As I was completing my second (and final) lap of a 3.5 km cross-country ski course this morning, I reflected on all the cool outdoor experiences I've had over the past few months here in Switzerland; swimming in Zurichsee during the summer, completing a "black" high ropes course (the toughest one at the park where we took our 8th graders during an October Field Week), conquering an indoor wall climbing on the same trip, playing ice hockey, sledding (or "sledging") down a 12 km trail at Engelberg, running a half marathon through the streets of Luzern, hiking some of the higher peaks in Switzerland, touring the Jungfrauhoch, biking through the towns around Zurichsee, and alpine and cross-country skiing in some of the most beautiful terrain I've ever seen.
My latest adventure, cross-country skiing (or "Langlauf" as they call it here), was certainly one of the most grueling. My body aches all over right now. But in the best way. I enjoyed it so much, I'm planning to give it another go on Friday.
Switzerland certainly offers a ton of different outdoor adventure opportunities. A lot of these activities are available in the US, but less accessible and/or less popular. Just makes me appreciate living here even more. Hopefully I'll use the experience gained from trying these activities back to the US and get into a few of them back home in a few years.
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