Posts about autumn
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Reminding myself that although mountain hiking season is over now, there are still wonderful opportunities to walk and clear the mind.
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The third of our slightly soggy hikes in the English Lake District in autumn 2022.
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A trip to England, a lack of autumn feeling despite the vivid colours and learning how to set a fire.
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The gradual arrival of autumn; clouds clinging to the mountains, fresher air and a wider variety of colours in the landscape. My favourite time of the year is coming.
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In most places in the mountains, even heavily-touristed spots like Creux-du-Van, visitors are left to their own common sense when it comes to health and safety. Fences and walkways seem to only be installed where it’s really necessary, although I can’t quite fathom when the decision is made. This allows one the chance to experience…
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I should’ve tried out my hiking microspikes before. They’re great for hiking when it’s icy.
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A lunchtime walk by the vineyards in the sunshine, ten years after moving away from nearby.
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Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.
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A great spot to photograph the vineyards and sixteenth-century church at Ligerz, on the shores of Lake Biel.
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Before the proper snow arrived at the start of this year’s winter season, we visited Zermatt and visited the famous, much-photographed view of the Matterhorn from Riffelsee.
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The mountain restaurant and top cable car station at First, above Grindelwald, affords amazing views down to the valley and to the huge wall of rock opposite: including the famous Eiger North Wall.
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A terrific hike and a personal achievement in the central-western Lake District on our anniversary.
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I took a walk up through the woods from Heimwehfluh, near Interlaken. The top of the walk, after half an hour or so of wheezing and muscle aching, was high above the end of Lake Thun. Aside from enjoying the walk, having some exercise, and enjoying the view, I also discovered that the golf course…
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One of my favourite walks this year was in the Gorges de l’Areuse in the Jura mountains, above Neuchâtel. We decided that we wanted to do a proper, long hike in an autumn forest and we chose well. The forests in this part of the country are stupidly picturesque in autumn and the route, beginning in…
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Jo and I took a stroll around the Ballenberg open air museum on her birthday weekend a couple of weeks ago. The museum and its buildings are officially open to the public between April and October, but the site, its paths and woodlands are left accessible after the business closes up for the winter. It’s a…
