My philosophy this fall has been to make hay while the sun shines, or, in my case, be in the mountains if at all possible while the sun shines. I have no idea if and when I will ever live this close to the mountains again, so seeing them as much as possible now makes sense. Also, I've determined that I'm addicted to mountains- they're like crack to me; I keep on needing to take "hits" of the mountains, and then I always feel so much happier. Sometimes during the day I even sneak up to the top floor of my building just to look at the mountains! Anyways this is why, the day after our Glacier Express adventure, I took myself into the mountains again for a hike.
Parts of the train ride were the same as the Glacier Express, but this time I got to sit facing forwards and by the window, so I got some clearer pictures. Mountain crack!
Eventually, I made it to Sedrun and started my hike, which was on a ridge along a valley, surrounded by mountains.
The landscape was covered in rich fall colors- all golden and crimson- which contrasted fantastically with the clear blue sky and the snow-covered mountains. The sun was warm but the air was still crisp, which, in my opinion, is perfect fall weather. Pretty much, it was amazing!
I really enjoyed the walk and the train ride back to Zurich.
It is pretty incredible how many km I traveled by train over the course of three days:
Thursday
Zurich to Zermatt: 300 km
Friday
Zermatt to Chur: 220 km
Chur to Zurich: 120 km
Saturday
Zurich to Sedrun: 130 km
Disentis to Zurich: 190 km
Parts of the train ride were the same as the Glacier Express, but this time I got to sit facing forwards and by the window, so I got some clearer pictures. Mountain crack!
Eventually, I made it to Sedrun and started my hike, which was on a ridge along a valley, surrounded by mountains.
The landscape was covered in rich fall colors- all golden and crimson- which contrasted fantastically with the clear blue sky and the snow-covered mountains. The sun was warm but the air was still crisp, which, in my opinion, is perfect fall weather. Pretty much, it was amazing!
I really enjoyed the walk and the train ride back to Zurich.
It is pretty incredible how many km I traveled by train over the course of three days:
Thursday
Zurich to Zermatt: 300 km
Friday
Zermatt to Chur: 220 km
Chur to Zurich: 120 km
Saturday
Zurich to Sedrun: 130 km
Disentis to Zurich: 190 km
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Basically, I love my GA!
