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This morning was not a great time to be outdoors. I didn’t mind the cold and rain so much as the wind (which rendered an umbrella useless). As I ascended out of the valley, the rain turned to sleet and snow (and back into rain again when I descended).

Landscape view of rolling farm fields mostly covered in snow leading down to a gray lake and a fog-shrouded valley.

Unterägeri, Switzerland

The town of Unterägeri in Canton Zug, Switzerland as seen from a hill on its northern side looking south. The valley is lightly covered in snow. The town is tightly clustered in the foreground with farmland in the distance giving way to forested hillsides that shape the valley. The sky is filled with puffy white clouds and a bit of blue.

View from the White Cross, now actually white with snow. It’s been a month since I’ve done this walk (I’ve been trying to do it weekly). The other photo is of a sheep barn halfway up.

View from the Unterägeri White Cross on a day with snow on the ground. View of a lake surrounded by partially forested hills. The sky is filled with puffy clouds.
Dark wooden barn on a snowy slope halfway up to the White Cross. The landscape is a mix of pasture and forest. The barn is part of a sheep farm.

Our valley got light snow overnight (our second snow of the season). It made for a very pleasant walk this morning. Now it’s time to cook a belated Thanksgiving meal. I’m thankful for the snow! (among many things)

View of somewhat snowy valley with a gray lake. Some green is poking up from the grass. The sky is mostly cloudy with a small clear blue patch.

Fixing my bed with LEGO. It willl require 52 of these assemblies. I’m using a rubber balloon tire piece that was popular in space sets in the 1980’s and hasn’t been produced in almost 20 years.

Collection of LEGO parts including a black rubber balloon tire piece connected to a black technic axle and secured with a gray bushing.

First snow of the season on the Wildspitz (mountain I can see from our apartment).

View of a low forested mountains with a clear snow line part way up. Sky is cloudy and gray. Green pastured hills sit in the foreground.

Rigi (left, closer) and Pilatus (right, more distant) in the early morning light

View across a green valley with two mountains in the distance, both illuminated by early morning light.

Sunrise hike up to the Weisses Kreuz yesterday morning. Today I went to the gym after a 2 week hiatus (I was in the U.S. for 10 days for Fall break).

View of a lake surrounded by hills and mountains at sunrise.

That viewpoint I hike to is on a ridge overlooking the north side of our valley, which also means I get to see the next valley over. It’s basically just farmland.

View of the rolling Swiss pastures of Hinterwyden with green grass, cows, and some farm houses.

Sun rising over lake and valley on a cloudy day. Hike up: 6km, 250m ascent, 1h23m, 13° C ☁️.

View of lake and distant mountains with the sun just over the horizon on a cloudy morning.