tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70934259029532624362024-03-14T02:45:32.106-07:00Miranda's family photo journalMiranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-56343960469786726682009-08-30T10:17:00.000-07:002009-08-30T10:37:19.445-07:00Bye for now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQzXxheffNuS_UKFBw-oPOsIn3CuSkotmPxtzTyMjfYoSet4FaFM-tm0qSrpUV7429wmqvoavzhzOLhYLd_pmcwcG81CNufHGU7XKARwtbU6answ7rhJhow8Ht70H3QXRfpVfMvXdkOM/s1600-h/IMG_8717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQzXxheffNuS_UKFBw-oPOsIn3CuSkotmPxtzTyMjfYoSet4FaFM-tm0qSrpUV7429wmqvoavzhzOLhYLd_pmcwcG81CNufHGU7XKARwtbU6answ7rhJhow8Ht70H3QXRfpVfMvXdkOM/s320/IMG_8717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375807595709421298" border="0" /></a><br />My last few days in Europe, I'm excited to head home and enjoying our last adventures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZNQ4b5-RgNGg-LHpDicekywTtGWZV4l5U38dWw9LMeOawdWzgv2PnoVTu9KqBkd3T9AvWB_lRqSwFMGYDIlezawdEYcmNEgOQ9gI1ds_4Hq86ihZ4So2Tf0i3VEEP8DehooNgXhNDT0/s1600-h/IMG_8651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZNQ4b5-RgNGg-LHpDicekywTtGWZV4l5U38dWw9LMeOawdWzgv2PnoVTu9KqBkd3T9AvWB_lRqSwFMGYDIlezawdEYcmNEgOQ9gI1ds_4Hq86ihZ4So2Tf0i3VEEP8DehooNgXhNDT0/s320/IMG_8651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375807820604294354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Grammy and I are doing magic tricks...<br /><br />She enjoyed her last few hikes and play time together before heading back to Quebec yesterday.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4l4wXyPTvNL4st5vFLbtb7NZxVcvlziONHGdhd3DLse-8gAsz5fX07lZI_LblszCKH6OOC5UJ0KFGN0_lmSaevNFQiG7aWGFOGD_ofhrDI_WbbMML4G2uBP9DveC2SoDmBiO2c-SlOE/s1600-h/IMG_8698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4l4wXyPTvNL4st5vFLbtb7NZxVcvlziONHGdhd3DLse-8gAsz5fX07lZI_LblszCKH6OOC5UJ0KFGN0_lmSaevNFQiG7aWGFOGD_ofhrDI_WbbMML4G2uBP9DveC2SoDmBiO2c-SlOE/s320/IMG_8698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375808145682857554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A last climb up to le prairon, this time I can do it all on my own.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6b0Z_wtELFj0lb3b5mLRjEhg6he6L_A4l0zyiPyNZwCkeu6GM8Orgz0QvAoJRlfYgYBvhTkWa2aLdx2rxChmbzaUNMkK1NMnU1dqgiaSqklnJN1J6y6Wpfhfb7z6wgYgFyDe2T4hyphenhyphenw4/s1600-h/IMG_8710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6b0Z_wtELFj0lb3b5mLRjEhg6he6L_A4l0zyiPyNZwCkeu6GM8Orgz0QvAoJRlfYgYBvhTkWa2aLdx2rxChmbzaUNMkK1NMnU1dqgiaSqklnJN1J6y6Wpfhfb7z6wgYgFyDe2T4hyphenhyphenw4/s320/IMG_8710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375808301750938018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's my little friend Leo, he's doing a good job too!<br /><br />We picked some berries together at the summit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r351ActxRRlUpEdkyhlPDEsV30sxvI2iYzu-BBtnKb0Z2r7dH1gRhA7XJT91dtE7qUVXZQFRXoG_l4FM2_qoDLftgZngJjGcGCGfhzPHkQ80_Yt7Xhi0CtHKr4kTxpCWXIjriFmzgK8/s1600-h/IMG_8648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r351ActxRRlUpEdkyhlPDEsV30sxvI2iYzu-BBtnKb0Z2r7dH1gRhA7XJT91dtE7qUVXZQFRXoG_l4FM2_qoDLftgZngJjGcGCGfhzPHkQ80_Yt7Xhi0CtHKr4kTxpCWXIjriFmzgK8/s320/IMG_8648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375809513619238706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chamois and fox wanted to try too!<br /><br />A last swing and jump on our trampoline...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjibPjjd17fq-6elKQeRFDLVfqb2ivJuOWyJPKl-fKWInWzhlHDR9si8XIVXT5K2FJ5NQCqky-Dy-8sZKKKBu_dhv7NGZLA4rr1d_p8vWzqzJPijxmBT6-Jztq_mIFJ4DdMn8NKW0Ajg/s1600-h/IMG_8678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjibPjjd17fq-6elKQeRFDLVfqb2ivJuOWyJPKl-fKWInWzhlHDR9si8XIVXT5K2FJ5NQCqky-Dy-8sZKKKBu_dhv7NGZLA4rr1d_p8vWzqzJPijxmBT6-Jztq_mIFJ4DdMn8NKW0Ajg/s320/IMG_8678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375810672895354626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Papa had a his last summit of Mt. Blanc and a final day working teaching climbing...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz4PPss1yuCX21fbDPOZUwVlgKKR7RIfdJY_zrSOEdTpH0lh_79t4KMs48gKIp9HDItP_Jh2ylupA6Z-s0gU6Mw8UgahErJcRTJcuAr53nm7EEV2zgKd2r6P-lM72WIUeLIUNtyWwemE/s1600-h/IMG_8728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz4PPss1yuCX21fbDPOZUwVlgKKR7RIfdJY_zrSOEdTpH0lh_79t4KMs48gKIp9HDItP_Jh2ylupA6Z-s0gU6Mw8UgahErJcRTJcuAr53nm7EEV2zgKd2r6P-lM72WIUeLIUNtyWwemE/s320/IMG_8728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375811401475398386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama had a last walk into the alpine...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5-njOAFUMfFplz-G9-G6TRHePazmtZkEmXHDJMNV86ZpY92UH_ymInB3mUSmVfW0_SqyV_uQwxQs3iSMCwi5H83esRUmqSqWYdFqro6rshRc6o8dnayT3u3ebLhlBXfK1TDA7zZmm5A/s1600-h/IMG_8707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5-njOAFUMfFplz-G9-G6TRHePazmtZkEmXHDJMNV86ZpY92UH_ymInB3mUSmVfW0_SqyV_uQwxQs3iSMCwi5H83esRUmqSqWYdFqro6rshRc6o8dnayT3u3ebLhlBXfK1TDA7zZmm5A/s320/IMG_8707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375809763436503554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next summer Les Houches, by then I'll be almost 5 years old! Au revoir...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-61540405184500996332009-08-29T11:28:00.000-07:002009-08-29T12:54:04.550-07:00Many Randonees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBsZBgVOxI11ESwQ1fo8g4seza5VK4dXekr6PYd2tdwdUcT8gy78_bSZlrF-N3FADwhvZ598rfgqAn7NSYqlwOZqgxJI8U98A1OevqNiedePIio4EPP9CKyQBY7tSz2QL369yy1K9faU/s1600-h/IMG_8661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBsZBgVOxI11ESwQ1fo8g4seza5VK4dXekr6PYd2tdwdUcT8gy78_bSZlrF-N3FADwhvZ598rfgqAn7NSYqlwOZqgxJI8U98A1OevqNiedePIio4EPP9CKyQBY7tSz2QL369yy1K9faU/s320/IMG_8661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375457173613528978" border="0" /></a><br />For the last month, I've had the gift of weekly walks on trails on the north and south side of the Chamonix Valley.<br /><br />A bit behind in my mama walk blog, here are a few pictures from the last month of wonderful walks I enjoyed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL9-10ZK_oFvZx4-Ox7TBXzNSZAS1uxZyXubFFfHJ6NeR2b7dMOR3v03cjbS8hPfL5jXddsvvCdK7wn-vGBKkUuAXL_6zG0yVB0qWpllsz9eIGa9CTAazUIt3O1ZJlqolwt9FPngVnqs/s1600-h/IMG_8658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL9-10ZK_oFvZx4-Ox7TBXzNSZAS1uxZyXubFFfHJ6NeR2b7dMOR3v03cjbS8hPfL5jXddsvvCdK7wn-vGBKkUuAXL_6zG0yVB0qWpllsz9eIGa9CTAazUIt3O1ZJlqolwt9FPngVnqs/s320/IMG_8658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375457536782761858" border="0" /></a><br />A few days ago, this is a walk just behind our house, up a steep gulley and onto a narrow ridge.<br /><br />A fabulous climb from lush valley to larch and alpine terrain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUxXa3BwjGzO9CXJWggLE1AR4GRZjZXJUytycEYPGAgF85DTwuGCKfDs6E_tx2EyYUuV1s-4iptSp6K6JrdCUT5VVgBWVtyRgvlTKSVsfE_Mf-cyqzDnlmEYVHVTIv7JP5-ico99iJtw/s1600-h/IMG_8664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUxXa3BwjGzO9CXJWggLE1AR4GRZjZXJUytycEYPGAgF85DTwuGCKfDs6E_tx2EyYUuV1s-4iptSp6K6JrdCUT5VVgBWVtyRgvlTKSVsfE_Mf-cyqzDnlmEYVHVTIv7JP5-ico99iJtw/s320/IMG_8664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375457668578301458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I was grateful I got to do one of my final hikes here with another mom who I've been getting to know, Kim.<br /><br />Perhaps we'll get to hike again next summer when she comes to visit B.C!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNpNDTKmUZI7EfYrcZEIgOcgruteJJH_hKRqeIgJwvKa0_Hr5ESkOd0ww77dxu0svPM9UW9oCbc6VZjNAetvnH_8sEoKRm_ldJ29Zhu7n0gpkOAjbCMzOAirUOb0o5aMIB65HKOYJx2g/s1600-h/IMG_8427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNpNDTKmUZI7EfYrcZEIgOcgruteJJH_hKRqeIgJwvKa0_Hr5ESkOd0ww77dxu0svPM9UW9oCbc6VZjNAetvnH_8sEoKRm_ldJ29Zhu7n0gpkOAjbCMzOAirUOb0o5aMIB65HKOYJx2g/s320/IMG_8427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375459873371844946" border="0" /></a><br />Last week I have an afternoon of free mama time and enjoyed a quick lift into the alpine by telepherique.<br /><br />In the background is Mer de Glace, one of the longest glaciers, from this side there are incredible views of the Mt.Blanc massive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeMfSyCFIIGbbr8HBI3tmQga4WFy8pcdj0NIDVUSxv6pTPkrtxYRESgcttvGyL89yXDbL_r3P3aXXp0p2s0YWDqPg0h0ee3tt25AfZtptmb_ABbz-rUUEeWRFXRDCmPnohpU57ZuJAWE/s1600-h/IMG_8431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeMfSyCFIIGbbr8HBI3tmQga4WFy8pcdj0NIDVUSxv6pTPkrtxYRESgcttvGyL89yXDbL_r3P3aXXp0p2s0YWDqPg0h0ee3tt25AfZtptmb_ABbz-rUUEeWRFXRDCmPnohpU57ZuJAWE/s320/IMG_8431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375460053394007746" border="0" /></a><br />The hike traversed from one high lift to another via a fun ridge.<br /><br />Of course lots of help along the way...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJsLO_ISBoaG34BNAWTIGlRexDHnafycSTjLgZQBF13m563eX2W7bRsHtCEIYHGYlFdc1UlDsqqCDz5ABiHsNVS6svPlR5zW9lmpXXOJiDu4gS5uL6-6XpZEPN1Vgks4yDRG71evby_o/s1600-h/IMG_8432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJsLO_ISBoaG34BNAWTIGlRexDHnafycSTjLgZQBF13m563eX2W7bRsHtCEIYHGYlFdc1UlDsqqCDz5ABiHsNVS6svPlR5zW9lmpXXOJiDu4gS5uL6-6XpZEPN1Vgks4yDRG71evby_o/s320/IMG_8432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375460759965459986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Two years ago when I walked this it was two feet under snow.<br /><br />We've been blessed (and at times cursed) with incredibly clear and hot skies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjierK5bl1749Ce1sx7ypbtfKl_B3tPJKOVm-fFZjfgYIZXCZPfufyfcKY6P4kmG3Fwl7PfQPQL0LnhvYGK2RK7FgN1qdJa17aqI2iuB0EVmQ_VAK_QIcNyuGY-3cx_5h33h0sTFedymhM/s1600-h/IMG_8293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjierK5bl1749Ce1sx7ypbtfKl_B3tPJKOVm-fFZjfgYIZXCZPfufyfcKY6P4kmG3Fwl7PfQPQL0LnhvYGK2RK7FgN1qdJa17aqI2iuB0EVmQ_VAK_QIcNyuGY-3cx_5h33h0sTFedymhM/s320/IMG_8293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375461937471184034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I decided to revisit a ridge that I had seen on a previous hike.<br /><br />It was super workout, all up, starting in Servoz valley (below & behind the ridge)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHME12f95mK2x2pjNnIEOASF6wZgo4_LXJstfZRpm4ym4EJrfLFLriQAmh1nC_-nCiIlo04x7DK01Gyla3W6tjKokJ2bSIyBmBrFvZCkc9UfyRyj3AnVS-sCoD6L-XBc8_1JSTQ0vveE/s1600-h/IMG_8296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHME12f95mK2x2pjNnIEOASF6wZgo4_LXJstfZRpm4ym4EJrfLFLriQAmh1nC_-nCiIlo04x7DK01Gyla3W6tjKokJ2bSIyBmBrFvZCkc9UfyRyj3AnVS-sCoD6L-XBc8_1JSTQ0vveE/s320/IMG_8296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375466121442079634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And finishing with a nice lift down from Brevant (look way in the distance).<br /><br />David and Elias dropped me off, early morning so...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9KIyNBZPdzaJgcilNPCt3Gcva_QTdg1qKgD7WB5ZbZPLgekrScNlOIJt3c1nazzLImz_lQ4y2Tz0068tMPblO7x_kJbXkFN3RNclcGfrVm-yuP811Cumz3g4CSYjsArYsHxpgNIuHlY/s1600-h/IMG_8263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9KIyNBZPdzaJgcilNPCt3Gcva_QTdg1qKgD7WB5ZbZPLgekrScNlOIJt3c1nazzLImz_lQ4y2Tz0068tMPblO7x_kJbXkFN3RNclcGfrVm-yuP811Cumz3g4CSYjsArYsHxpgNIuHlY/s320/IMG_8263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375462580744103154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I got to enjoy a cool ascent and people free trails...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDGg6Sosfz2guDOKPLyEFl8jK9FlPLGhodWd-muN0-pFVSRdVChzMekqz-KU01FGqOX62HxVC0dBYpGHh-5V8JbNvGnfbiSAoeva1ZUQxuguaoa2xPWj3j8WtBUOzF7mX24xbpq1Ux7I/s1600-h/IMG_8251.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDGg6Sosfz2guDOKPLyEFl8jK9FlPLGhodWd-muN0-pFVSRdVChzMekqz-KU01FGqOX62HxVC0dBYpGHh-5V8JbNvGnfbiSAoeva1ZUQxuguaoa2xPWj3j8WtBUOzF7mX24xbpq1Ux7I/s320/IMG_8251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375462884470031602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Try last evenings frozen & now sun warmed mtn berries...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZSeYaCaWJssoAMmItX7tyMMYqFWSb_tVLRgact8SCO-7uyQAML_qYbXxRZhkLoCrUkML8RbupcWqu0EvhjBGtseQp6A1bNLcYgY0cGr4JLId-vioBg0PBsGfO3LONi_FqjlxbZq7_qw/s1600-h/IMG_8288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZSeYaCaWJssoAMmItX7tyMMYqFWSb_tVLRgact8SCO-7uyQAML_qYbXxRZhkLoCrUkML8RbupcWqu0EvhjBGtseQp6A1bNLcYgY0cGr4JLId-vioBg0PBsGfO3LONi_FqjlxbZq7_qw/s320/IMG_8288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375463061436949682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And enjoy some unique perspectives of paraponters and Mt.Blanc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71ahTQkVaozlb75zR_1ER48OIdspzxMr-neYHHNfu7UmKSxcbsraeizlKrhUPsqVHnsKLKLOBhEFl0yf7SSKRcfkUwbxG_GGr_km8d7Y3v5dAFOQBkHoRqSPCtbiO0KN5zuiaaSP5m0I/s1600-h/IMG_8269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71ahTQkVaozlb75zR_1ER48OIdspzxMr-neYHHNfu7UmKSxcbsraeizlKrhUPsqVHnsKLKLOBhEFl0yf7SSKRcfkUwbxG_GGr_km8d7Y3v5dAFOQBkHoRqSPCtbiO0KN5zuiaaSP5m0I/s320/IMG_8269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375465099918232642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I followed some mountain goats...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr08zMWmzc4DtD_s3aGS3WeUakgOgCfOYz1DLk-SePfLBSkEiMUynxfMugbMFIFyBY1CHGz3YdAphngExTGXcUw5g9-3eUytBBdddZ_0E6m-h0UkF5ZuGU0P8pTqmMKVXumexxzBugGU/s1600-h/IMG_8273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr08zMWmzc4DtD_s3aGS3WeUakgOgCfOYz1DLk-SePfLBSkEiMUynxfMugbMFIFyBY1CHGz3YdAphngExTGXcUw5g9-3eUytBBdddZ_0E6m-h0UkF5ZuGU0P8pTqmMKVXumexxzBugGU/s320/IMG_8273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375465443272357058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Feasted on succulent alpine flowers...