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By Brian Shimer, Author Posted on February 26, 2021

River Canyon, Meiringen, Switzerland

River Canyon, Meiringen, Switzerland https://matchertravel.wordpress.com/2021/02/25/river-canyon-meiringen-switzerland/ — Read on matchertravel.wordpress.com/2021/02/25/river-canyon-meiringen-switzerland/ Loving pictures of this place where I spent four months at 17.

Tags: encouragement, joy, learning, remembrance

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