Status – Page 8 – Mark Pospesel (Coding and Other Stuff)

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.

My favorite part of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 announcement, the Modular Ultra watch face, is not exclusive to the Ultra 2. In fact it finally got me to upgrade my phone to the iOS 17 RC so that I could get the watchOS 10 RC with that new face. It’s my new fave.

Screenshot of the new Modular Ultra watch face, showing elevation around the screen edges.

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.

Happy 732nd

Happy 732nd, Switzerland! 🇨🇭

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.

Via Engiadina, Stage 4

Via Engiadina, Stage 4: Bever – Zuoz. Pleasant rolling trail through mixed woods and alpine meadows. This walk was entirely below the treeline. 12.0km, 487m ascent, 3h30m, 11°C ☀️

View of alpine mountainside, mixed woods and pasture under a blue sky.
Alpine brook with shrubs overarching the water.
View of hiking trail across an alpine pasture under a clear blue sky.
Hiking track overlaid on satellite imagery depicting stage 4 of the via engiadina, running between the towns of Bever and Zuoz.

Via Engiadina, Stage 3

Via Engiadina, Stage 3: Celerina – Bever. Some really nice high alpine areas in the first half. 10.8km, 227m ascent, 2h47m, 10°C ⛅️

View of hiking trail across high alpine terrain, rocky and grassy, under a cloudy sky.
View of cows grazing on a hill above an alpine valley under a cloudy sky.

Morning alp horn

This morning when I took the SUP out on the lake, someone was practicing the alp horn. I had that part of the lake all to myself, so I was able to relax on my board with a view of hilly pastures, farm houses, and forest while listening to alp horn music. Very Swiss. Would do again.

View of green hillside on the edge of the lake. A standing man plays a large alp horn beneath a tree.

RIP Micro.blog iOS app.

After five years without major issues, posting to my WordPress blog from the micro.blog iOS app is broken. Short posts do not use the status format. I’m also experiencing trouble posting images (they upload, but are not included in the post). I tried the Sunlit app, but it does not support alt text for images.