Experiencing the Swiss way of life with my legs, an iPhone, and a 360° camera.
Segment 4 gets us above the 10,000 ft mark for elevation and the thru-hike can officially begin. It’s always great to get up to altitude on any hike and Day 4 gets me there. Colorado Trail – Segment 4 – Rolling Creek TH to Long Gulch 16.6 Miles, Elevation Gain: 3,271 feet, Elevation Loss: 1,373…
Segment 3 of the Colorado Trail begins at the Little Scraggy Trailhead and ends uphill from the Rolling Creek Trailhead. Colorado Trail – Segment 3 – Little Scraggy TH to Rolling Creek TH 11.5 Miles, Elevation Gain: 2,482 feet, Elevation Loss: 753 feet Most of our videos are filmed in a full 360° arc, this…
Segment 2 of the CT begins at the South Platte River Trailhead, crossing over the South Platte River on the Gudy Gaskill Bridge. Watch the hike in 4K, 360° VR Video. Colorado Trail – Segment 2 – South Platte River TH to Little Scraggy TH 11.5 Miles, Elevation Gain: 2,482 feet, Elevation Loss: 753 feet…
The Colorado Trail is a premier thru-hiking (567 miles) trail in the USA. The CT is split into 28 Segments from Denver to Durango. These next few posts, all with 4K 360° VR Video, are a recap of my hike of the first 5 sections. Section 1 begins south of Denver at Waterton Canyon and section 5…
The mountain to the East of Zurich with the large communications tower is Uetliberg and its very accessible. There are many Uetliberg Hiking Trails from all directions. I like the trails I’ve listed here since I think they show off the mountain best. Hiking Zurich’s House Mountain; Uetliberg. Hiking Time with photos: 3 hours. Transportation…
My favorite jogging and walking path is along the Limmat River. The Zurich River Run, walk and sometimes rafting path, starts downtown at the Swiss National Museum (or Platzspitz next to the Main Train Station) and follows the river to Werdinsel (a river dam). This is a flat path by Swiss standards. The Kloster Fahr-Weg…
The Rotsteinpass Berggasthaus is near the Säntis Peak on the Alpstein massif and in the Appenzeller Region. When “Alp Hopping,” hiking from Berggasthaus to Berggasthaus, trying the local dishes at each location is a specialty. All the Alp Houses on the Alpstein massif are going to be serving Appenzeller cheese. Farm fresh eggs are also…
“A special piece of earth where magic lives.” The Meglisalp Berggasthaus offers a unique experience with an alpine campus including their restaurant, guest house, cabins, a chapel and whiskey cellar. Built in 1861, the Meglisalp Berggasthaus goes back in history to at least 1071 when it was first mentioned in a letter to the abby…
Seealpsee Berggasthaus is a beautiful must-see stop while hiking the Alpstein trails. Luckily, you can hike to the Seesalpsee Alp House from Säntis Alp (Meglisalp Berggasthaus) or Eban Alp (Äscher Berggasthaus). The hike down from Meglisalp can be a challenging in one section but is otherwise a normal Alpine path that drops into a forest.…
Albis is the actual name for house mountain of Zurich, but most people refer to it as the more common Uetliberg. Uetliberg is the peak of Albis with the Uto Kulm Hotel, the Uto Staffel Bergrestaurant and the start of the Albis Planetenwag, the Planetary hiking trail. Begin the trip up Uetliberg from downtown Zurich…