Canton Glarus, visiting José and Beni (as pictured).

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Beni had invited me to see the best sights of his home canton of Glarus.  As he had a car, we could go and see all the sights that are unavailable for train travelers like myself. 5719757212

Really generous of him, I had no idea about the hidden gems this close to Zürich. Take Klöntal for instance:

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The mountains are almost surreal, the Glarner people live in a tiny valley wedged between rocks that reach higher than our own Kebenekaise. These are the mountains you see from Zürich (on a very clear day) After a nice dinner with Beni’s family we went up to the wooden cross overlooking the town of Näfels. Breathtaking, to say the least. From there we could see the majority of the Glarus valley, with a half moon rising over the mountaintops.

And with this view, a tripod, flash, remote release, ,ultrawide and three funny guys this is what you get:

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I took more photos than those above, but I’ll save them for another time…