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPJUapdm_uzlo4Vxx626GaTZpla6iUYllw8QBXJN6YH15c2ILOREQQUelG6YcvuWpDL7EDn78zTYMAPowGYEaGvjrZ1T-aIZNMP9BRh44ghQaCFjXic0cOmUAYjZgq0wAC2N9aAEzxk/s1600-h/IMG_8294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPJUapdm_uzlo4Vxx626GaTZpla6iUYllw8QBXJN6YH15c2ILOREQQUelG6YcvuWpDL7EDn78zTYMAPowGYEaGvjrZ1T-aIZNMP9BRh44ghQaCFjXic0cOmUAYjZgq0wAC2N9aAEzxk/s320/IMG_8294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375465773048174738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And retreated with some journalling time on this high porch refuge, a wonderful morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy79iSh6Y0F-vWD6dc26urZD0l0dAumKW9xS14t8D57ThU8omX82e1EMXCSlfxhuo0M-DpCfTOMFpZDKEl_le-jtMukDztbJZc53KLrB_vgEhiyrTtVX8qaXKMEmRYctp0bzgRAFafvOM/s1600-h/IMG_8004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy79iSh6Y0F-vWD6dc26urZD0l0dAumKW9xS14t8D57ThU8omX82e1EMXCSlfxhuo0M-DpCfTOMFpZDKEl_le-jtMukDztbJZc53KLrB_vgEhiyrTtVX8qaXKMEmRYctp0bzgRAFafvOM/s320/IMG_8004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375468056788364066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This hike was in a valley perpendicular to Chamonix, about 1/3 of the way on the Mt.Blanc "trek".<br /><br />Definately one of my oddest hikes yet.<br /><br />It wasn't the cows or powerline overhead...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a-WZT9aF7vAFm2ugpz3hjp1OlsJKzM8wvfhO4oeLTd06bn4otoHrpihFVaPuUk39l-R30qTatpyfI2mK0cbSrj-vTvS19uVnnEMiIlSGs4RvCzh23_VejCPaOZaq2GXZ3pPbiZhWIxE/s1600-h/IMG_8030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a-WZT9aF7vAFm2ugpz3hjp1OlsJKzM8wvfhO4oeLTd06bn4otoHrpihFVaPuUk39l-R30qTatpyfI2mK0cbSrj-vTvS19uVnnEMiIlSGs4RvCzh23_VejCPaOZaq2GXZ3pPbiZhWIxE/s320/IMG_8030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375468392120705602" border="0" /></a><br />Nor the incredible rock and trails going through high passess...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGq3h7oJsBOslDI4cSKoB43VhX3vui8F-UGfghIX6-phvaqIpgNzpb_IXNuxIdTYcnUv1WCEh_bm6jLwFHEwQLqZWECLTC2f0dB1e2mJbMhNml50Gx-rtTybbiDVXN980cRibaHlMKE8/s1600-h/IMG_8014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGq3h7oJsBOslDI4cSKoB43VhX3vui8F-UGfghIX6-phvaqIpgNzpb_IXNuxIdTYcnUv1WCEh_bm6jLwFHEwQLqZWECLTC2f0dB1e2mJbMhNml50Gx-rtTybbiDVXN980cRibaHlMKE8/s320/IMG_8014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375470524911572386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The steady uphill path and big terrain, that too was normal.<br /><br />For me, it was my first experience of walking a portion of the "Mt.Blanc Trek" on a busy August day.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0DCjfyjsz9Po9igDnHZXB6kMzHaXRoHJTtFYgCoyBPW2hx9UBRWeYEOkdgsuSCkyWIM0XpqfGiu7pbfXnXFIe0dKwrrNs99TVCC8K5bqtJPTYjGebqC1mcM7Th5IrNNPvAzN_H_yq5s/s1600-h/IMG_8022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0DCjfyjsz9Po9igDnHZXB6kMzHaXRoHJTtFYgCoyBPW2hx9UBRWeYEOkdgsuSCkyWIM0XpqfGiu7pbfXnXFIe0dKwrrNs99TVCC8K5bqtJPTYjGebqC1mcM7Th5IrNNPvAzN_H_yq5s/s320/IMG_8022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375470245706536978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was the hordes of people and realization that literally hundreds of people followed this classic route, a 185km trail that goes around the Mt.Blanc massif.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV351SYM03PwfH9cpj1qtzvYTRtaSPxxb1Bef0YTi9r1Qa2F3v71QOK88aV2NqxIMYYNsZwsoOCCnOd8qMOwsZy1aNePoLMeSw_F9lcE_YKMSAGwPOk1OQ7vSufkqTY2jPwKuCLaWrCyo/s1600-h/IMG_8040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV351SYM03PwfH9cpj1qtzvYTRtaSPxxb1Bef0YTi9r1Qa2F3v71QOK88aV2NqxIMYYNsZwsoOCCnOd8qMOwsZy1aNePoLMeSw_F9lcE_YKMSAGwPOk1OQ7vSufkqTY2jPwKuCLaWrCyo/s320/IMG_8040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375471691821448114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I still enjoyed the beauty of the place and inspired by the dedication of people from all over the world to hike in these unique mountains.<br /><br />At times, it felt like a pilgrimage which for some ended at this simple church.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASEVP_yV1HzcE8hRTev63jUe1HoIdGRmjc_x4R50y8kJpn9DVX1Yhfch56RAoxmbq_KzTXWdF1hpT3apgwOYEyJiG5EDAyyJR76BYLT_vN6z_yNuphtGgdEdsvdCfOgRc-fgywALFt4o/s1600-h/IMG_8066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASEVP_yV1HzcE8hRTev63jUe1HoIdGRmjc_x4R50y8kJpn9DVX1Yhfch56RAoxmbq_KzTXWdF1hpT3apgwOYEyJiG5EDAyyJR76BYLT_vN6z_yNuphtGgdEdsvdCfOgRc-fgywALFt4o/s320/IMG_8066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375472830413587250" border="0" /></a><br />I had yet hike in Switzerland so one warm day I wandered past Vallorcine to follow signposts of a different design.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWQA2WiWJUCx51sKm5mVf7yzlFgw61Mk_H4s6DRjpW-a6fvLcNtBcnqun6Y0W9KUAVUHH6tKLd5dMymNK4yPIZdSX74x8e29vadZVIHUqjC4mTDihAk8RjF_MftKuQwqx87AAzcmU3wI/s1600-h/IMG_8064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWQA2WiWJUCx51sKm5mVf7yzlFgw61Mk_H4s6DRjpW-a6fvLcNtBcnqun6Y0W9KUAVUHH6tKLd5dMymNK4yPIZdSX74x8e29vadZVIHUqjC4mTDihAk8RjF_MftKuQwqx87AAzcmU3wI/s320/IMG_8064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375473228531889922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The gruelling ascent perhaps ensured I'd see few people.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfZeYtmTtif85UsYqrxe7Nb7cCCePFLAvCxJYgZDHOGcn97SLQ5vauT4UJO8QKkU0jVgr7ehDKO5yCKhzEebl8oTy4HjnUbG5eyNw6wAN_wLW2GM-WHfD4ap8ikgh5l78c5PiMzEYl7w/s1600-h/IMG_8087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfZeYtmTtif85UsYqrxe7Nb7cCCePFLAvCxJYgZDHOGcn97SLQ5vauT4UJO8QKkU0jVgr7ehDKO5yCKhzEebl8oTy4HjnUbG5eyNw6wAN_wLW2GM-WHfD4ap8ikgh5l78c5PiMzEYl7w/s320/IMG_8087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375473505259807202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And similar to France, I was lead the way...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UIjaVMtIQhoPbP2TRTQM39Rha8Fvd1-30ADkkN5YwZmwWGaWsIC5_1lz_YB6555qXhS-zY-MLqc86MHSVljsk7kFxktLB0_-7UWA4qbl7Iy03_dsVFfIcT4SilMhgl_8fOD2Dhi5x4k/s1600-h/IMG_8079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UIjaVMtIQhoPbP2TRTQM39Rha8Fvd1-30ADkkN5YwZmwWGaWsIC5_1lz_YB6555qXhS-zY-MLqc86MHSVljsk7kFxktLB0_-7UWA4qbl7Iy03_dsVFfIcT4SilMhgl_8fOD2Dhi5x4k/s320/IMG_8079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375473834089913922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Up to an incredible blue lake, not so different from what I'd see at home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIFke8n26eqWOEIvT8p9VTJpUZOKoFooU9KpNN_1pnUfSELW8tqK4l34W2h4N3Dm0KBijkV4_N1_jimot6q0q4XxHATF8rvXB5vtPMiCYkbEb2eUVegWtD9PR-cgqzjmxlZGd9cKhVDs/s1600-h/IMG_8078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIFke8n26eqWOEIvT8p9VTJpUZOKoFooU9KpNN_1pnUfSELW8tqK4l34W2h4N3Dm0KBijkV4_N1_jimot6q0q4XxHATF8rvXB5vtPMiCYkbEb2eUVegWtD9PR-cgqzjmxlZGd9cKhVDs/s320/IMG_8078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375474233051338610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Except here I may be joined by folks who had gotten a quick train ride up to the dam.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lUqS52-fF_C3d_Xg_V9QPV6AYwpqldPy1XtbSWHeoRlcQqYt2OiXXWVPD9imZDGV1jxiv0TXwdsCm0o2g5h0ZkoQFoQPd1jA5ml_-rOV3H4oZHs709nGApUqVSwxMK3PUFCrr03obzs/s1600-h/IMG_8103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lUqS52-fF_C3d_Xg_V9QPV6AYwpqldPy1XtbSWHeoRlcQqYt2OiXXWVPD9imZDGV1jxiv0TXwdsCm0o2g5h0ZkoQFoQPd1jA5ml_-rOV3H4oZHs709nGApUqVSwxMK3PUFCrr03obzs/s320/IMG_8103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375475448923094386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Back across the border, a simple refuge and long descent.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVI4T5q84BmaEXRk1YtqHssGAQTIEY4EdU_UXgB_rWWNPNkJFlTU4Ilkd3ZE3cpMidzqYR3hWt0nKcMkf_oI0JTbSKFloGvJW56669tEXYKCHwt5zjYNoKEV3iJtz9TMYliu4PyFSddU/s1600-h/IMG_8071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVI4T5q84BmaEXRk1YtqHssGAQTIEY4EdU_UXgB_rWWNPNkJFlTU4Ilkd3ZE3cpMidzqYR3hWt0nKcMkf_oI0JTbSKFloGvJW56669tEXYKCHwt5zjYNoKEV3iJtz9TMYliu4PyFSddU/s320/IMG_8071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375475698786270674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Grateful to push my legs, lungs and free spirit.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to Papa, Pierre&Odette, Denise and Anne for gifting me time to be on the trails.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-12434193010510375372009-08-24T11:09:00.001-07:002009-08-24T11:21:10.899-07:00A day of playmates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Su8uYIhuxZr5g2y44X_zROjoDJORJhGaOn0krtVzUsr2k6hvFLJRQpcc_YV7GbLoJmwL_ZJ9s2p_D0r6ZWtvNf_mOWNFQGMd5IbTRzQpAzdN6cXhdm-fG1FZxkGFuJYTK9x-xKatAII/s1600-h/IMG_8616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Su8uYIhuxZr5g2y44X_zROjoDJORJhGaOn0krtVzUsr2k6hvFLJRQpcc_YV7GbLoJmwL_ZJ9s2p_D0r6ZWtvNf_mOWNFQGMd5IbTRzQpAzdN6cXhdm-fG1FZxkGFuJYTK9x-xKatAII/s320/IMG_8616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373594398307295890" border="0" /></a>This is Daniel, you may have met him before.<br /><br />We're neighbors and sometimes hang out.<br /><br />He just got a baby sister, I just got to see her, she's little and soft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWabbVWpFqbcCts-SWRcy4qOYkDecXvor9cTWRpLUp18VaNmrZouVMMPAHjA-QUVGRrzmOaPtHnGlreCnk-7x2KmuRKaQ37MxFhIgCtb53Jsq4BPSzR6LQBjgYZE5gAVcNsp-LRLZlE_s/s1600-h/IMG_8630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWabbVWpFqbcCts-SWRcy4qOYkDecXvor9cTWRpLUp18VaNmrZouVMMPAHjA-QUVGRrzmOaPtHnGlreCnk-7x2KmuRKaQ37MxFhIgCtb53Jsq4BPSzR6LQBjgYZE5gAVcNsp-LRLZlE_s/s320/IMG_8630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373594606967293378" border="0" /></a>Here's Julian, he's French, we met him at the beach.<br /><br />He liked hanging out with Grammy and my trucks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3-nXz-TrVLGDHuu3OnZBgaGCvyx5IR_P9j3BsVd2li14AaVHJmZ8ImsS0DLOv-tMaz6uoFvchuL_H2Q3XwiHmsM8nTLZ49JFCl2rgv97XHGZfFvDYNTz18xqTuUIGyg59hsdZWxSF4U/s1600-h/IMG_8624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3-nXz-TrVLGDHuu3OnZBgaGCvyx5IR_P9j3BsVd2li14AaVHJmZ8ImsS0DLOv-tMaz6uoFvchuL_H2Q3XwiHmsM8nTLZ49JFCl2rgv97XHGZfFvDYNTz18xqTuUIGyg59hsdZWxSF4U/s320/IMG_8624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373594920719483218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We're building tunnels together, just like the long one we took to Italy.<br /><br />This is Lac de Passy, it has great views of Mt.Blanc, Papa's up there right now.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMMKJQsbbEscJ7T9asHDxYs_XxP1qMrlY8KsRmHkvNdpHdjpjRBoJmL7kV-BpivcM5zSBdFNHESXf7HVbTjj-uxLazoGij_gwhsV7fdVc4Lk34S04OEFRCM810fP0Yz5q0kTinMzZK5Q/s1600-h/IMG_8640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMMKJQsbbEscJ7T9asHDxYs_XxP1qMrlY8KsRmHkvNdpHdjpjRBoJmL7kV-BpivcM5zSBdFNHESXf7HVbTjj-uxLazoGij_gwhsV7fdVc4Lk34S04OEFRCM810fP0Yz5q0kTinMzZK5Q/s320/IMG_8640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373595106545069522" border="0" /></a><br />After dodo I took granny to my other favorite beach spot its in a cool forest.<br /><br />We found another french boy there, the same age, he shared "his" trucks with me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAktmfXiwD4zQtz1Ev4cm3IbUQ-3-QrBGmV1oSPlc7bjA3Lcz46pSYyGR4uxSFacsfzLtOXXwco89OaYYOpToVDmvsT8vczQS3fL-6WTxmuRcPrbW3f-BkJTbltemT0B4ZdatrqvWkusg/s1600-h/IMG_8639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAktmfXiwD4zQtz1Ev4cm3IbUQ-3-QrBGmV1oSPlc7bjA3Lcz46pSYyGR4uxSFacsfzLtOXXwco89OaYYOpToVDmvsT8vczQS3fL-6WTxmuRcPrbW3f-BkJTbltemT0B4ZdatrqvWkusg/s320/IMG_8639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373595740847544258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We built some houses with wood.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJt3nPiwC3an3uvpLE7MN0VwnNRXUq5z_IBX6DhBm49axEi3o5jVxVTwAIHTpAptgAnMIL9HzYAng8dsTlkARJAU8t40xAlDuDAlzWlyOPAaCLQUN9orcMZA5XtxLOTtWydv6ziQd3_8/s1600-h/IMG_8637.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJt3nPiwC3an3uvpLE7MN0VwnNRXUq5z_IBX6DhBm49axEi3o5jVxVTwAIHTpAptgAnMIL9HzYAng8dsTlkARJAU8t40xAlDuDAlzWlyOPAaCLQUN9orcMZA5XtxLOTtWydv6ziQd3_8/s320/IMG_8637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373596165663385538" border="0" /></a>Then used wood for making boats in the water and bridges to walk over.<br /><br />A fun day!<br /><br />And now we get to hang out with papa too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMMKJQsbbEscJ7T9asHDxYs_XxP1qMrlY8KsRmHkvNdpHdjpjRBoJmL7kV-BpivcM5zSBdFNHESXf7HVbTjj-uxLazoGij_gwhsV7fdVc4Lk34S04OEFRCM810fP0Yz5q0kTinMzZK5Q/s1600-h/IMG_8640.JPG"><br /></a>Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-54641732352601412262009-08-24T10:46:00.000-07:002009-08-24T11:08:31.538-07:00Day on Rock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH-aGRemW33tuVj_FkIMCBHXh-JWjb3L8QEeajnnD63-M5sf9opdExr5SwdtKkvwvpl1qSPhZyOdbFrBCvJHP6P3rh_mJChY_gGAZrb5SOOExSkRZOGnA5crKentT9uKBz6_SHGAz0VI/s1600-h/IMG_8443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH-aGRemW33tuVj_FkIMCBHXh-JWjb3L8QEeajnnD63-M5sf9opdExr5SwdtKkvwvpl1qSPhZyOdbFrBCvJHP6P3rh_mJChY_gGAZrb5SOOExSkRZOGnA5crKentT9uKBz6_SHGAz0VI/s320/IMG_8443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373588583363386530" border="0" /></a><br />David and I were gifted some time to go explore together in the alpine.<br /><br />We took a couple lifts up, unsure what to expect...you can just see the rock ridge in the distance that we climbed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7tQAFpjjMYTd0MTlb3YggJMvPpmMju3ksbrXEXoCCL-uvlawUop0UyxU2CfmWxU7byITrn7GxyuL_EYeJIru6aDECxW0XE7FGNaUltFuoRr96zlOZawnCsFmabZC26QRPkPoNTjNy-M/s1600-h/IMG_8445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7tQAFpjjMYTd0MTlb3YggJMvPpmMju3ksbrXEXoCCL-uvlawUop0UyxU2CfmWxU7byITrn7GxyuL_EYeJIru6aDECxW0XE7FGNaUltFuoRr96zlOZawnCsFmabZC26QRPkPoNTjNy-M/s320/IMG_8445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373588977923730402" border="0" /></a>This is the top of Argentiere lift, super!