These are some things that happened during the last few months of 2017.
We went on a wonderful walk from Kandersteg to Jegertosse.
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Balmhorn (3698 m) from Jegertosse. |
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Looking back to Kandersteg. |
The sunsets in Lausanne got quite ridiculous as autumn came in. Here’s a timelapse taken from Tanya’s and my favourite bar in Lausanne, the Jetée de la Compagnie.
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We went to Düsseldorf to see Tanya’s parents who were visiting there.
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Düsseldorf. |
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In the Neanderthal valley. |
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German countryside. |
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Leaving Düsseldorf. |
I went to Locarno for a workshop and spent a couple of days in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.
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Locarno. |
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This mystery fruit was much commented on by workshop participants, and then disappeared in nefarious circumstances. |
We rode our bikes to the Lac de Joux in the Jura mountains, to camp overnight and celebrate a friend’s birthday.
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Starlings over autumn vines. |
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Lac Brenet, next to the Lac de Joux. |
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Campsite! |
Tanya’s Dad Greg visited Switzerland and we walked together near Gimmelwald.
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Tanya and Greg. |
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Three class peaks: Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau. |
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Crazy avalanche shelter in Stechelberg. |
Tanya and I walked to the Pas de l’Illsee from Chandolin, and down to St-Luc.
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Illsee, the illest see. |
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The Couronne de Zinal from afar. |
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Snowgun tests left weird and slippery piles of ice around the place. |
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The Matterhorn from near St-Luc. |
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Mélèzes en feu. |
Later on, we walked from La Forclaz to Bréona in Val d’Hérens. Up high the snow was starting to stick around.
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Oh, and we also went to the Moors near Manchester to visit our friends Andrew and Alex. Good times were had; here is a taste of the English countryside we walked through:
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English sheep. |
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A famous grouse! |
Another feast for these old eyes.