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  • From Noiraigue to Boudry along L’Areuse

    From Noiraigue to Boudry along L’Areuse

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Sunday, after Saturday’s via ferrata I went for a walk along the Areuse river. The hike started in Noiraigue and went along the Areuse river and two gorges. In reality it’s one gorge but there are two parts to the gorge seperated by a long flat bit that is more friendly…

  • Walking from Bex to Aigle

    Walking from Bex to Aigle

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I caught a train from Nyon to Bex without the need to change from one train to another. In the process I had an opportunity to re-acclimate myself to being surrounded by others, indoors, without a mask. Luckily the wagon wasn’t too crowded so I wasn’t overcome with the desire to…

  • The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

    The Lavaux Walk from Puidoux to Vevey

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I met with a meetup group to walk through the Lavaux vineyards from Puidoux to Vevey and the experience was good. The logistics of buying a train ticket confused me but other than this the experience was good. I was able to catch a train from Nyon to Morges, change in…

  • A Walk by the Vallée De Joux

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery so often I get in a car to walk somewhere different. For two or three days we have been in the fog. Yesterday the fog was so thick that when I was driving I decided to slow down. I wanted to be able to stop in half the visible distance.…

  • A Walking Decline in the US Since 2019

    A Walking Decline in the US Since 2019

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesAccording to streetlight data walking in the US has declined over the past three or four years. The decline was by up to thirty six percent from 2019-2022. The clearest reason for this is that 2019 and 2020 were walking honeymoon periods. By this I mean that for the duration of lock…

  • A Walk at the Snow Line

    A Walk at the Snow Line

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most striking thing about a winter with little to no snow is that there is no noise. Normally ski lifts clank, people talk and there is a lot of noise When there has been very little snow the ski lifts are turned off and the mountains are quiet. This is…

  • Crops

    Crops

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese are not ducks in a row. Tidy crops

  • A Walk To The Chateau De Bossey

    A Walk To The Chateau De Bossey

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI walked to the Chateau De Bossey today. It’s an easy walk from one village to another and another after that.

  • A Walk In The Shade

    A Walk In The Shade

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes we walk in the rain and the snow and we get soaked by the weather. Today I drank a litre in an hour and a half of walking. The air temperature is around 31c. I decided to walk from clump of trees to clump of trees. It’s possible. If I…

  • Day Twenty-Six of ORCA in Switzerland – Playing With 360 Video

    Day Twenty-Six of ORCA in Switzerland – Playing With 360 Video

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s Day 26 and today I was playing with 360 video. Specifically I went for a walk in the woods and placed the camera ahead of me to provide people with the opportunity to look around. Doing this is a risky strategy during the pandemic because if you cross paths with anyone…