<br /><br />The last time I was here was 4 years ago when we skied the haute route, our lives quite different then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH9Izcuif5Ijpm12Zm5a_CVFYobW0RAGsJsMo6zhFK_zXeJUOa1oB2BZ0RVqKYFjxJcbnBrPtriZB3Eql-eIx48yCN38z_2582XtFgEwJ467cQ-0TE0ngqSXQLJaXZf1VcAbsonEvrCE/s1600-h/IMG_8462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvH9Izcuif5Ijpm12Zm5a_CVFYobW0RAGsJsMo6zhFK_zXeJUOa1oB2BZ0RVqKYFjxJcbnBrPtriZB3Eql-eIx48yCN38z_2582XtFgEwJ467cQ-0TE0ngqSXQLJaXZf1VcAbsonEvrCE/s320/IMG_8462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373589719375333426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We started our day as a descent on the glacier and some tricky walking on ice and rock.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBSAJRFkJIa8yg1thDNCdU-grfvT_7xMIFJUzuhhyphenhyphenGojInKR6tgv8AruDU44KWBQmzSNzdFQt6Gc7QT35-h1WbhJHFKhU4ZBe4BglhnZDb8SqYSv4C4Vc5koP7v6IOvXwOKLHVDO80DY/s1600-h/IMG_8451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBSAJRFkJIa8yg1thDNCdU-grfvT_7xMIFJUzuhhyphenhyphenGojInKR6tgv8AruDU44KWBQmzSNzdFQt6Gc7QT35-h1WbhJHFKhU4ZBe4BglhnZDb8SqYSv4C4Vc5koP7v6IOvXwOKLHVDO80DY/s320/IMG_8451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373589559089836546" border="0" /></a><br />For me it was nice to try out my crampons again and be up high.<br /><br />Chamonix and Les Houches with Grammy & Elias are just below us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt3DRsgseguGBcF8sSt0dy-IpHok3960VfQvs4ghPhHLS3PJG2InjQlsyt3JhPzo-HAMkg4b1-dLiYngiXOd_eXh92JE8M59Oh0u5ic4t-X8z4AzxaDqQTenu3iO7l6xgE3NWfPM8VX8/s1600-h/IMG_8449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt3DRsgseguGBcF8sSt0dy-IpHok3960VfQvs4ghPhHLS3PJG2InjQlsyt3JhPzo-HAMkg4b1-dLiYngiXOd_eXh92JE8M59Oh0u5ic4t-X8z4AzxaDqQTenu3iO7l6xgE3NWfPM8VX8/s320/IMG_8449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373589122832912322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />David has been working most of the summer with not much off time. So many routes that are calling him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW7RR7dTvtBIZ84KzZ4jaX0SAl1q5dK_3pfQjpDG0ke2TvCZS3kS3F38V4NGyj0-DliWSbfUXn9UdDp34rYX69Neflxrw0U1Upld-h1Offuygq0jrwtzSRuPm5sMoaw4ByVkXwxIgivM/s1600-h/IMG_8469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW7RR7dTvtBIZ84KzZ4jaX0SAl1q5dK_3pfQjpDG0ke2TvCZS3kS3F38V4NGyj0-DliWSbfUXn9UdDp34rYX69Neflxrw0U1Upld-h1Offuygq0jrwtzSRuPm5sMoaw4ByVkXwxIgivM/s320/IMG_8469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373590919699779810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Its been super busy with tourists in the valley so we picked a route we didn't expect to see anyone.<br /><br />The flowers, terrain and quite made us think of home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBKgcZ6nkqYi6RQM4_sERBVmEvzchyphenhyphenrR-mkqXXyQzGIIA8Pb1AsVqjNvaTsEid87Z70_wfmwa6w-guGW-GXRyNw94jCKaaC-A5JapcHw7LnOXI4jDkXtLc1oF8l2nF3gVhumCXbQyHGY/s1600-h/IMG_8474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBKgcZ6nkqYi6RQM4_sERBVmEvzchyphenhyphenrR-mkqXXyQzGIIA8Pb1AsVqjNvaTsEid87Z70_wfmwa6w-guGW-GXRyNw94jCKaaC-A5JapcHw7LnOXI4jDkXtLc1oF8l2nF3gVhumCXbQyHGY/s320/IMG_8474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373591124130262754" border="0" /></a>And the beginning of the climb was a wild garden too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh5B4iu_e0h1kd_af61ubulNrFmc7qsxWtZfBuVkVFTl6WMT7hicgBshY3ITTrtNS8vSnhQ6gJesLQ0tHkEp20hdhyVOO-3uEUnBd-eYHbE3ls-1uBMH25aIPjxE4AjlTMBvqMdDRR0E/s1600-h/IMG_8477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh5B4iu_e0h1kd_af61ubulNrFmc7qsxWtZfBuVkVFTl6WMT7hicgBshY3ITTrtNS8vSnhQ6gJesLQ0tHkEp20hdhyVOO-3uEUnBd-eYHbE3ls-1uBMH25aIPjxE4AjlTMBvqMdDRR0E/s320/IMG_8477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373591480680006338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The route was stellar for the first four pitches then really challenged me as it was super exposed, I named that part "descent into hell".<br /><br />I may be with a guide but that doesn't take away the intimidation factor sometimes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAsxFJKsNZ0_5H7baILL_7F07VxjFbcXm6tsoql6Jvj6l70f92Q4A_dImgLdUrYBMcVMPKO5LoTOImPk74b2hPQZum7oY21knKgj-jxhUWZNXatoMOzooOtJt25d0lEc8Cohu1sCe5Bs/s1600-h/IMG_8484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAsxFJKsNZ0_5H7baILL_7F07VxjFbcXm6tsoql6Jvj6l70f92Q4A_dImgLdUrYBMcVMPKO5LoTOImPk74b2hPQZum7oY21knKgj-jxhUWZNXatoMOzooOtJt25d0lEc8Cohu1sCe5Bs/s320/IMG_8484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373591789944490530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It finished with a fun ridge and scramble.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp-tNGygQu2k-LXHLD6ddTL-t34rm7VSEBlXKofIJeKLrHyqE8sT-a0N9s3PF1z2rskSKYvGz2M7_yRXshz8zMnc8QoItj2AdJhs0futT1rA-ZPenEoVVAR9r3jMOKtRDJOr_FY4aHRE/s1600-h/IMG_8491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp-tNGygQu2k-LXHLD6ddTL-t34rm7VSEBlXKofIJeKLrHyqE8sT-a0N9s3PF1z2rskSKYvGz2M7_yRXshz8zMnc8QoItj2AdJhs0futT1rA-ZPenEoVVAR9r3jMOKtRDJOr_FY4aHRE/s320/IMG_8491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373592277471235362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A long return walk to descend back to the ski hill.<br /><br />Fun to be on rock, it puts life right in the present.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-48906117203926562462009-08-24T05:39:00.000-07:002009-08-24T10:40:43.706-07:00Grammy's Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk5SEDdiPa8Ny-wNFJY1Ekvb11VIulnvh9bg7cxGsbxO8B-S9Vany8IoowZJST-6qFtLWT4RfDWiacr3uRNqHIglD8tZcfsnWKSwkDgIwnJah-bo1jWvvnn_m2wAuEvDPqiFJaY4-8kc/s1600-h/IMG_8407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk5SEDdiPa8Ny-wNFJY1Ekvb11VIulnvh9bg7cxGsbxO8B-S9Vany8IoowZJST-6qFtLWT4RfDWiacr3uRNqHIglD8tZcfsnWKSwkDgIwnJah-bo1jWvvnn_m2wAuEvDPqiFJaY4-8kc/s320/IMG_8407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373509440580460066" border="0" /></a><br />After a round of visiting relatives in Holland, I had a nice surprise when we returned to France.<br /><br />Grammy Denise had arrived from Quebec!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR0AKReYmL8dIt2QuC53YLVBqwlrKaZZNNaRePLlEkFWpPE5C3ldvPHEZuWgyIXHYPooN2Du1LZjJKGU3eVedgWoxOp9MqgWVUkoIooTancOFJdCoOoyNWrDPfoiuA2IPLgotpvGL2AI/s1600-h/IMG_8408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR0AKReYmL8dIt2QuC53YLVBqwlrKaZZNNaRePLlEkFWpPE5C3ldvPHEZuWgyIXHYPooN2Du1LZjJKGU3eVedgWoxOp9MqgWVUkoIooTancOFJdCoOoyNWrDPfoiuA2IPLgotpvGL2AI/s320/IMG_8408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373509695043448066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I decided to take her and papa up to Le Prairon, a new summit for them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cfrf8V2kDUhhXjeOd-hw5f1nw9mmdICtd_yRavRJMM2r2nlqhfRXircYCymKL6ehQo0HtqZ74Vk0wG-_9A6MUpD_N0UsSlOULfHL0N_7s6z93pBxTFbSa41zuxWvp3_pd-vKMTFZuz0/s1600-h/IMG_8422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cfrf8V2kDUhhXjeOd-hw5f1nw9mmdICtd_yRavRJMM2r2nlqhfRXircYCymKL6ehQo0HtqZ74Vk0wG-_9A6MUpD_N0UsSlOULfHL0N_7s6z93pBxTFbSa41zuxWvp3_pd-vKMTFZuz0/s320/IMG_8422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373509918711243170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She loved the telecabine and the views of the valley, Mt.Blanc and our home in Les Houches below.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvoV1nN0_LNPMjBtbZYJvSSGvK2GxqTyryxYM4C8xcSCw7sqVdtSG8d3h-mYj13Kq84S1Tgc2AKG7rSBe5erwtWDpRTSV6stg3BJm0DKglK_VrxISY_Eacf0ObCfuIoQoYcBJGPaEmpo/s1600-h/IMG_8420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvoV1nN0_LNPMjBtbZYJvSSGvK2GxqTyryxYM4C8xcSCw7sqVdtSG8d3h-mYj13Kq84S1Tgc2AKG7rSBe5erwtWDpRTSV6stg3BJm0DKglK_VrxISY_Eacf0ObCfuIoQoYcBJGPaEmpo/s320/IMG_8420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373510419790287522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since June I have definately grown alot, my little legs are carrying me farther.<br /><br />I let Papa put me on his shoulders, good training for him and good views for me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAVPVEnTlEIROzclNORgLGROjYSjShyphenhyphenoVDTzCWDt6WPfjmHzQYpvGVCDT0aIBkiVdSNSIeuEt-1jIncSGO7g3TG78SrQPwMxdb5qawKx35OjTb44T9fSnd7E4ik75t55M7nSmeV3ubVo/s1600-h/IMG_8439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvAVPVEnTlEIROzclNORgLGROjYSjShyphenhyphenoVDTzCWDt6WPfjmHzQYpvGVCDT0aIBkiVdSNSIeuEt-1jIncSGO7g3TG78SrQPwMxdb5qawKx35OjTb44T9fSnd7E4ik75t55M7nSmeV3ubVo/s320/IMG_8439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373510830174647458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had the week off so we had lots of opportunities to share special suppers, to go for walks and go on mountain adventures together with Grammy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiSyi7Pwu2eRs0cYI0XW1esAaOf5rwqX0XfAYNO_MOJvbb7nnG0foVOaouT409EjfygOPVB24U7verJIrAyzKA_Ri6aodzNgRvoMQSesQ1qnchD0LMJqGD-E5WGlkJchqOZm48ZcWHiM/s1600-h/IMG_8496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiSyi7Pwu2eRs0cYI0XW1esAaOf5rwqX0XfAYNO_MOJvbb7nnG0foVOaouT409EjfygOPVB24U7verJIrAyzKA_Ri6aodzNgRvoMQSesQ1qnchD0LMJqGD-E5WGlkJchqOZm48ZcWHiM/s320/IMG_8496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373511229438333810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />One day, we all drove to Italy, it was long but I got a great nap!<br /><br />When I woke up we were in the middle of massive rock valley.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjtlriF8xt58L4q_EIWxJl7XMEkTnvD5z0YefOZ6_zcm7iAUjFQDu7GRHTgTLlbejcO716hJCzlUekCZ6F-xJ-qDk5tmIMedGIAlSy9ciarAco9tk19L1z5copB-11cXP9VhzWFLqxWI/s1600-h/IMG_8503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjtlriF8xt58L4q_EIWxJl7XMEkTnvD5z0YefOZ6_zcm7iAUjFQDu7GRHTgTLlbejcO716hJCzlUekCZ6F-xJ-qDk5tmIMedGIAlSy9ciarAco9tk19L1z5copB-11cXP9VhzWFLqxWI/s320/IMG_8503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373511530245982050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yippee, we're going hiking just like the marmots do.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpqRsl-OLB_d0TWuImLTGCGK72nkR-WdZ-rTtPp71aWQnDqmIH-JlQBmOa5o0rBLISyEdZQOK4q5i7CyqlSaw97pp8lTyD6iOrAhjtOE2m2lsF_kFIqUgCguRATdYua7rpvGipk5qbIQ/s1600-h/IMG_8508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpqRsl-OLB_d0TWuImLTGCGK72nkR-WdZ-rTtPp71aWQnDqmIH-JlQBmOa5o0rBLISyEdZQOK4q5i7CyqlSaw97pp8lTyD6iOrAhjtOE2m2lsF_kFIqUgCguRATdYua7rpvGipk5qbIQ/s320/IMG_8508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373511707907307410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Papa helped me cross a big snow patch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4eOCgvvbJbP5PY6_ik667CVve9w381SxtvD0WRAmdAmF2wnlohvfj0IQjzT-keIVxqprcHV3bnVf54dVuJR-XZCkGKcSnVbwbY1ichNjalLs7_OtoC9jXbLsAk3CDAaWZkRLtvH6iYU/s1600-h/IMG_8510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4eOCgvvbJbP5PY6_ik667CVve9w381SxtvD0WRAmdAmF2wnlohvfj0IQjzT-keIVxqprcHV3bnVf54dVuJR-XZCkGKcSnVbwbY1ichNjalLs7_OtoC9jXbLsAk3CDAaWZkRLtvH6iYU/s320/IMG_8510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373511884645835666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And grammy did a great job climbing up all that elevation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK28xsL7MHO1bP7BHi29N4CLeJIE86PZgwyyLv-8Rk1u68aIqhFpHaxgV6JkpeB6QLLJPsLX4YrIv4iQmQ6Is6dcrJuHvqPaDQKW_TFSqxMNVjm57tuZ9owE03FmJX8zSSCidMLYDdCA/s1600-h/IMG_8586.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK28xsL7MHO1bP7BHi29N4CLeJIE86PZgwyyLv-8Rk1u68aIqhFpHaxgV6JkpeB6QLLJPsLX4YrIv4iQmQ6Is6dcrJuHvqPaDQKW_TFSqxMNVjm57tuZ9owE03FmJX8zSSCidMLYDdCA/s320/IMG_8586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373512086241330642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We were staying in this mountain hut for two nights.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Uoz-deYsyx_L7tunebm5Ojcsdc7qTmnb9V8XhBBSuXJW2yYnaigDV1_utwnviyUJr71lq2H8QxyqOpzSUXgzuPkAK-kzVYHbvuc3ZvzR5BuQ-vtn0XsZa00sKlaVguw6uICQhx0TuMk/s1600-h/IMG_8518.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Uoz-deYsyx_L7tunebm5Ojcsdc7qTmnb9V8XhBBSuXJW2yYnaigDV1_utwnviyUJr71lq2H8QxyqOpzSUXgzuPkAK-kzVYHbvuc3ZvzR5BuQ-vtn0XsZa00sKlaVguw6uICQhx0TuMk/s320/IMG_8518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373512271763941170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was pretty luxuriuos, we got supper....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaJoImq_c4FRb-8B5yPYyKE8BUCxcGj5LYy2mJEyW9CwEB5TGVOqV67Tfehfp4JZ95n_jWAOtaBzH_91-SGbV9t70pkOVylpBax_-aEZLLEHn4gFamvOEBEzi6kxhZpfNtxtwqy1atNA/s1600-h/IMG_8519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaJoImq_c4FRb-8B5yPYyKE8BUCxcGj5LYy2mJEyW9CwEB5TGVOqV67Tfehfp4JZ95n_jWAOtaBzH_91-SGbV9t70pkOVylpBax_-aEZLLEHn4gFamvOEBEzi6kxhZpfNtxtwqy1atNA/s320/IMG_8519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373512436123894834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had our own cozy room for sleeping....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeiiIl9eBJM0jC96Un4MJu526qrMQMCwFvdJcR-WT7aBziF1Ak4_PCesYGYtiB2AfH_8Hbov3GB09qH25PsdcK5TdQcLw9sxqUPwOAVPyPDPwW3URC7GcKgB1_JL7yAfvO5ZfzoGCJQ/s1600-h/IMG_8578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeiiIl9eBJM0jC96Un4MJu526qrMQMCwFvdJcR-WT7aBziF1Ak4_PCesYGYtiB2AfH_8Hbov3GB09qH25PsdcK5TdQcLw9sxqUPwOAVPyPDPwW3URC7GcKgB1_JL7yAfvO5ZfzoGCJQ/s320/IMG_8578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373512761060120722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And there was a heap of things for me discover.<br /><br />Watching the telebox carry groceries in the sky all the way up to the lodge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45wXEUoHby10Qeh6LNz1A0OORfMWdZKwYn5mG8Gwbo4RQ67G1-HgDf86xhleOms5Udx1w8XhQSV2EsayDTibOVJGkZwKnz72hO8gAIVl9-oQATYkfYIjotqF7ksc-N_NsZL89C9YlKBM/s1600-h/IMG_8565.