Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Day 10 of GR5 Hike: Into Samoens through the Gorges along the Giffre

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  These dry gorges in limestone cliffs are remnants of glacial torrents. Alan can be seen for scale above; the metal ladder in the photo ...

Day 10 of GR5 Hike/ Col D'Anterne in the Clouds

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  2257 meters, above; below heading down the valley toward a glacial lake and moraine

Day 9 of GR5 Hke: Servoz to Col Anterne

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We left the valley of the Arve and Chamonix, hiking from Servoz at 816 m. The Chalets de Pormenaz below are at 1925 meters looking nort...

Gorges de la Diosaz; on the Arve below Chamonix

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  We knew of the Gorges of the Diosaz because of the travel poster above, by a favorite French artist Roger Broders.  He painted advertisi...
Monday, July 9, 2012

Favorite Pictures from GR5 Hike: Modane to Chamonix

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  Alpine Lake near Col du Palet, above Tigne near Val dIsere.   Glacial Lake Lac de la Plagne below Col du Palet near Peisey-Nancroix....

A Few Beautiful Flowers from the GR5 Hike

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  Columbine, Aquilegia above.   Phyteuma   One of the few Campanula that is white and not blue.   Lily above, with Aruncus or ...

Chamonix Mt Blanc Rest Day

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  The view of Mt Blanc and glacier from the Youth Hostel just south of Chamonix.   The main square of Chamonix at dusk above, and th...

Day 8 of GR5 Hike; down to Chamonix-Mt Blanc, Cloudy Day

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  The Chalet Refuge Nant Borrant, above, is about 1.5 hours outside of Les Contamines, which connects up to the Chamonix valley. ...

Day 7; Plan Mya into the Watershed of Mt Blanc

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  On a brilliant morning, we leave the glacial outwash plain south of Mt Blanc massif with a French hiking group from Dijon, Mille-Pat.   ...

Day 6 GR5 Hike: Gite dAlpage de Plan Mya

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  After a long day of hiking on day 6, we were delighted to find a lovely small refuge with good food from the region.  Three types of loc...