After a night at the Lindernenhütte, a walk to Eggberge and a great view of Vierwäldersee.

An easy walking tour from Stoos SZ to the Lindernenhütte SAC.

A short, but steep, hike to an alpine lake and wildflower-filled meadow.

A long winter walk from Zermatt to Tufteren. We thought the trail looped from Tufteren back to Zermatt but were told it was a summer only trail. Concerned we were running low on light, we walked back to Sunnegga and returned to Zermatt.

Descending through the snow under the Matterhorn.

I was unprepared for how many forest service roads were riding distance from the house. I knew of the big mountains in the south but the farms and woods closer to Zürich were unexpected. The beautiful fall colors on a cool, quiet day made for the most enjoyable ride.

The Klausen Monument is a annual ride over Klausen Pass with your choice of direction. I chose to ride from the west, the harder side, as it promised to have fewer cyclists than coming from the east.

The ride started with an accidental participation in a hill climb on the Buchenegg complete with spectators cheering for me. The highlight of the route was the climb to Gottschalkenberg via Mangeli.

The vast majority of my hiking takes place in, and around, Olympic National Park because it doesn’t require a ferry ride. Wanting to see some fall colors, I reviewed some of the popular hikes in the I90 corridor on the WTA site and Rachel Lake was a frequent addition and the photos suggested wonderful fall scenery would be on display.

I had long wanted to ride in Marin, birthplace of mountain biking and constant location of adventures in my Strava feed.