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45wXEUoHby10Qeh6LNz1A0OORfMWdZKwYn5mG8Gwbo4RQ67G1-HgDf86xhleOms5Udx1w8XhQSV2EsayDTibOVJGkZwKnz72hO8gAIVl9-oQATYkfYIjotqF7ksc-N_NsZL89C9YlKBM/s320/IMG_8565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373512932200242658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Going for walks near the refuge, looking for cows and jumping over their poo..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuUMDmk8tGmqidZUGxAz_jAD8KtB_ZuggAiYJUZhJrQw_r_kN4uiDwl7-AqSiS0Ke53C4enpw9pT6SsKh2aZpd9fMo_lJ9FBqUzkAvm0lu1JUdgbtE9Q1Aa9PW-i1V1wn5VB5tpXKh54/s1600-h/IMG_8579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuUMDmk8tGmqidZUGxAz_jAD8KtB_ZuggAiYJUZhJrQw_r_kN4uiDwl7-AqSiS0Ke53C4enpw9pT6SsKh2aZpd9fMo_lJ9FBqUzkAvm0lu1JUdgbtE9Q1Aa9PW-i1V1wn5VB5tpXKh54/s320/IMG_8579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373513271907217282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I even got to have grammy to myself at the refuge when Mama and Papa went for a morning climb.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbyBVyD9rFS5uq8b3kusPORD80Af3YNqXSojSOGnlWKoC9jKzC6w5WgreGea5eNFhtcbQ2_HJmp0YCgPAwAA307kTm0bzn-o-pxaUJorGwagh9irMmcJv52YQciys2YCjWRyIPhcny8o/s1600-h/IMG_8526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbyBVyD9rFS5uq8b3kusPORD80Af3YNqXSojSOGnlWKoC9jKzC6w5WgreGea5eNFhtcbQ2_HJmp0YCgPAwAA307kTm0bzn-o-pxaUJorGwagh9irMmcJv52YQciys2YCjWRyIPhcny8o/s320/IMG_8526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373513718701357122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There they are on the long approach.<br /><br />The mountain they hoped to climb is the tall one in the distance.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXT0oZWot7VJcYTWXc8OHyLHopn9xq6NCcPs9sIvCV0XSAmwJEs2VqgvxNrefSgMhAEJ3K2k3-JpurYCo4dSjAieS8LSW0emqKfoO89kdG49wFer1ny7cToEZM4lM4lRARE_-WcYSFZQ/s1600-h/IMG_8527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXT0oZWot7VJcYTWXc8OHyLHopn9xq6NCcPs9sIvCV0XSAmwJEs2VqgvxNrefSgMhAEJ3K2k3-JpurYCo4dSjAieS8LSW0emqKfoO89kdG49wFer1ny7cToEZM4lM4lRARE_-WcYSFZQ/s320/IMG_8527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373513946449273346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama said there was so much rock.<br /><br />That sounds like the perfect place for Papa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SPyUOmuAjTJwmUMGiBe2-3eCV_tIsjDwkbgickl6hrhOElup18tagvmk1nMJ7bILc-3zvS3gym_AGXttlKABtKO3HxT08F0U_Lvg3Kjrhw8VBXeD2AHHJJzR1ZQ5QbQzUQFYenHPYzM/s1600-h/IMG_8546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SPyUOmuAjTJwmUMGiBe2-3eCV_tIsjDwkbgickl6hrhOElup18tagvmk1nMJ7bILc-3zvS3gym_AGXttlKABtKO3HxT08F0U_Lvg3Kjrhw8VBXeD2AHHJJzR1ZQ5QbQzUQFYenHPYzM/s320/IMG_8546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373514161635959906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The first half of their route was scrambing. Luckily Papa could short rope Mama or it would have been tricky.<br /><br />You can see the real climbing part just below that block.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZCX1-08BIM_36yWFw3VPqBAbjcngR0EFie-wpIELQVLxywmSSDtGIA3WfFNAdg-dBXWqyH51tBblmcoGIvqfLF5K8KZdTdN_Ir68Xm6f6OjUDkLbVf9XJyiqXgKO5KFWPNkLGiR-vjA/s1600-h/IMG_8551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZCX1-08BIM_36yWFw3VPqBAbjcngR0EFie-wpIELQVLxywmSSDtGIA3WfFNAdg-dBXWqyH51tBblmcoGIvqfLF5K8KZdTdN_Ir68Xm6f6OjUDkLbVf9XJyiqXgKO5KFWPNkLGiR-vjA/s320/IMG_8551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373514376629877202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looks fun, I can climb too.<br /><br />Next time we come I'll join them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOAuTOiQKr3fTXbH6sgCCTAfsv3rfh-gvMcRDeENX6hEzvVPpe5wTiKI-yAIoOq6VBiuUUt2n4pcuClIr4w7d0GaTgrH8Ww6FGkuMQxZ6s8AJpTVq_yQ9RL_IHfppmsTEz4ULVDsFDbs/s1600-h/IMG_8553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOAuTOiQKr3fTXbH6sgCCTAfsv3rfh-gvMcRDeENX6hEzvVPpe5wTiKI-yAIoOq6VBiuUUt2n4pcuClIr4w7d0GaTgrH8Ww6FGkuMQxZ6s8AJpTVq_yQ9RL_IHfppmsTEz4ULVDsFDbs/s320/IMG_8553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373514809592145474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Part way up a belay station and aesthetic window.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYW-eFmLnih1AmwxO57BifrQCmt3ASV9FYuuox0YQ62AUi7sZObbWjI322x2p5wdno-siePC5R3gxor7q7oyMrdI3ZMjwAmebqZVUl8llUeaofprh3V41am7hElqZx86L196WxcmD3i8/s1600-h/IMG_8560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYW-eFmLnih1AmwxO57BifrQCmt3ASV9FYuuox0YQ62AUi7sZObbWjI322x2p5wdno-siePC5R3gxor7q7oyMrdI3ZMjwAmebqZVUl8llUeaofprh3V41am7hElqZx86L196WxcmD3i8/s320/IMG_8560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373515053338908498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They had fun skiing down.<br /><br />By mid-day storm clouds made the area mystical.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW7njCrrOgz5ebtF8gbXDejFuSRedUIa9VimRM5h1ZnVLrFFsOgPW60HADJI3rtrqiDiTnrVEU5ponHmaJKX8Rn_veHfuMbTD1N2qPBEITB4J0fbk-96Fm0Bz92GTdmfWxgw8G9_4IXk/s1600-h/IMG_8581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW7njCrrOgz5ebtF8gbXDejFuSRedUIa9VimRM5h1ZnVLrFFsOgPW60HADJI3rtrqiDiTnrVEU5ponHmaJKX8Rn_veHfuMbTD1N2qPBEITB4J0fbk-96Fm0Bz92GTdmfWxgw8G9_4IXk/s320/IMG_8581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373515484999915938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A super fun trip for all us and now we get to go down.<br /><br />Wolfie came with us but I can tell he's missing duckie and gros gros so I'm excited to head home.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-4106928505965051402009-08-15T12:22:00.000-07:002009-08-18T05:57:00.366-07:00Adventures in Holland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNUQxd99M1JVMd0Qg4d2PdeddVbO0fxBN1hvfjOTM7jzjFwD-KFQNyIOaTLNkxPFZfvP94WehUJCpcDa8KwoR0686ohDea831_HvW81z03ksipWk7y1A-AsAZHhP-CI_eey0vMcpAgVM/s1600-h/IMG_8302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNUQxd99M1JVMd0Qg4d2PdeddVbO0fxBN1hvfjOTM7jzjFwD-KFQNyIOaTLNkxPFZfvP94WehUJCpcDa8KwoR0686ohDea831_HvW81z03ksipWk7y1A-AsAZHhP-CI_eey0vMcpAgVM/s320/IMG_8302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370273669717254242" border="0" /></a><br />Mama and I are going to see our reli's in Holland!<br /><br />We're about to jump on a plane to Amsterdam, I love flying!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1C2vNI080d3YLxFOuExlePzP6vAqUFqo0FiNRr0P6wK2-TRAC9O2647l0gUfBxuHXy9nx75GfRuFTJCh0lN-3QGJ0kgidtapSHo9FnmvxFMIUnzulx18X4yfvS8_KLplIzuTxREsB718/s1600-h/IMG_8305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1C2vNI080d3YLxFOuExlePzP6vAqUFqo0FiNRr0P6wK2-TRAC9O2647l0gUfBxuHXy9nx75GfRuFTJCh0lN-3QGJ0kgidtapSHo9FnmvxFMIUnzulx18X4yfvS8_KLplIzuTxREsB718/s320/IMG_8305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370651773116316402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At the airport, we were helped by many friendly folks.<br /><br />Now we're taking a train, it starts underground, just like a cave.<br /><br />Soon I get to see Meinte again, he's going to pick us up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B1PhgZJWjpSs12ryQf0Q7b0Rblxxv_IECYkGXKjPlIk33uBxAkK9v3IljVCUwE72UnHWa_Ff0KufniMEIgjze_4He5E-jstRtdIMJUEGk3YAYE6ywpbINSDy0WBEE-APKgwBMIwL9Is/s1600-h/IMG_8310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B1PhgZJWjpSs12ryQf0Q7b0Rblxxv_IECYkGXKjPlIk33uBxAkK9v3IljVCUwE72UnHWa_Ff0KufniMEIgjze_4He5E-jstRtdIMJUEGk3YAYE6ywpbINSDy0WBEE-APKgwBMIwL9Is/s320/IMG_8310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370652257845149650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is our main mode of transportation in Holland while we are here for the week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAZCOUr8TZjikq95NrrDSLykc0S_qMAojqPhefNSiXmOnx-JRXOAR-f5FrCvlWBxpzj5SUChQiVkJjqWoo2v33xgzkV4tRF53uBoDWinIS457e7HlqWv9UzLGyXZJv4gIrPYLmfkbyZg/s1600-h/IMG_8390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAZCOUr8TZjikq95NrrDSLykc0S_qMAojqPhefNSiXmOnx-JRXOAR-f5FrCvlWBxpzj5SUChQiVkJjqWoo2v33xgzkV4tRF53uBoDWinIS457e7HlqWv9UzLGyXZJv4gIrPYLmfkbyZg/s320/IMG_8390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274381457862850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is Cara's special bike with a front seat for babies and back seat for big boys like me.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ_KeOO1xvEyY32ZezvJsuhLZHTSp1fGcdVUNBiqOhES4kg3WsSrHxg3aAVcAmwLgyQl3F1B91I0RanFzHWSrWh8cdyhl9_GvukYflZ51PRZC6mdHGZa-u3QrK3m7Qa5QrXv2N5ibGUg/s1600-h/IMG_8316.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ_KeOO1xvEyY32ZezvJsuhLZHTSp1fGcdVUNBiqOhES4kg3WsSrHxg3aAVcAmwLgyQl3F1B91I0RanFzHWSrWh8cdyhl9_GvukYflZ51PRZC6mdHGZa-u3QrK3m7Qa5QrXv2N5ibGUg/s320/IMG_8316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371013808564162146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One day, we ran into a bit of rainstorm but that didn't stop us as we all had special water protection for biking.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi2OEKEuKEj7ZI1ONU2X98bn-87CLuatEmB2bUwq8DSht4MQ-7y0joqXlpSyiihnBA2FjoCROd2WExdh2OW_wm0bkVr1VVevAtU2QFy6OwypKBAH452p-N9ljrLPqw4k3qDLNC7_4Mrc/s1600-h/IMG_8314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFi2OEKEuKEj7ZI1ONU2X98bn-87CLuatEmB2bUwq8DSht4MQ-7y0joqXlpSyiihnBA2FjoCROd2WExdh2OW_wm0bkVr1VVevAtU2QFy6OwypKBAH452p-N9ljrLPqw4k3qDLNC7_4Mrc/s320/IMG_8314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371016872735330306" border="0" /></a><br />I found a great play park on our ride.<br /><br />Holland has lots of amazing places for kids to discover.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20CsjXU4gnqVvqRRiQ5BvwbFjgJb0qY3qcK_bw3LVsBGMM8-8XaTZj89vd7nPEf4PPPCNRqzheABmlIaJkEaoYR3Qi-fHJlJ8DanM-JNDb_5DOD8CHJhEzd-XbIyKBTjttskwIjjQwgY/s1600-h/IMG_8324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20CsjXU4gnqVvqRRiQ5BvwbFjgJb0qY3qcK_bw3LVsBGMM8-8XaTZj89vd7nPEf4PPPCNRqzheABmlIaJkEaoYR3Qi-fHJlJ8DanM-JNDb_5DOD8CHJhEzd-XbIyKBTjttskwIjjQwgY/s320/IMG_8324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371017739163179586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Just by their house we found some deer who needed feeding...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgim7VAmIS6cWK90C6NEbAuR7B57JzpEio6jDGeubElGVyGNW5u_bvRzdETglHODkEVqzZ3cIoaVD581F_HidLpeWW9J95HHFD8NZc3RcCJAtu0_WlYJVd6tKalRIK2-zMBvlDDmwvGdy8/s1600-h/IMG_8337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgim7VAmIS6cWK90C6NEbAuR7B57JzpEio6jDGeubElGVyGNW5u_bvRzdETglHODkEVqzZ3cIoaVD581F_HidLpeWW9J95HHFD8NZc3RcCJAtu0_WlYJVd6tKalRIK2-zMBvlDDmwvGdy8/s320/IMG_8337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371019282963062146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some goats who needed cuddling...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE1T2kFMWhgTXGWTEULjo8nIMIp6XHVKcckoo2VGa6XzE5NI6HgZS-SyvufEeNrI9yeeTsNhk97sPf-JebMK6LkcXgbt-gul5zZ-U_mGVz_yyTtas4w1vBGIGFQYY2iXuEq7oUugRoig/s1600-h/IMG_8340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE1T2kFMWhgTXGWTEULjo8nIMIp6XHVKcckoo2VGa6XzE5NI6HgZS-SyvufEeNrI9yeeTsNhk97sPf-JebMK6LkcXgbt-gul5zZ-U_mGVz_yyTtas4w1vBGIGFQYY2iXuEq7oUugRoig/s320/IMG_8340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371019854890926962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And bunnies who wanted to be held...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX6__Rl6F65dK2-jP-VaRLvzYeS38rTgRM4WsslbtlvXV50XONoH8pi_l6dhjfeZ0Hdq60b3FtRG6bEf5-gAniyt5MbMxLMhXP5jIFoCVmxQxA8qZERtstfcLERNcWBI7QD1SVYxl7x4/s1600-h/IMG_8347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX6__Rl6F65dK2-jP-VaRLvzYeS38rTgRM4WsslbtlvXV50XONoH8pi_l6dhjfeZ0Hdq60b3FtRG6bEf5-gAniyt5MbMxLMhXP5jIFoCVmxQxA8qZERtstfcLERNcWBI7QD1SVYxl7x4/s320/IMG_8347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371020962243840866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next day we discovered a farm where the milk comes from.<br /><br />And tasted some yummy cheese.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyCNyLe-Z35cuCFZfyrwh7YdjVuY1GUyVubPSsssfzvA4zTSSt2NTs2TB4s-0uhFlKKxRfWiGNh2TiRTyNCbvkpScFNIU8NhFpFI_2kkf0-BbC_gmR5xGj2UtKhbzyxp7J3eNLUtOPwA/s1600-h/IMG_8330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyCNyLe-Z35cuCFZfyrwh7YdjVuY1GUyVubPSsssfzvA4zTSSt2NTs2TB4s-0uhFlKKxRfWiGNh2TiRTyNCbvkpScFNIU8NhFpFI_2kkf0-BbC_gmR5xGj2UtKhbzyxp7J3eNLUtOPwA/s320/IMG_8330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371021390596804114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In fact, we do alot of that...fine eating indeed!<br /><br />Meinte is a great cook and we are getting spoiled by them both.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoDISMcSfqp_T4-J23fHWQb-LqM9pVKPC2_M9EjGeWBehbKIcoNxy03Hutq52kZ9_aae99j8g5Gk42iPg6G2khgX9GFWwEEflamow_n31CITCxzEaYPxQ5QCOh7NVRKWUHVlFlShIfbM/s1600-h/IMG_8332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoDISMcSfqp_T4-J23fHWQb-LqM9pVKPC2_M9EjGeWBehbKIcoNxy03Hutq52kZ9_aae99j8g5Gk42iPg6G2khgX9GFWwEEflamow_n31CITCxzEaYPxQ5QCOh7NVRKWUHVlFlShIfbM/s320/IMG_8332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371022421969932626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cara has shared all of her grandson's toys and I'm testing them all out.<br /><br />Tonight we have a special dinner with Japser and Anke.<br /><br />They think I'm big now compared to last summer in Canada. They seem to be about the same size...and happy about getting married next year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7esMYAy-NRxFvsW_RyhMPpJxwVXMcpFMOtQNJ-Mpxp0GTF15HkJ3QobL9VsxW9hxk1Dti4FmSwtbN-XZG8Ii2aaC3yxNuJ9xB4OZzKqAUo1_PCJy5A-6chaQbHJde9LCj_Tw6vRLdmk/s1600-h/IMG_8355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7esMYAy-NRxFvsW_RyhMPpJxwVXMcpFMOtQNJ-Mpxp0GTF15HkJ3QobL9VsxW9hxk1Dti4FmSwtbN-XZG8Ii2aaC3yxNuJ9xB4OZzKqAUo1_PCJy5A-6chaQbHJde9LCj_Tw6vRLdmk/s320/IMG_8355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371272255239821746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also got to visit some of Opa's side of the family.