Views from the Swiss Jura

The trails I run on the most are in the area between Lake Geneva and up into the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains. The climbs are not as steep as the Alps, but there are some good climbs and incredible views into the Jura and also back across the lake over the Alps. I love being up in the mountains and exploring the trails to find new view points. Here are some of my favorite pictures of the Alps and the canton of Vaud.

#TBT to a couple of weeks ago when I just didn't make it to the summit of Mont Tendre. You can see the triangle marker in the distance. Almost all of this snow is gone now!

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Views for days from a snowy Jura. The alps, and Mont Blanc, in all their splendor from almost the top of Mont Tendre (the snow was too deep to reach the summit). / #mountainmonday #montblanc #jura

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A sandwich of clouds and Alps and Jura forest. I can never satisfy my hunger for this.

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The light this morning was incredible. The sun seemed stuck in a cloud with beams of light trying to break free and reflect off the lake and shine in the mountains.

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#Mountains.

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On short winter days I don't have to get up too early to see the sun rising 😀. Down in the valley the fog and cloud make it seem cold and gloomy, but above the clouds it's easy to see the important things: the alps and Jura mountains.

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