Tag: exploration

  • Cycling With Different Levels of Fitness

    Cycling With Different Levels of Fitness

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Originally I wanted to write about following route 50 from one village to Romainmôtier. I changed my mind as I created the title for this post. An old pickup truck and bike Yesterday I cycled with two people on electric bikes on my normal bike. I didn’t feel that I was…

  • Cycling From Haute-Morges To Nyon Along the Top

    Cycling From Haute-Morges To Nyon Along the Top

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday I cycled from Haute-Morges to Nyon along the top. I did this because I was curious to see what route the GPS would recommend. The natural thing to do would be to cycle downhill towards Rolle and the lake.  Trees and a meadow in a road bend The Route Instead…

  • To the Rhone and Back

    To the Rhone and Back

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I cycled for three hours. I cycled to the Rhone and back along cycling lanes. Initially I had planned on a little 20km loop but because of dog walkers walking with their dogs, off of leash, I decided to ride along the road for a bit, before joining the voie…

  • Visiting Buildings

    Visiting Buildings

    Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a rule that you should often visit churches and other buildings, if you are authorised to. You can often find something interesting. In the case of the Temple De Crans-près-Céligny it’s the kitsch paintings and blue colour. Various images Stained glass window Angel and text Angel and text View…

  • An Interesting Structure In the Mouth of a Cavern.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I find the image in this tweet interesting. I don’t know the context of this location. I find the wooden building interesting. I also find it interesting to see the lighter patch around where the chimney exhausts. It is something out of the ordinary and could be interesting to see…

  • A Saturday Walk During A Pandemic

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Last week it was comfortable and warm so it was tempting to go cycling. This week it has gone back to being cold. Yesterday it was cold and windy and today was cold but sunny. I went for my usual walk but rather than listen to a podcast I watched TikTok…

  • Day Four of Orca in Switzerland – Exploring the Trail Less Travelled

    Day Four of Orca in Switzerland – Exploring the Trail Less Travelled

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Today is Day Four of Orca in Switzerland and I saw that the Canton in which I live has the most active cases of COVID19 so my motivation both to go to shops and to go for walks has taken a hit. At the same time I don’t know whether it’s…

  • K2 With a Drone

    Reading Time: 2 minutes K2 with a Drone is a documentary following Petr Jan Juracka, a scientific photographer’s trip to K2 with Klara Kolouchova with two drones. He performed extensive testing before setting off on the trip. He flew the drone in a hyperbaric chamber to see how it would react. He flew it in…