Friday, 18 January 2013

Snowshoeing - Part 1

Are you all wrapped up warm, got your snow shoes on and ready to tackle some steep ascents? Good, because you're about to come with me on the first day of our snowshoeing trip!

Staring from Plain Joux (1300 metres) we skirt above the Lac Vert....


That's a frozen lake down there


....and climb to Le Chatelet (1418 metres) for a coffee at the refuge  





Climbing to Ayeres des Rocs, we see where the Roman road headed to Martigny and admire the Fiz Mountain, the largest limestone plateau in Europe. 









Picnic spot 






























Time for cake and tea by the fire... and a soak in the hot tub!

7 comments:

  1. Ok . . . so you really are one of the bravest people I know! Your sense of adventure makes my soul smile, Nat. Love the photos - so breathtakingly beautiful! Can't wait to see more!

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  2. Took my breath away, did it yours? This looks just spectacular, like your truly knocking on Heavens door! Please tell me you are still riding the high from this adventure!!! I want to see the Northern lights from a hot tub!
    XXOOO

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  3. Fantastic ... you really should do
    photos for travel brochures..

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  4. Its about 30C outside and the kids are in the pool, so I can't imagine how cold that is. In actual fact, I've never seen proper snow like that, but that looks like an adventure well worth doing.

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  5. OMG! Look how thick the snow is! It looks AMAZING!! Just magical!

    Much love, Bailey from Vanilla Blonde

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  6. These really are great snow shots - it is not often you can get snow shots in Britain with blue shadows unfortunately. May be the sky will turn blue tomorrow and then who knows.

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  7. I bet that soak in the tub and coffee feels soooooooo good after a day of skiing Nat. Its heating up again here in Perth so its been refreshing seeing the 'big snow'..

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