<br /><br />Jet and Jan live just 45 minutes away by car.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf_qHxvimZ4K-33pGGPnCDrsI7smY5kpVTxL5Wyz8H2G-Djmlwv1MQg1WIeV7KeogTqb0UHsD6VUxt6-WR_e9U7O2CZT5t4DWXaycWnwGogP84fO-WEPgFplfW0fjsIdOG6WiJ4tdL-g/s1600-h/IMG_8353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf_qHxvimZ4K-33pGGPnCDrsI7smY5kpVTxL5Wyz8H2G-Djmlwv1MQg1WIeV7KeogTqb0UHsD6VUxt6-WR_e9U7O2CZT5t4DWXaycWnwGogP84fO-WEPgFplfW0fjsIdOG6WiJ4tdL-g/s320/IMG_8353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371272554366807298" border="0" /></a><br />She gifted me a neat Russian doll and mama and Meinte ate yummy chocolate treats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama loved seeing all the old photo's of Opa and his family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGROK8TPN3sZfMYfquqIDmZaxFTPKThgKUTZu-CFCk8tRpUAQxjRTSVdWhZXQYZEMAGXHca2P6hSuBtH4pBZ1RNm06hUuO8TadiGVEiyoCT-18Sf0aIF4zGzu6r9sZmbakgVYN78BgsJ0/s1600-h/IMG_8384.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGROK8TPN3sZfMYfquqIDmZaxFTPKThgKUTZu-CFCk8tRpUAQxjRTSVdWhZXQYZEMAGXHca2P6hSuBtH4pBZ1RNm06hUuO8TadiGVEiyoCT-18Sf0aIF4zGzu6r9sZmbakgVYN78BgsJ0/s320/IMG_8384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371274698798183266" border="0" /></a><br />The next day I got to see my cousins on Oma's side.<br /><br />That's Sanna, she has Blooma who is my age and Silka a bit younger.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hWaIo88hOTul0O6liqB3HDj8YbmqQJE-CMZBRCRkSJ-bKjZNE08QujlbZPAtSiSJBBns778OklB0okGJFw2z1SYTjNBoKUpBbXNt6GPl9WmGduOcqomnRkXmL965fUH9px3dT2W1z8U/s1600-h/IMG_8369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hWaIo88hOTul0O6liqB3HDj8YbmqQJE-CMZBRCRkSJ-bKjZNE08QujlbZPAtSiSJBBns778OklB0okGJFw2z1SYTjNBoKUpBbXNt6GPl9WmGduOcqomnRkXmL965fUH9px3dT2W1z8U/s320/IMG_8369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371275948944729106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Three generations..Cara's daughter Kirsa and her little guy Koen.<br /><br />He's the youngest of our group but a fantastic walker!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2_hYH0zWFFhxFURx9h9ubxyvDiQ842dYvtj-E9qAst58WNjMtZoWzN5ulJnyPdPsIdDiS3Y1kLJjArgHHtEALxUFi0IpTDs3Kz2X-yhnMWm5g5H-48E5NAOHWwvlAi6x3Dvt0tGgVvo/s1600-h/IMG_8370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2_hYH0zWFFhxFURx9h9ubxyvDiQ842dYvtj-E9qAst58WNjMtZoWzN5ulJnyPdPsIdDiS3Y1kLJjArgHHtEALxUFi0IpTDs3Kz2X-yhnMWm5g5H-48E5NAOHWwvlAi6x3Dvt0tGgVvo/s320/IMG_8370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371278059169239554" border="0" /></a><br />We met in this amazing place for kids.<br /><br />This zoo had real animals like giraffees, lions, tigers and gorillas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRS46se_84oLpuwWrJSWNU_FzQK8FBpENie3ave5BZ146bxNVHeQyLTrKF-4vgU-POVC5urKtJiAIzGguUdbOOzTK7wJWGbv6reWuiT-lgKd5wY2HacSLqvUV7x-gH0hmMtdYOX1ub7o/s1600-h/IMG_8366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRS46se_84oLpuwWrJSWNU_FzQK8FBpENie3ave5BZ146bxNVHeQyLTrKF-4vgU-POVC5urKtJiAIzGguUdbOOzTK7wJWGbv6reWuiT-lgKd5wY2HacSLqvUV7x-gH0hmMtdYOX1ub7o/s320/IMG_8366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371279269682978722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We walked about all day stopping to play on playgrounds along the way...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV8STq6gMn9fJ3vEF6N4KY4W3VCo5mU9Dydy9_vM8QfaM9ubE6FM6ELsz17s9fqMll0ImcLcJjdQbCvJY604mhqCfINFJx7dLAg181mT9R3ccqujYFKbSlHMLFDFrY5JR9mp0WoX2Qw8/s1600-h/IMG_8378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV8STq6gMn9fJ3vEF6N4KY4W3VCo5mU9Dydy9_vM8QfaM9ubE6FM6ELsz17s9fqMll0ImcLcJjdQbCvJY604mhqCfINFJx7dLAg181mT9R3ccqujYFKbSlHMLFDFrY5JR9mp0WoX2Qw8/s320/IMG_8378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371278433685491474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To share some dutch fries with my cous'...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUN-CpeyxRDwzkIBkor3iGM93-1beNtz34s4Ujl15iR8VZdlupOoAFvqWGRgHmIlgFYretif-58NIOz9Fl7if0S65L4rfp5KjwZiYbmaPraO7V_5l_2JIjwdc1I5HUv9HBaZiVlLzZpQ/s1600-h/IMG_8380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUN-CpeyxRDwzkIBkor3iGM93-1beNtz34s4Ujl15iR8VZdlupOoAFvqWGRgHmIlgFYretif-58NIOz9Fl7if0S65L4rfp5KjwZiYbmaPraO7V_5l_2JIjwdc1I5HUv9HBaZiVlLzZpQ/s320/IMG_8380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371278988507752082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To learn how to drive cars....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iNnWodBxDLabkuma8RFngTBj0u8Ms5ok-WaGsgV7y7wGxLTtAKNyHj1HSxcQX2ZbQNnwPi1WEl3HQduSRUL34LCYWCAryXYey4FN6BBxlwvM82iMzF0qjso8t41VkMsToq8V1R3Tvms/s1600-h/IMG_8388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iNnWodBxDLabkuma8RFngTBj0u8Ms5ok-WaGsgV7y7wGxLTtAKNyHj1HSxcQX2ZbQNnwPi1WEl3HQduSRUL34LCYWCAryXYey4FN6BBxlwvM82iMzF0qjso8t41VkMsToq8V1R3Tvms/s320/IMG_8388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371280977359222354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />When we got home, we had another very special treat! A fun supper with Jan and Ingrid who drove all the way over to visit us.<br /><br />Ingrid dressed me up in a new styling shirt. Jan wanted to learn how to play ball, so I taught him. We laughed alot, just like Oma does!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM15YlBuKjDrq5-2Qd-YkGBVMxCaJ1SoeDL6DvNiZ9BwaIo49kuGPIBqJvBGFFO-uACuJVYsKpydswL-Bxsm48Xtbn8EOGefr2jn2e5VFRJzncWRKPFEoIPcjkt3YUVkT4UxY-69YA58s/s1600-h/IMG_8392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM15YlBuKjDrq5-2Qd-YkGBVMxCaJ1SoeDL6DvNiZ9BwaIo49kuGPIBqJvBGFFO-uACuJVYsKpydswL-Bxsm48Xtbn8EOGefr2jn2e5VFRJzncWRKPFEoIPcjkt3YUVkT4UxY-69YA58s/s320/IMG_8392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371283088021266642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Holland may be small but it is really beautiful and fun for me.<br /><br />I'm loving meeting and knowing more of my relatives.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZqWuR0Dju5eYGshikaDQkdTAKYUkD1lRgurhkW6haHnNRB7xFvHGLvhdqusr6_qHHOFtPSmX1RIwBB7BvZ2dkkRUNZDXk6YUoNCDVUZd1h2E92JStlKcZys0CraX-tfoF6L8w-gTqas/s1600-h/IMG_8399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZqWuR0Dju5eYGshikaDQkdTAKYUkD1lRgurhkW6haHnNRB7xFvHGLvhdqusr6_qHHOFtPSmX1RIwBB7BvZ2dkkRUNZDXk6YUoNCDVUZd1h2E92JStlKcZys0CraX-tfoF6L8w-gTqas/s320/IMG_8399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371285120261974290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We're going to miss them and so grateful to invest time together.<br /><br />Meinte and I decided to light a candle for everyone, for health and love...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPPf3IPSvZBjkz4OiFe8z9pcYWUfJ2zXGqMdBrZA1VIJZNW4riX_fDCNLdDeOXTSUO9EXMvGvfNd0DmgvXDlNWOLIWPqaykFLiM1mWDloJrLEZj9MxkLKHUNNRtmMSydZLADyfDPtvyY/s1600-h/IMG_8396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPPf3IPSvZBjkz4OiFe8z9pcYWUfJ2zXGqMdBrZA1VIJZNW4riX_fDCNLdDeOXTSUO9EXMvGvfNd0DmgvXDlNWOLIWPqaykFLiM1mWDloJrLEZj9MxkLKHUNNRtmMSydZLADyfDPtvyY/s320/IMG_8396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371284046857614162" border="0" /></a><br />Mama says next time we come we'll stay longer.<br /><br />And come with Auntie 1 & 2 and our Canadians cousins, perhaps even bring oma and opa!<br /><br /><br />Now, that would be great adventure, we could do a bike tour all together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYq8qbi0U3HoTPuZlsZuktyOyMKo2XAGCzACGOCaCnrjCwMeLfugtfAHcXHJg0RFleDScos8LpZFl_46zJ77BuHEOjZHbAfA_5yIoDskAZYZfjRnVYZ7XG20Fr2zB8TUOzD-KMyYXkEE/s1600-h/IMG_8401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYq8qbi0U3HoTPuZlsZuktyOyMKo2XAGCzACGOCaCnrjCwMeLfugtfAHcXHJg0RFleDScos8LpZFl_46zJ77BuHEOjZHbAfA_5yIoDskAZYZfjRnVYZ7XG20Fr2zB8TUOzD-KMyYXkEE/s320/IMG_8401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371284238840503570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the train station we say goodbye and send a huge thank you and love to the family.<br /><br />Now we take some trains, a plane and our little car back to Papa in France for our last two weeks of living in Europe.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-29923087228781639612009-08-08T11:50:00.000-07:002009-08-08T13:01:16.028-07:00Climbing things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET0zj7uPZQrEXjc03e1VUBy3i0xWZ4wPTZjIZxLRb8w2PCJ-gjpUlQ5GS3cjITNCjYFls5T-dLwsM-FKXt4gZ4rX25liBxaUtGKDwOBTv11-ooQX96tOgY5LmjRctwBWCkTh60iG1WaI/s1600-h/IMGP2998.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET0zj7uPZQrEXjc03e1VUBy3i0xWZ4wPTZjIZxLRb8w2PCJ-gjpUlQ5GS3cjITNCjYFls5T-dLwsM-FKXt4gZ4rX25liBxaUtGKDwOBTv11-ooQX96tOgY5LmjRctwBWCkTh60iG1WaI/s320/IMGP2998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367667653202318754" border="0" /></a>There's Papa on top of Mt.Blanc, he just called us from the summit.<br /><br />We'll get to see him soon after a very very long descent.<br /><br />And me, I'm climbing too...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8tNxNbBA5HTogS3-5qgu_ttICVnqwBhwLYJlC8OCNrHWdhTDMKnPjeQoZ4IkuvuBa2Z5yJumF0HV-HzlOhU2_ytUCuk3gQ4_GZA8akCBDAeOuOveRRwTvw4VT5mYkcn7Pp_GdvwUcRA/s1600-h/IMG_8112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8tNxNbBA5HTogS3-5qgu_ttICVnqwBhwLYJlC8OCNrHWdhTDMKnPjeQoZ4IkuvuBa2Z5yJumF0HV-HzlOhU2_ytUCuk3gQ4_GZA8akCBDAeOuOveRRwTvw4VT5mYkcn7Pp_GdvwUcRA/s320/IMG_8112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367669285379787522" border="0" /></a><br />Now I can do the stairs with "no hands".<br /><br />That's my friend Leo and his mom Kim, sometimes the four of us take french class together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSpDvO7FphgwgnfgCj_ls8zJYJ-_ZJMlpIzihDBYhKzQa4f87IFagO2KzUgOjCzadRC5YN8tQQPqVWPPuguYy8MeUP3xBFmxExBevAXHjyHwJb0fdMHm1TX34q0OYWFzE-gaLt2XTkEE/s1600-h/IMG_8113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSpDvO7FphgwgnfgCj_ls8zJYJ-_ZJMlpIzihDBYhKzQa4f87IFagO2KzUgOjCzadRC5YN8tQQPqVWPPuguYy8MeUP3xBFmxExBevAXHjyHwJb0fdMHm1TX34q0OYWFzE-gaLt2XTkEE/s320/IMG_8113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367669873178793554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're building roads together...<br /><br />And after this we're going to make a raft to float our trucks on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1mfLpfK2EHCfN_DOl2peIQ7DoxpRh9cCq3SEl2JdeKfnYCR47pJlnitKz6XGNbf9Zh5JoBIFq2U1xTsqKKy9Q2VGg3ccN_xNzoe3QUbU5SdPWXZ_rHE_tfOZAJfC1r00P7VCbeWfqyE/s1600-h/IMG_8122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1mfLpfK2EHCfN_DOl2peIQ7DoxpRh9cCq3SEl2JdeKfnYCR47pJlnitKz6XGNbf9Zh5JoBIFq2U1xTsqKKy9Q2VGg3ccN_xNzoe3QUbU5SdPWXZ_rHE_tfOZAJfC1r00P7VCbeWfqyE/s320/IMG_8122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367670080548175986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Papa and I just climbed a heap of elevation, by train...<br /><br />We decided to go to the top, this is where Papa starts his hike when he climbs Mt.Blanc.<br /><br />My fox likes heights too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdhpv57DPtjUAlwKNoaiBfYgoIpaLB_MVdsOchc_ysoDPdt8wDTKgAki6kJdSIeYHorDoHdkpjFCLbq0Hh5CexBrfQZLxR58ShhNbydtKIl8V6wUvMIlDvL7J35dqVr2aTxqdCLkQUyQ/s1600-h/IMG_8129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdhpv57DPtjUAlwKNoaiBfYgoIpaLB_MVdsOchc_ysoDPdt8wDTKgAki6kJdSIeYHorDoHdkpjFCLbq0Hh5CexBrfQZLxR58ShhNbydtKIl8V6wUvMIlDvL7J35dqVr2aTxqdCLkQUyQ/s320/IMG_8129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367671869137490802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Down is almost more fun than up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9vSTyU_OZEiA__ww47YzKKD6pYAqMRSLkJlpc-llGeA1E9Lbzkjy9aLNrbzPa7cjBq1o8lk2x-KEA8-qRX01laqWdLCea2UdpM5jjUu_n-xvSVOpJbcuFtVcTRsYyUJZT8vkvCArhFs/s1600-h/IMG_8135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9vSTyU_OZEiA__ww47YzKKD6pYAqMRSLkJlpc-llGeA1E9Lbzkjy9aLNrbzPa7cjBq1o8lk2x-KEA8-qRX01laqWdLCea2UdpM5jjUu_n-xvSVOpJbcuFtVcTRsYyUJZT8vkvCArhFs/s320/IMG_8135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367672569171743554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama and I found an aventure park.<br /><br />Papa and I are climbing up to check it out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNg0_TP6nenV3wluvGSNwu7_k3Rj73SdWm7s7je-y7Aomzxq-suPgyQsL0aXvWP5iJ_komL5EmUfRo0-JIkDZuueZlGrDicIAhb2XgGop9XRkVqHGVWDGD2MHY9VgLYcThlff_BWNqw/s1600-h/IMG_8136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNg0_TP6nenV3wluvGSNwu7_k3Rj73SdWm7s7je-y7Aomzxq-suPgyQsL0aXvWP5iJ_komL5EmUfRo0-JIkDZuueZlGrDicIAhb2XgGop9XRkVqHGVWDGD2MHY9VgLYcThlff_BWNqw/s320/IMG_8136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367675553549289554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I wonder why its called a "zipline"?<br /><br /><br />Hmm, this should be interesting...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Lz4rUO756IiAsqGnJt-kAW4xfZnUVYkg4oCMLA4cgiEqVyn3ZPJtJqOl1KPuc7oK0FgyIuYdZjRXOWpO0c32iUdbrPMDylNHJGAlH78_E0ZU3jXSo396IPv2yEyHBvsL3_sIdExNHVU/s1600-h/IMG_8138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Lz4rUO756IiAsqGnJt-kAW4xfZnUVYkg4oCMLA4cgiEqVyn3ZPJtJqOl1KPuc7oK0FgyIuYdZjRXOWpO0c32iUdbrPMDylNHJGAlH78_E0ZU3jXSo396IPv2yEyHBvsL3_sIdExNHVU/s320/IMG_8138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367673265610172258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Papa's clipping my harness to his pulley; mama's waiting down there for me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5RcdnFvHYNyyq8dfmFOUbzHrPncFcjbj_BY5pXIAF95mUXAtRoC8XvdZ3_2ufukLZLTAhsZpZF1VVEXpCTS1kEKRQ5zkUxFzMA9d7t6ESYQuodV8zaPC908G91w0FO2dzX3rKuPYrzg/s1600-h/IMG_8145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5RcdnFvHYNyyq8dfmFOUbzHrPncFcjbj_BY5pXIAF95mUXAtRoC8XvdZ3_2ufukLZLTAhsZpZF1VVEXpCTS1kEKRQ5zkUxFzMA9d7t6ESYQuodV8zaPC908G91w0FO2dzX3rKuPYrzg/s320/IMG_8145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367673980639582178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yippee, this IS fun!