On the Haute Route

First day on the trail

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July 6th 2014
Geo: 46.0303, 7.11646(Erin here.) I awoke at 3:00 in the morning, wide awake and ready to go, and was so relieved to look outside the window to see a sky full of stars. Very glad to see the weather forecast had been wrong. By the time we were up and eating our granola with yogurt or Nutella and homemade bread, the sky was still as clear as could be with plenty of warm sunshine to fill the valle ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more