The Appeal of a Local Hike

It’s easy to look at what people are doing and to travel two hours on a train or in a car. In practice it’s a way of exploring the local area and seeing things that you wouldn’t otherwise see. On the flipside sometimes it is nice to stay local.

I went from seeing that a hike was in Gstaad that would take two hours to get to, to seeing a hike that would take an hour to get to and participate in, to another. Finally I saw a hike that was really local. A hike to a place I can see from a bedroom window on a daily basis.

On Saturday I will have a 20 minute drive to the start of the activity. The bus and train would take an hour. It’s clear that driving is the better option. One advantage in this situation is that I don’t have to worry about the range of the car like I do with other activities.

Familiar Walk

The route is along paths I have walked along many times. I checked and on at least one side there is little snow. I’m not sure about the other side.

What makes this week special is that I could choose from three or four walks for Saturday and two or three on Sunday, as well as bike rides tonight, and on Sunday. In effect the season of outdoor sports such as hiking and cycling is back.

And Finally

It’s good to take advantage of the opportunity to do something local when the chance comes up. It makes logistics and planning simple. It also means that you spend less time on a train or in a car. I really hesitated between the Cossonay and Vaulion hikes, but La Dôle feels like a natural hike to do.