<br /><br />My cousins would love it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QNDDY4D3K41903AHauHeUrDm1EMvET_2VUdbMrccv8bl7Yqtl-IS7yDYZfqgwvtsyNBKG_e1sN7D8vbABjLGzDoHHNeOESVhd7zpKV9A_b4EzGSSwFUxaKf3D2LfP8fffBC7hGMFyNM/s1600-h/IMG_8151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QNDDY4D3K41903AHauHeUrDm1EMvET_2VUdbMrccv8bl7Yqtl-IS7yDYZfqgwvtsyNBKG_e1sN7D8vbABjLGzDoHHNeOESVhd7zpKV9A_b4EzGSSwFUxaKf3D2LfP8fffBC7hGMFyNM/s320/IMG_8151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367674814510417938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a different way to climb a ladder, its in the sky.<br /><br />I'm doing a good job.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It take alot of concentration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirn1MV6g801ETCbZABfqs8uF7jbUMmq2Je_AnBqfW3RnKzoOl99Q_7v2_21fd-w-XM1oSC_hO2N2kDz-mV1IsqdnX4knw26zfsKZ5AJTNi1FPhxQLSEdGtJfn8x0SlwCvoSigKj-73k3I/s1600-h/IMG_8174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirn1MV6g801ETCbZABfqs8uF7jbUMmq2Je_AnBqfW3RnKzoOl99Q_7v2_21fd-w-XM1oSC_hO2N2kDz-mV1IsqdnX4knw26zfsKZ5AJTNi1FPhxQLSEdGtJfn8x0SlwCvoSigKj-73k3I/s320/IMG_8174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367675776747493634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVvo2s_TgRNVuAOy0lD1r4vYcRB4Nj1loEpL_IdaqtGpUaBRdEEIA0dqDoTC_VDLWUh0TYtM3dIQw8dm1N-Zc9o5DMbc6bhLQc_VWrktfYN-8XDkkV32kRCfCpduop90EQzOQn8mBPBc/s1600-h/IMG_8169.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVvo2s_TgRNVuAOy0lD1r4vYcRB4Nj1loEpL_IdaqtGpUaBRdEEIA0dqDoTC_VDLWUh0TYtM3dIQw8dm1N-Zc9o5DMbc6bhLQc_VWrktfYN-8XDkkV32kRCfCpduop90EQzOQn8mBPBc/s320/IMG_8169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367678961830481154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We should build one of these at home.<br /><br />Then we could have my friends over to play!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FN-r5sLRQKOjCwdKuJ9xE7wQlENDzqg3enVzhV2px65rz4frXeOEBqegR-cjnuubx0OP7T1Bj81GoFHTRH2VbpsFnAemHhI3c5pB7B-e-NlI7TXJ-OZLjWR3yIRArN55shAm4e-920o/s1600-h/IMG_8216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FN-r5sLRQKOjCwdKuJ9xE7wQlENDzqg3enVzhV2px65rz4frXeOEBqegR-cjnuubx0OP7T1Bj81GoFHTRH2VbpsFnAemHhI3c5pB7B-e-NlI7TXJ-OZLjWR3yIRArN55shAm4e-920o/s320/IMG_8216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367680279448917586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On our way home, we ran "literally" into some sheep who were trying to climb up to higher feeding grounds.<br /><br />The road was their shortcut across town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoxJyTXBCRfQM2GS6rLFf5FIqGRwTLu03LV6yf01uxPNC05rdE522f0dMxlaEAmdAcg5ecGofRyYpxcTR9FvuSz1k8onSb2d3bBGP6eYfw9RWLhlwAcX43UaF1mtRet-bXRw6HkKb4Oc/s1600-h/IMG_8227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoxJyTXBCRfQM2GS6rLFf5FIqGRwTLu03LV6yf01uxPNC05rdE522f0dMxlaEAmdAcg5ecGofRyYpxcTR9FvuSz1k8onSb2d3bBGP6eYfw9RWLhlwAcX43UaF1mtRet-bXRw6HkKb4Oc/s320/IMG_8227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367680630960425730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes Papa and I climb things indooors.<br /><br />In Les Houches there is an amazing climbing gym.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggail3es47cyAxRlFiwxbeJEQw_mpHaIvogDSdC5Z2zwZovGiGtRJkOwF8fCmB2kcQiYOe8zNCoIJm75YvawuCowoxFlnRInb6UszkTmX65a39sDdLNlzWExe8Q-WvP5RMOvj-WljiSpw/s1600-h/IMG_8223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggail3es47cyAxRlFiwxbeJEQw_mpHaIvogDSdC5Z2zwZovGiGtRJkOwF8fCmB2kcQiYOe8zNCoIJm75YvawuCowoxFlnRInb6UszkTmX65a39sDdLNlzWExe8Q-WvP5RMOvj-WljiSpw/s320/IMG_8223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367680896902863490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's my favorite letter combination.<br /><br />Check it out...<br /><br />J E U X<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOViN29hOGzXDVp87V9qx2aMPQVhLbas0mnh-l5il1JLc1gat2Qcu4vunNWNjAeTX1h_PMi6Af6uoBXswZjO9iw3Ufdaq8EiCnDiGtNvi21qSl9VJKZy5N0zGttfDYZ-0weZ9BrESmJl8/s1600-h/IMG_8228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOViN29hOGzXDVp87V9qx2aMPQVhLbas0mnh-l5il1JLc1gat2Qcu4vunNWNjAeTX1h_PMi6Af6uoBXswZjO9iw3Ufdaq8EiCnDiGtNvi21qSl9VJKZy5N0zGttfDYZ-0weZ9BrESmJl8/s320/IMG_8228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367682734625141234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes I go UP and DOWN at the same time.<br /><br />Here's my new friend Luke, he's four. He just moved in downstairs.<br /><br />This is our trampolin ball game.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI52w_6bAWpLvSU_abQ4NmWXi2AMFYzf6pkAQDXj8bh5qtZDWWKIkuLvTV2rZB35BjSMEa8u9c-vz8lVwmsWMkgHT_d4d4jfBSBMNjxO0_qldCwlcJRbY9vVuF4qRwmNpJfFfE9bSbZdk/s1600-h/IMG_8238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI52w_6bAWpLvSU_abQ4NmWXi2AMFYzf6pkAQDXj8bh5qtZDWWKIkuLvTV2rZB35BjSMEa8u9c-vz8lVwmsWMkgHT_d4d4jfBSBMNjxO0_qldCwlcJRbY9vVuF4qRwmNpJfFfE9bSbZdk/s320/IMG_8238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367683148146661186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also like to move around too, in circles.<br /><br />This is the carousel in St.Gervais.<br /><br />We're actually meant to be shopping, but this is too much fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaj_jk12Me1mbx2ei3zDvszFHR8L0xuoqeBvt8t68tZn1PdTP19vjemVyRyqzo3UBEVIR0GsFuIPsZ55xvbsnW9OHywaq6fnnUL4E-OyWd9AdJ8v1DdQQ8V_1CgrRDDATFk3ee0kcTvo/s1600-h/IMG_8230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaj_jk12Me1mbx2ei3zDvszFHR8L0xuoqeBvt8t68tZn1PdTP19vjemVyRyqzo3UBEVIR0GsFuIPsZ55xvbsnW9OHywaq6fnnUL4E-OyWd9AdJ8v1DdQQ8V_1CgrRDDATFk3ee0kcTvo/s320/IMG_8230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367683543875502738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Later we head into town to pick up Papa, after his week of work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDWqN2rzytFVH6-eoffAc18s2dn3GS3zWaaimukgk1yY9v4ivqJkJuGqBy94pI-ffKNI65LFa6sdNcxguB5fi4sv71Bg8WQky0-KgCocZoziAIkhMMFYdP-lE7Npjqnh_ZKcCYtknIRs/s1600-h/IMG_8244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDWqN2rzytFVH6-eoffAc18s2dn3GS3zWaaimukgk1yY9v4ivqJkJuGqBy94pI-ffKNI65LFa6sdNcxguB5fi4sv71Bg8WQky0-KgCocZoziAIkhMMFYdP-lE7Npjqnh_ZKcCYtknIRs/s320/IMG_8244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367683959578701890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />He's teaching more people how to "climb things" too!<br /><br />Seems like everyone is doing it, getting vertical...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-39826958051979149512009-07-30T12:20:00.001-07:002009-07-30T12:38:45.442-07:00Quelle Coloure?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGPZEiYRKnCjaxvm96ZtloLyhhReaNhx0g46dCl-cmBSBBAIexyeO04_DwpbAJLwA6WRI1JqqW3Px9CJ2v9OLQsJmkM52bJMHfPmJhVcPXMirZlygiYTphBfmQELiN9gIUjAhf5wkGLM/s1600-h/IMG_7937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGPZEiYRKnCjaxvm96ZtloLyhhReaNhx0g46dCl-cmBSBBAIexyeO04_DwpbAJLwA6WRI1JqqW3Px9CJ2v9OLQsJmkM52bJMHfPmJhVcPXMirZlygiYTphBfmQELiN9gIUjAhf5wkGLM/s320/IMG_7937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364335871219556674" border="0" /></a><br />I'm giving Papa a ride to town, he's going to do a glacier school on Mer de Glace, he's taking a train up there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbzSwH-PsPSE1XWAuN11Cmvsus32FubzrrH6gI2jLbRV594rZQ3urd20JuiIhEQyHNMoN9M0_rCMeyoaPCjgk-VItsrMf6TeZYCw4sAkPffkvCVguy3JHTFtppP_buYXJH1tbX1xkL7Q/s1600-h/IMG_7956.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbzSwH-PsPSE1XWAuN11Cmvsus32FubzrrH6gI2jLbRV594rZQ3urd20JuiIhEQyHNMoN9M0_rCMeyoaPCjgk-VItsrMf6TeZYCw4sAkPffkvCVguy3JHTFtppP_buYXJH1tbX1xkL7Q/s320/IMG_7956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364338379013810882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're going into the alpine too, we're going to take a telepherique.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazbiMjY14yvH6-ug8MeyRayQaUUJ4T8nedabTfc52aE0WBammLY9J3HNqWClPgg8qalZ7AUqJ_bHL5YdTNdq9rjPUXyTLZWLPDkUDt0BEYyIGpiDWDFlRDieuaLAqQ8T3VN4ZNZ6Fxo/s1600-h/IMG_7941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazbiMjY14yvH6-ug8MeyRayQaUUJ4T8nedabTfc52aE0WBammLY9J3HNqWClPgg8qalZ7AUqJ_bHL5YdTNdq9rjPUXyTLZWLPDkUDt0BEYyIGpiDWDFlRDieuaLAqQ8T3VN4ZNZ6Fxo/s320/IMG_7941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364336188570257474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We've visited lots of lakes since June including Lac Vert, Lac Blanche, Lac Noir....<br /><br /><br /><br />Today we're going to see a different colour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zsH9Dq1aI_7tpULaN820Eg8w_MI8RBWTeXYaW_gWkmhDzYxoTXpCuMKh35C9eJEfxek8M03GOQqHtmqsptWnbXFIIlV__iTeVymTqefX-otl41gS3eoOkMqikakGHtBi9-v6OY2qRIM/s1600-h/IMG_7943.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zsH9Dq1aI_7tpULaN820Eg8w_MI8RBWTeXYaW_gWkmhDzYxoTXpCuMKh35C9eJEfxek8M03GOQqHtmqsptWnbXFIIlV__iTeVymTqefX-otl41gS3eoOkMqikakGHtBi9-v6OY2qRIM/s320/IMG_7943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364336645481714706" border="0" /></a><br />Yes this is definately blue...Lac Bleu<br /><br />Mama said the colour has to do with rock flour, hmm, that seems strange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nz9pUGdigXH7E6miedWHpVmRme3RPZcXLyR8tJEsbR2HVXs_-dogy-hq2Zq9-Gl7LXdPhz_GJCsEcV-3lkCBLjUtVRRXxVj6h-neI4Lc6DwuF5UaP3vnxF5iR9Ly5Hs_cZ9o-rCNUXo/s1600-h/IMG_7951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nz9pUGdigXH7E6miedWHpVmRme3RPZcXLyR8tJEsbR2HVXs_-dogy-hq2Zq9-Gl7LXdPhz_GJCsEcV-3lkCBLjUtVRRXxVj6h-neI4Lc6DwuF5UaP3vnxF5iR9Ly5Hs_cZ9o-rCNUXo/s320/IMG_7951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364337513461486194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a morning of rocks we begin to descend to the valley for our mid-day siesta.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tomorrow Mama's going to hike up to lac emmerson, I wonder what colour that one is?Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-26160556950889829732009-07-30T11:13:00.000-07:002009-07-30T12:20:17.684-07:00Play Parks with Mama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnVhY5N4ZWgaTiG2Bf9s5R13meYXI7oM5v8T8uGUx__yCN3zy6viJue_P-OS5IsO2k0HCzmzSYnszKn2cGOyiuuM3U7xBAsgph2Af1BUKj-j0wkqENVXniJyUY5Fvgzkf78h14hqLT1s/s1600-h/IMG_7924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnVhY5N4ZWgaTiG2Bf9s5R13meYXI7oM5v8T8uGUx__yCN3zy6viJue_P-OS5IsO2k0HCzmzSYnszKn2cGOyiuuM3U7xBAsgph2Af1BUKj-j0wkqENVXniJyUY5Fvgzkf78h14hqLT1s/s320/IMG_7924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364318376769236706" border="0" /></a><br />Last week Papa worked in Switzerland.<br /><br />We decided to drive him to Martigny to see a different valley and cross the border.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-EqVew40hiRVVN1_rwAKgl7y_t3Hvfs5Bkmjffv-SRQ11zi7n_sbUqPPi8aAhiibiBPkouhcB5pFeum-OHAHGbexB3jnDKHIc98Koqd-f6Lc-aVAWyDx3aUkaE0byZ785f-QWdeZdJg/s1600-h/IMG_7925.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-EqVew40hiRVVN1_rwAKgl7y_t3Hvfs5Bkmjffv-SRQ11zi7n_sbUqPPi8aAhiibiBPkouhcB5pFeum-OHAHGbexB3jnDKHIc98Koqd-f6Lc-aVAWyDx3aUkaE0byZ785f-QWdeZdJg/s320/IMG_7925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364318876653070770" border="0" /></a><br />We sent Papa off on his train to Zermatt. He was doing two trips, so we weren't going to see much of him for a four days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3p7ZUH8_scWsV_Akdk3g5fS5gUJtM4ZTm9Mvwcras05mUmhAmDRh1T_pc8KFh6uGVCrjCZSxTv2J15TD7QDV1yfKFr__L61yB2sYsMoHz_Hc2MFjqnOgKGanOhuxMFeJh09EM0Ov-zQ/s1600-h/IMG_7934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3p7ZUH8_scWsV_Akdk3g5fS5gUJtM4ZTm9Mvwcras05mUmhAmDRh1T_pc8KFh6uGVCrjCZSxTv2J15TD7QDV1yfKFr__L61yB2sYsMoHz_Hc2MFjqnOgKGanOhuxMFeJh09EM0Ov-zQ/s320/IMG_7934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364319514836527170" border="0" /></a><br />We decided it might be fun to check out the farmers market in St.Gervais (now we're back in France).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtrA1iMymUlelSB_zjqHEuVD5SMTt_EfR1WUZSnaxB4Bp2Wpx9lgVi7eqd7oJW5TQ-8013V9_bkSrFoRexqZAaZnfP9UAHhHj-q0j1YKiEuhE1r6uUU6G3cCb7y2ZXQA3jKSUFJh8MFU/s1600-h/IMG_7933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtrA1iMymUlelSB_zjqHEuVD5SMTt_EfR1WUZSnaxB4Bp2Wpx9lgVi7eqd7oJW5TQ-8013V9_bkSrFoRexqZAaZnfP9UAHhHj-q0j1YKiEuhE1r6uUU6G3cCb7y2ZXQA3jKSUFJh8MFU/s320/IMG_7933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364319854430826738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check this basket out Oma, it's perfect!<br /><br />Now, I can help mama shopping which we actually seem to do alot of.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_guK5kUF_x58ebR6vs66f2Fjp78yjkQOq9pea124EuhTzEWHLW6Pw7JDK5AJ_mU5WYLymBFwl3oMlYrulYzx4bFJmJdadnoTVfhGsNhmalwiJ8qf2nAp9LXn2zV4FPud0yihMcgBizwg/s1600-h/IMG_8053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_guK5kUF_x58ebR6vs66f2Fjp78yjkQOq9pea124EuhTzEWHLW6Pw7JDK5AJ_mU5WYLymBFwl3oMlYrulYzx4bFJmJdadnoTVfhGsNhmalwiJ8qf2nAp9LXn2zV4FPud0yihMcgBizwg/s320/IMG_8053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364324784781685890" border="0" /></a><br />Ducky's eating tons too, he uses the toilet regularily just like me.<br /><br />Unfortunately just after this photo,he fell IN the toilet! Lucky duck we have a washing machine, now he is clean again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNb9xGsR6ZXkfKAMb3HY51RUNxv7eXfJfA18SHWG89peTx1MjxNXkzRRld-Qyekp91_iLylVecPgKsQh16zQeHBbEChFLyriBuHebn_loSSSV0NoI_KOYoTj1Mz-_wwu7fqYo4LJFLmg/s1600-h/IMG_8050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNb9xGsR6ZXkfKAMb3HY51RUNxv7eXfJfA18SHWG89peTx1MjxNXkzRRld-Qyekp91_iLylVecPgKsQh16zQeHBbEChFLyriBuHebn_loSSSV0NoI_KOYoTj1Mz-_wwu7fqYo4LJFLmg/s320/IMG_8050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364325593474131314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Lac Passy, its down in the valley that heads to Geneva.