walk to a fantastic view. The deer sausage and walnut pie weren’t bad either. We had been here two years ago, but was definitely worth another visit. 4.5km, 137m ascent, 1h7m roundtrip, 13°C ⛅️

View of hiking trail across rocky alpine terrain.
Front entrance of an alpine lodge that reads Fuorcla Surlej, 2755 meters. The walls are built of stone and doors windows wood.
Panorama view of high mountains, some of them with glaciers. Rocks and short green grass are in the foreground. The sky is blue with multiple puffy white clouds.