<br /><br />The morning is super fun to come here for running, splashing and playing trucks with french boys.<br /><br />Last week we flew a kite here in a lightning storm, Opa would have loved that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB_dHWFE96jKXjC2Q5apVsr9vOwAj0t6Qctgrx6AMh6qVMBaPrMtDLBF5H3BqS9Uca4k_yXjqeXXj1C4yy4mmVALvNyueao2OlLN-jwT0WRQnkgYiPa3EVw3gfyaX_PeYIzQM_A3Pqtk/s1600-h/IMG_7987.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB_dHWFE96jKXjC2Q5apVsr9vOwAj0t6Qctgrx6AMh6qVMBaPrMtDLBF5H3BqS9Uca4k_yXjqeXXj1C4yy4mmVALvNyueao2OlLN-jwT0WRQnkgYiPa3EVw3gfyaX_PeYIzQM_A3Pqtk/s320/IMG_7987.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364326169662338018" border="0" /></a>These are my two english friends, I met them two years ago when we lived here before.<br /><br />We're trying to coax a chicken out of her box, she doesn't seem to keen on us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04OSeptrxH_bglMzfTvQMGcKBpmZS0D3k2VKtdXaPxWsrjY_uwptZWhMeRYhpyTLp1zZSUZgIjoypOBS4cvYV3LvV_hSACoUrgyHxnFEZLD5FrY6UcDpo68yFzEkz8XVwHen72jMWYFw/s1600-h/IMG_7991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04OSeptrxH_bglMzfTvQMGcKBpmZS0D3k2VKtdXaPxWsrjY_uwptZWhMeRYhpyTLp1zZSUZgIjoypOBS4cvYV3LvV_hSACoUrgyHxnFEZLD5FrY6UcDpo68yFzEkz8XVwHen72jMWYFw/s320/IMG_7991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364326626136855730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />That's their mum, Bekha.<br /><br />She taught us how to rub plantain on our legs to get rid of stinging nettle.<br /><br />There is loads of it here, hard to avoid as a curious kid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAUxr9mUHOY-GwDR63E7dOQTLDBPjy-0SHvnR0ivurzcEYyf7NwOSl633kXw1M9APkWJqemsCxXMljMH-T5kREp1ilrROoLKnHcxX6mjTFKX9K0O6oruEF4STEeHrRmmfyrBp1530qhU/s1600-h/IMG_8048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAUxr9mUHOY-GwDR63E7dOQTLDBPjy-0SHvnR0ivurzcEYyf7NwOSl633kXw1M9APkWJqemsCxXMljMH-T5kREp1ilrROoLKnHcxX6mjTFKX9K0O6oruEF4STEeHrRmmfyrBp1530qhU/s320/IMG_8048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364328723809635634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a play park in Vallorcine.<br /><br />Its a big adventure to come here, we take a train that tunnesl under a mountain.<br /><br />Its higher elevation so we like to come here when it gets too hot in Les Houches.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNNlGPJmnRkmXVMrW9f36pEuL8owslH6RifdR-qxFFYLxTvC1WOev16E1huj98uxRy4KKowW-TgYt4jB-3kB7Jz3rXtInx9BwNbfIZCgC6HG-qdiiSk0ILFJ9Vjsy7iP0Qab3m9RMhEc/s1600-h/IMG_7962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNNlGPJmnRkmXVMrW9f36pEuL8owslH6RifdR-qxFFYLxTvC1WOev16E1huj98uxRy4KKowW-TgYt4jB-3kB7Jz3rXtInx9BwNbfIZCgC6HG-qdiiSk0ILFJ9Vjsy7iP0Qab3m9RMhEc/s320/IMG_7962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364331188984304594" border="0" /></a><br />Its early morning and we've decided to take this ancient lift near Contaimes.<br /><br />I was super underdressed as the sun hasn't warmed this valley yet, luckily we had my new wind/water jacket from grandpapa, this keeps me warm.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZQhTeFVatV6Zeyyi8o8q4ahoVeREIHhFAtLniXb0-ltytZOBD0UQnInF1FTj490bYyCYKENdWxbQ6yktmzRhhF0xRDgC9sU5mlPhhG_aKTq7UbPWlsrAKLT3lsAPzT7fXv5_X1Gal5E/s1600-h/IMG_7960.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZQhTeFVatV6Zeyyi8o8q4ahoVeREIHhFAtLniXb0-ltytZOBD0UQnInF1FTj490bYyCYKENdWxbQ6yktmzRhhF0xRDgC9sU5mlPhhG_aKTq7UbPWlsrAKLT3lsAPzT7fXv5_X1Gal5E/s320/IMG_7960.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364331815957527298" border="0" /></a><br />Its just like a bubble!<br /><br />At the top, we found an amazing play area with a ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dWbn9XcfdJImkmOD32CU2Izcuvvpe2oPCrO0f_aTvAs6RRPMZv9W4r8__me0DxDeVzg_MDbJ3wgiTOPlbSexslQ6wwtagdSnWu5VmtOl1HWorKzJFIy8sbCzTzzpaRD8In4z8a4HZhg/s1600-h/IMG_7979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dWbn9XcfdJImkmOD32CU2Izcuvvpe2oPCrO0f_aTvAs6RRPMZv9W4r8__me0DxDeVzg_MDbJ3wgiTOPlbSexslQ6wwtagdSnWu5VmtOl1HWorKzJFIy8sbCzTzzpaRD8In4z8a4HZhg/s320/IMG_7979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364332229360140610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Small little mountain lake for throwing rocks.<br /><br />And paddle boats for Mama and I.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYcY6GW_4-rmLqSRJK1nY7GgqCtsh3e2yBVjVB1lA2rETJabKLeJ2wTTuS4mHfAQ6v1Xr3Zwfyv3rVNF2ZSPox0F-sF7c15pQ4OE_3fZTQ6qjz4HHJTlIKSH8UO4JN-8gUh5faJd-5q4/s1600-h/IMG_7982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYcY6GW_4-rmLqSRJK1nY7GgqCtsh3e2yBVjVB1lA2rETJabKLeJ2wTTuS4mHfAQ6v1Xr3Zwfyv3rVNF2ZSPox0F-sF7c15pQ4OE_3fZTQ6qjz4HHJTlIKSH8UO4JN-8gUh5faJd-5q4/s320/IMG_7982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364332747222832450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a zipline, just my size.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI-m3qpsEr7OwTkTG0N2_6H7t1p7b-3QApuTDB86a20H0S16cDJLMsoMQXZiq5Zgad-ogU_HUSHLx-85MHGdHisU_lnRdh-b9LgyANdKS7xV4M56noooQz7M8W6cGvWtaHrkOnm0EXR0/s1600-h/IMG_8109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVI-m3qpsEr7OwTkTG0N2_6H7t1p7b-3QApuTDB86a20H0S16cDJLMsoMQXZiq5Zgad-ogU_HUSHLx-85MHGdHisU_lnRdh-b9LgyANdKS7xV4M56noooQz7M8W6cGvWtaHrkOnm0EXR0/s320/IMG_8109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364329222032777554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />In Le Fayet this is a tricky bridge, all the kids are, we focus pretty hard.<br /><br />Just above me is a zip line with bigger kids, soon I'll grow enough to do that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62_aNHoOvO-cR0zxW3J4RrpZWTV7aspXToA9pMUL0Jo4Ckiw9SYkRVAbgU8haWpXNep73FFRZTxt1c6P6I7p2fmoywBMgnW2d6SDKWSH86gnYToXoHgQpcHX6IAF-D4FBgBixu1kPN9A/s1600-h/IMG_8044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62_aNHoOvO-cR0zxW3J4RrpZWTV7aspXToA9pMUL0Jo4Ckiw9SYkRVAbgU8haWpXNep73FFRZTxt1c6P6I7p2fmoywBMgnW2d6SDKWSH86gnYToXoHgQpcHX6IAF-D4FBgBixu1kPN9A/s320/IMG_8044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364328245988805122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're making a big supper for Papa, he eats alot too, it must be all that vertical.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-43988838478096505312009-07-24T12:22:00.001-07:002009-07-24T14:01:29.898-07:001st summer night away<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc5XMkqwHkNLnlWS60jcX3U3SlCOqUA2o1QVRlqa7fM0e-5wHDPYrao3k0t3bn6qjV_HB5KClUCJJVEWVQKCnfqrnD7W2yttAtero7Yg6XqrPcx2n7py103fORuGqjVR3682yATcjv3M/s1600-h/IMG_7756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc5XMkqwHkNLnlWS60jcX3U3SlCOqUA2o1QVRlqa7fM0e-5wHDPYrao3k0t3bn6qjV_HB5KClUCJJVEWVQKCnfqrnD7W2yttAtero7Yg6XqrPcx2n7py103fORuGqjVR3682yATcjv3M/s320/IMG_7756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110311893821890" border="0" /></a><br />After a slow morning together, I strapped on my boots and waved good bye to Elias and David.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Excited to enjoy my time...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdI31ixkp2nLdoBXnTEtyIGl0aBalkkOmplKGV3HIL-06Bg8NjJsp9Jc1jlpngpf_tq6gXnOOzULZbx3u-9oy_XG9Bcf3Oq4ToPXfavKPV55JZqhjTD8l-PMvOIHYhxtPp48BWbEviCA/s1600-h/IMG_7758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdI31ixkp2nLdoBXnTEtyIGl0aBalkkOmplKGV3HIL-06Bg8NjJsp9Jc1jlpngpf_tq6gXnOOzULZbx3u-9oy_XG9Bcf3Oq4ToPXfavKPV55JZqhjTD8l-PMvOIHYhxtPp48BWbEviCA/s320/IMG_7758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110868775877122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It didn't take long before I began to notice my own thoughts in my head as I walked and sweated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IlGqu39i6flMDSr45j4xRxPHvjx-xs1t-oXEdkjxWfbqKrY8mvKhijq3gu7brwjPBAM0E8esCZLh8ca8Q0eYPcH2kDuBnryp35ygMFEN1-VDsohAgH2M7MYTLrz-mM6BcBL408-Dd9s/s1600-h/IMG_7759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IlGqu39i6flMDSr45j4xRxPHvjx-xs1t-oXEdkjxWfbqKrY8mvKhijq3gu7brwjPBAM0E8esCZLh8ca8Q0eYPcH2kDuBnryp35ygMFEN1-VDsohAgH2M7MYTLrz-mM6BcBL408-Dd9s/s320/IMG_7759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362111505112276626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Strange to think I was in the alps as I could of been in the rockies or even New Zealand...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IuFpUW2-1qo2YnTs85y05nnNU1WkAC95z5DZIwSxLrQsElLRy_ASL-E1OOBOkzRMcG4FYDBDUN87JgqOhLoFh7DQvSZqzvlyiypLSW5qaQ-gSuHn3JYJGa9rVgrNKWAzyzeEafd95A4/s1600-h/IMG_7761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IuFpUW2-1qo2YnTs85y05nnNU1WkAC95z5DZIwSxLrQsElLRy_ASL-E1OOBOkzRMcG4FYDBDUN87JgqOhLoFh7DQvSZqzvlyiypLSW5qaQ-gSuHn3JYJGa9rVgrNKWAzyzeEafd95A4/s320/IMG_7761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362117182887619874" border="0" /></a>Asters and young sedimentary rock filling my imagination.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGljEKlPsKghNY5gbSpe8JYXxkcKq6F2-90boeQbxscyByMrDYwOcmEV0GyikvDJ_v8qwNLD68HgD_SdBGDjlvYKT8T-YF-uPfX2AeF1VfhiJaACGGP4M2wPvBb74ZP-OZHc4z4Sco6Q/s1600-h/IMG_7762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGljEKlPsKghNY5gbSpe8JYXxkcKq6F2-90boeQbxscyByMrDYwOcmEV0GyikvDJ_v8qwNLD68HgD_SdBGDjlvYKT8T-YF-uPfX2AeF1VfhiJaACGGP4M2wPvBb74ZP-OZHc4z4Sco6Q/s320/IMG_7762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362117616469346898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beyond me, deep coloured seeded pod plants and in the distance one of my first of many passes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BPa5gm_qzYSUr9n6RfWr87iXC1S1RwSycqR5z7MavF3gPf-dcu5xZXx0BxSc4BPbqPeltThf1SXDzWkiMIIdgIXvw5lmjdbpcdU35quU1j2AfsjQYZp5qmP51S4PydDxukvqMK7A1e4/s1600-h/IMG_7774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BPa5gm_qzYSUr9n6RfWr87iXC1S1RwSycqR5z7MavF3gPf-dcu5xZXx0BxSc4BPbqPeltThf1SXDzWkiMIIdgIXvw5lmjdbpcdU35quU1j2AfsjQYZp5qmP51S4PydDxukvqMK7A1e4/s320/IMG_7774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362118192323712034" border="0" /></a>But first, it's been over an hour or more, time for a stop for cafe at Refuge de Moede Anterne.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IMllH05VJjdLp_awTeIIiNNgjE4vbsrXvvM5JcrLCaWMUhEF7VLcGZi9oIpxX7FAL-pdvh1_POz-OawHgutp1JL4HTQb4eW3qXifDLAqSkGKqCfp8gEataAuhw5x2bLXkutUgc6cVwE/s1600-h/IMG_7776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IMllH05VJjdLp_awTeIIiNNgjE4vbsrXvvM5JcrLCaWMUhEF7VLcGZi9oIpxX7FAL-pdvh1_POz-OawHgutp1JL4HTQb4eW3qXifDLAqSkGKqCfp8gEataAuhw5x2bLXkutUgc6cVwE/s320/IMG_7776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362118813830512178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In case the trails weren't clear enough, a sign post for me.<br /><br />On bluebird days it seems redundant but in whiteout the system is fantastic!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3gLj8NZboqTYblS4mLc-ojXtHl0Y443Aj-qMqZiUd_hjvVumXuyO1ueJUeWbzzaWrbpuA2TqrDPWXKtMnbNwtOJJrIosTwT-VVVWVtDOf3dBt3tPFMsb0EvnRhRox26_h5TyPyjcfAU/s1600-h/IMG_7781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3gLj8NZboqTYblS4mLc-ojXtHl0Y443Aj-qMqZiUd_hjvVumXuyO1ueJUeWbzzaWrbpuA2TqrDPWXKtMnbNwtOJJrIosTwT-VVVWVtDOf3dBt3tPFMsb0EvnRhRox26_h5TyPyjcfAU/s320/IMG_7781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362119071466590962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A quick look back as I ascended the pass, Mt. Blanc massif in the distance.<br /><br /><br /><br />Notice the wind, this should of been a good hint for my next day's wx!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfiyuZef_bsMyrq76beWSZxioUBhUUQ5m3axmLZvrUtfScRKPEELgkjCNjDzqLV6NBkH4Oz53_ZHdjV8aptZrCOVruW-pMBYPwuXcSicX7BE7BZB9Ms_cA-HaTZhUeWsRveqGrbrtaLw/s1600-h/IMG_7794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfiyuZef_bsMyrq76beWSZxioUBhUUQ5m3axmLZvrUtfScRKPEELgkjCNjDzqLV6NBkH4Oz53_ZHdjV8aptZrCOVruW-pMBYPwuXcSicX7BE7BZB9Ms_cA-HaTZhUeWsRveqGrbrtaLw/s320/IMG_7794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362120340951150802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Across the other side and the terrain changed dramatically, no sheep grazing and a few hardy alpine plants.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSHvGTTET2UeSvsiIIdjyVFQEwJMnCiwy7thCxgxmH3LmiKT0upCvwGJYJx5hxVoTa4Q8oDhp8eHDwjXUeWtKx0XbKlvP5nKx76wYV9aNwwCl8roq_TE-CY4fHrq3OZg5bKS5fTqResI/s1600-h/IMG_7808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSHvGTTET2UeSvsiIIdjyVFQEwJMnCiwy7thCxgxmH3LmiKT0upCvwGJYJx5hxVoTa4Q8oDhp8eHDwjXUeWtKx0XbKlvP5nKx76wYV9aNwwCl8roq_TE-CY4fHrq3OZg5bKS5fTqResI/s320/IMG_7808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362120817268623010" border="0" /></a>Descending quite a bit we return to green.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaZsPkMEJLkfF44Jz-8h6XXdCasPjhHYUPCeVFLaW05HZw5JjQuefsPxfnAT1xMs4omiqIO93NtS27qbFL310p05SISMw8oKwauMFxgRMdboeTouBF43w6hG3u6TKfAElYssIbfqYL0Y/s1600-h/IMG_7796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaZsPkMEJLkfF44Jz-8h6XXdCasPjhHYUPCeVFLaW05HZw5JjQuefsPxfnAT1xMs4omiqIO93NtS27qbFL310p05SISMw8oKwauMFxgRMdboeTouBF43w6hG3u6TKfAElYssIbfqYL0Y/s320/IMG_7796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362121087281828242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And precious alpine variety of forget me nots.<br /><br />By now I was thoroughly enjoying the the contemplative space.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgeAJ-DVs5HfrdFloiGckZGsyLJC18j4Lax7dBLrJwNimcpMZtXG-Fr7glYBhQ96waOOsKCyUBB0Wuc9jO9UhGAIwjs-CWrYnDZn-IQdTtlSVo_ydU8jKN-tGe_yNnol4LDDSGuDV3-E/s1600-h/IMG_7810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgeAJ-DVs5HfrdFloiGckZGsyLJC18j4Lax7dBLrJwNimcpMZtXG-Fr7glYBhQ96waOOsKCyUBB0Wuc9jO9UhGAIwjs-CWrYnDZn-IQdTtlSVo_ydU8jKN-tGe_yNnol4LDDSGuDV3-E/s320/IMG_7810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362121345389958898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A reminder of last few days storm rain and snow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Dvc6RA4jVSK59_ZgVc5XrB-08q6MCaUbiT5ug2_mr9RPt7uf2ISkKqZBZpUQLT6CMrBo4F4xam2_B3q4h4Ka9vxsK7vnhBjzKYF06QJO5o_ZhIICLhTxDJYEKkATt5yXRhqAQ441tpA/s1600-h/IMG_7813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Dvc6RA4jVSK59_ZgVc5XrB-08q6MCaUbiT5ug2_mr9RPt7uf2ISkKqZBZpUQLT6CMrBo4F4xam2_B3q4h4Ka9vxsK7vnhBjzKYF06QJO5o_ZhIICLhTxDJYEKkATt5yXRhqAQ441tpA/s320/IMG_7813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362121719772129746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dropping much more in elevation, I come to another refuge.<br /><br />It's been over 3 hours of walking and incredible diversity.<br /><br />I'm doing a loop around this island of rock, so I stopped for another break at the simple shacks below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv72z6BXPpdDwjLffvougipCS9U1qXBTAu6sSZgvAkIk7yo83x-rA2x6oXy4TFwiX-0afDFn8QU5wtWsZvewNC87L9eq7lPNpD0-47ZEFywNurHqrb0lgMDbTdPNKPPQlaqIiicc_cRM/s1600-h/IMG_7824.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv72z6BXPpdDwjLffvougipCS9U1qXBTAu6sSZgvAkIk7yo83x-rA2x6oXy4TFwiX-0afDFn8QU5wtWsZvewNC87L9eq7lPNpD0-47ZEFywNurHqrb0lgMDbTdPNKPPQlaqIiicc_cRM/s320/IMG_7824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362123203000185554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A look into a completely different valley and town.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrW1Tlo7fMpPwHN-kuHVI5Mm_4G5UiTJU9tSSy2xJEJF35ppfMcdyJ-XcwGxK8gD95asXHkRfoTKEB5DycxgkfdP2WdZWBjRkW00N5fX4kRxvhfi0giBleR5smdN2fH_9HluBo2EvNnQ/s1600-h/IMG_7830.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrW1Tlo7fMpPwHN-kuHVI5Mm_4G5UiTJU9tSSy2xJEJF35ppfMcdyJ-XcwGxK8gD95asXHkRfoTKEB5DycxgkfdP2WdZWBjRkW00N5fX4kRxvhfi0giBleR5smdN2fH_9HluBo2EvNnQ/s320/IMG_7830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362123390186960386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After a massive descent I rebegin climbing up yet another valley.<br /><br />Same rock but the walls are much closer together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaFD6o9bOgSKUfTosSnJSqESEhjdwuqF1eH3v_uznPT6PhlbzDPjjkKlRCl4b2eYugC1WDE2UXJ38iJ0Ct5-I2zoIczPzhW9TukuLfdF4iQqX2STViAwqlVH3JfKIGTVAVJvvX0svFmc/s1600-h/IMG_7841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaFD6o9bOgSKUfTosSnJSqESEhjdwuqF1eH3v_uznPT6PhlbzDPjjkKlRCl4b2eYugC1WDE2UXJ38iJ0Ct5-I2zoIczPzhW9TukuLfdF4iQqX2STViAwqlVH3JfKIGTVAVJvvX0svFmc/s320/IMG_7841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362123595859644354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And gift me with a series of waterfalls.<br /><br />Each few hundred metres of climbing I wander by another torrent, the cold air cooling my heated system.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV4Lq5XkMdRQF9ScSEVrD8frnhHb-YAPEMLD6I3oEQsAiNf3XA6IzCtat7Rqh0PBdIHN1293Ps6cWibxlgGncUGxB8t__IsRcaKTOHtO6NMBrIopZcA5ptJKa2Bw_UiBVEd0UeHF_Lhg/s1600-h/IMG_7843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV4Lq5XkMdRQF9ScSEVrD8frnhHb-YAPEMLD6I3oEQsAiNf3XA6IzCtat7Rqh0PBdIHN1293Ps6cWibxlgGncUGxB8t__IsRcaKTOHtO6NMBrIopZcA5ptJKa2Bw_UiBVEd0UeHF_Lhg/s320/IMG_7843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362123839024282914" border="0" /></a><br />The trail wound under and beside a cliff, handrails making the route seem easy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_7Rzg8yFyqXtJHPtgYNqB-vZxZThyxAdxBwC6zbdnQh4w6bbNoTHyj1zsTpXmqD38h6PhBRcbLYu4U6MAiG5r7kCGlQFLRzODtecvixtjq8KjR9zWdMHeqxu6YIq365l-lo7pk59trw/s1600-h/IMG_7848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_7Rzg8yFyqXtJHPtgYNqB-vZxZThyxAdxBwC6zbdnQh4w6bbNoTHyj1zsTpXmqD38h6PhBRcbLYu4U6MAiG5r7kCGlQFLRzODtecvixtjq8KjR9zWdMHeqxu6YIq365l-lo7pk59trw/s320/IMG_7848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362124487624418530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Looking back....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFVzmn34au_t3kNvn-BaF19IoS4-i8FtDW2xEcW2EgZOizFadIbdw8PnD6e9nYk5fQiS_y8sCxu5ljUL4fA2cazpYCeX6ImslK5QDL8NSpbhyphenhyphennE4ewo0TeKOYLjMGwa0GZRtIO5o_F0/s1600-h/IMG_7853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFVzmn34au_t3kNvn-BaF19IoS4-i8FtDW2xEcW2EgZOizFadIbdw8PnD6e9nYk5fQiS_y8sCxu5ljUL4fA2cazpYCeX6ImslK5QDL8NSpbhyphenhyphennE4ewo0TeKOYLjMGwa0GZRtIO5o_F0/s320/IMG_7853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362124770634387298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And forward as I cross yet another col.<br /><br />The terrain mellows out and reminds me of farming pastures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKclxgiwyQAN5OeQbdSQ2eBogoE54VO-aF-RXr27ZCAeyYqwWJAgxcz7cmxFBCPqMqmYvNo5MiC4WpW_XitxZGfneR3wEGNXi7pqiveuw9cXR9oLjkput6pG8gYGXxylnWQzOQzqYSrg/s1600-h/IMG_7854.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKclxgiwyQAN5OeQbdSQ2eBogoE54VO-aF-RXr27ZCAeyYqwWJAgxcz7cmxFBCPqMqmYvNo5MiC4WpW_XitxZGfneR3wEGNXi7pqiveuw9cXR9oLjkput6pG8gYGXxylnWQzOQzqYSrg/s320/IMG_7854.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362125028291097810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I pass a church with a sign saying "chalet de sale" thinking it was some funny english joke...but yes, I have arrived at the town and refuge for my night de Sales.<br /><br />After six hours of hiking I'm ready to hang out but unprepared for how much excess of time I felt.<br /><br />Strange to be away from my role as parent, off duty...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimScWXA9CC0VxmL_qRzb_FKvXcBAsXbYRB0Abm8XYidL9wFHBqq9Mc505XUh4o0jpI0JKpaUX1Awng5O_FPicbBbjJEwe66oH8g_MOuN4IeOKaXpckKONQAC1Ge3yby1tB2PuPGmxvbts/s1600-h/IMG_7857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimScWXA9CC0VxmL_qRzb_FKvXcBAsXbYRB0Abm8XYidL9wFHBqq9Mc505XUh4o0jpI0JKpaUX1Awng5O_FPicbBbjJEwe66oH8g_MOuN4IeOKaXpckKONQAC1Ge3yby1tB2PuPGmxvbts/s320/IMG_7857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362125544975514354" border="0" /></a><br />After sharing a massive bunk bed with many others, getting up at 6am seemded like a great idea.<br /><br />It was dark not from lack of light but storm and rain cloud dancing over me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwRMuk1uXzuJjuEnIEmxPYaud2SHdevu9wi3b4wNQ5kr9wdhnlSCxDwm96WlEp8sBA9cth51TAZJ5yf_LX57kz1EukF4m9XnFd88cMzpHXYA3b59fhpRoUS-1znInNDG_TLB80ZM2SX0/s1600-h/IMG_7863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwRMuk1uXzuJjuEnIEmxPYaud2SHdevu9wi3b4wNQ5kr9wdhnlSCxDwm96WlEp8sBA9cth51TAZJ5yf_LX57kz1EukF4m9XnFd88cMzpHXYA3b59fhpRoUS-1znInNDG_TLB80ZM2SX0/s320/IMG_7863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362127637418744386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The sheep were better prepared than me as in my haste I had only jean pants and had to borrow David's long johns from his Matterhorn trip, yikes!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhPErXq3y4bTyU8lblAcahoNZuS2gsj_KHNEw0FvnttNIotDiygX8mfiLXTUvev2nNl-UUKsXyti3m1ucRrYviomjfQAqoVGreLfF7hhdLXYQqji_oNOxHZ2vfAeFYFBX5j_I3Swcnac/s1600-h/IMG_7872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhPErXq3y4bTyU8lblAcahoNZuS2gsj_KHNEw0FvnttNIotDiygX8mfiLXTUvev2nNl-UUKsXyti3m1ucRrYviomjfQAqoVGreLfF7hhdLXYQqji_oNOxHZ2vfAeFYFBX5j_I3Swcnac/s320/IMG_7872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362127359556988978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But here I am pretty happy to have the rainy trail for me, les moutons and chamoix (form of goat) that I found at the next pass.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz8xKic6BqD9wygChCtO9NuuTEWZVLgVsoKMibxReMzYGVrODj8OE2B0Ia0beQlpWF63VhfqmYEVNQoQHBlyYRvSUXu0Xo4vw1pdU1jM0lLIpPKhrmvCwKlfJF5It0Qj4a9nvc5TU6bw/s1600-h/IMG_7874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz8xKic6BqD9wygChCtO9NuuTEWZVLgVsoKMibxReMzYGVrODj8OE2B0Ia0beQlpWF63VhfqmYEVNQoQHBlyYRvSUXu0Xo4vw1pdU1jM0lLIpPKhrmvCwKlfJF5It0Qj4a9nvc5TU6bw/s320/IMG_7874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362128030514209778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Again the terrain changes, a blob of sedimentary rock drapes across my path.<br /><br />In the distance, the wide notch is my need pass to ascend.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPGSQtq2FUO9ZlDH8WMPocfssKMhCIllvO33gYF_CxpNb57aHcc_0JiAwhKhu5MIBMea_IkGQdgtA0GGzjtuA7fc_eEmItNvnS7tndgt_7fBoGTk4CBhUBcYq9fNq1Oi4gZQvGq-PjYI/s1600-h/IMG_7879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPGSQtq2FUO9ZlDH8WMPocfssKMhCIllvO33gYF_CxpNb57aHcc_0JiAwhKhu5MIBMea_IkGQdgtA0GGzjtuA7fc_eEmItNvnS7tndgt_7fBoGTk4CBhUBcYq9fNq1Oi4gZQvGq-PjYI/s320/IMG_7879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362128421103175458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking back again as I go up....again this time alone as it is quite early morning.<br /><br />I chose this route for diversity and for all its ups and downs.<br /><br />So much french bread and cheese motivates me to work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmieYmBmHdU6d8pumMZCCYVCLQhqk34ed2G6NV71ToYbTgFACPXScEIf35-HZRt-qO931ajSLXu0vRB1EwqQGXGCmt7AomLFwToedLnSLD9tqkJ1zXhAATtALCCVWD7XbY9PsNkUgbVMM/s1600-h/IMG_7890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmieYmBmHdU6d8pumMZCCYVCLQhqk34ed2G6NV71ToYbTgFACPXScEIf35-HZRt-qO931ajSLXu0vRB1EwqQGXGCmt7AomLFwToedLnSLD9tqkJ1zXhAATtALCCVWD7XbY9PsNkUgbVMM/s320/IMG_7890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362129100737072786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At this col, I actually get a chance to call home base, the cell phone range was blocked by limestone rock.<br /><br />We make a plan for David and Elias to pick me up in two hours, just one more pass to hike up to!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq0IcpBIqSekR2RbCUWaMJ6F3-E4au_Js-mj02qgcUQf8nLCQXdXc7Qh_oPvAsn8fX6QQWLmUweXB78Ewb3zLtQrjmnHLoMmLhOInGYy6qRqeF3O1qddIvQ09OIxxbDkgDX5Br8dbDyM/s1600-h/IMG_7891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq0IcpBIqSekR2RbCUWaMJ6F3-E4au_Js-mj02qgcUQf8nLCQXdXc7Qh_oPvAsn8fX6QQWLmUweXB78Ewb3zLtQrjmnHLoMmLhOInGYy6qRqeF3O1qddIvQ09OIxxbDkgDX5Br8dbDyM/s320/IMG_7891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362130243580431858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately I'm guessing these pricklies are a result of too much grazing by sheep and cattle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DhHXasulIMmxLw6I1czeOhQaY-ZivZlo2X-bGgzSHVzGUkOYkdnvYK6Q9YQP2275zS4lP5UXyzf8khsUMx2ptZHHIq6aZay9a258MnYA271CF35WEeUgiRVhxQzxL2jJT9O6_ga0q48/s1600-h/IMG_7893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DhHXasulIMmxLw6I1czeOhQaY-ZivZlo2X-bGgzSHVzGUkOYkdnvYK6Q9YQP2275zS4lP5UXyzf8khsUMx2ptZHHIq6aZay9a258MnYA271CF35WEeUgiRVhxQzxL2jJT9O6_ga0q48/s320/IMG_7893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362130486086493090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another landscape change as I enter into the dessert of rock and ascend to the next col.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzwfiU2PxYE3euNrjzq-4f3Lt8yi9TbQ7SXS3bQw0BzsGLINfbNC2UwE_jTIOLhvExTOm9LSKHyWw5agKIkuBZ1w4l0_d00NeCLozxrOmROlpu4GguntryKe3aPvGE4PIe6bou3ZK6E8/s1600-h/IMG_7906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzwfiU2PxYE3euNrjzq-4f3Lt8yi9TbQ7SXS3bQw0BzsGLINfbNC2UwE_jTIOLhvExTOm9LSKHyWw5agKIkuBZ1w4l0_d00NeCLozxrOmROlpu4GguntryKe3aPvGE4PIe6bou3ZK6E8/s320/IMG_7906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362130696707708210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />After two hours of hiking and approaching lunch I find my mind wandering.<br /><br />Remembering my lessons of being in present time, I stop to enjoy where I am.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOS1j6r_P5Sv2nuFoGk6PGRvfqxFrU8tzlexkhz6zrZfq-qZQriXFWGRFIL0KMwCCeQIOTU-DobAsBQl6yYxassxA3o9RLIMyBoYNgEMXvx8WS3wwb0WrZ5mGWG2ozcQM4cHCTlDCzDM/s1600-h/IMG_7904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOS1j6r_P5Sv2nuFoGk6PGRvfqxFrU8tzlexkhz6zrZfq-qZQriXFWGRFIL0KMwCCeQIOTU-DobAsBQl6yYxassxA3o9RLIMyBoYNgEMXvx8WS3wwb0WrZ5mGWG2ozcQM4cHCTlDCzDM/s320/IMG_7904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362131270525926930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And literally, under my bum, is an incredible array of fossils sticking out from the rock as if massive signposts to pay attention.<br /><br />That I am....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMSHl9QoLGLPqoSC7XztUIILjxrutgKvHBioJELF-leQ8iKsz6c0TYzfjPfvo_BlhnzzO3b8quDThJdQ18VVV_noH8aO07NAZ9ed6LWg0iw-Pv34j52OQi-HIH8byPLNSirxM2yYgbSw/s1600-h/IMG_7914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMSHl9QoLGLPqoSC7XztUIILjxrutgKvHBioJELF-leQ8iKsz6c0TYzfjPfvo_BlhnzzO3b8quDThJdQ18VVV_noH8aO07NAZ9ed6LWg0iw-Pv34j52OQi-HIH8byPLNSirxM2yYgbSw/s320/IMG_7914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362131600918585554" border="0" /></a>The limestone forms incredible crevasses and caves which in summer are easy to jump but apparently in winter are hazardous combined with snow.<br /><br />I'm apparently just about to enter a ski resort and dozens of lifts, telecabines and freaks....<br /><br />Incredible how I can hike in a valley so close to development and have it not impact it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlkyqDItmgSq5RxL57Epv5fZenE7R7nHpIk0_lnpD6nkQ2iWUeAI_9j6VaA1OVvqxEIZr9Lzjh1j4N70LnqyjDLMXXPAdDQ4DHxSrOlfKFD1U4ElV4nD07qIh-IQrH_nCuxAp4xUzw9w/s1600-h/IMG_7918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlkyqDItmgSq5RxL57Epv5fZenE7R7nHpIk0_lnpD6nkQ2iWUeAI_9j6VaA1OVvqxEIZr9Lzjh1j4N70LnqyjDLMXXPAdDQ4DHxSrOlfKFD1U4ElV4nD07qIh-IQrH_nCuxAp4xUzw9w/s320/IMG_7918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362132218913766594" border="0" /></a><br />Here we are, a high speed lift that I can jump on, to avoid any damage to my knees on descent.<br /><br />Notice in the distance, Mt.Blanc massif has returned, stunning views from more afar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCj3ro2KP-D34zzGX1SXtz3R4DIwZg0lA3dSDYgqUrWn7pGkPrt8ZFJPWnnd-auq7z9Stb5m4OBeCbapazjQQHjWdKJMzUIB-ZVnEi03U57BcicpYbht2MzFfVsbO52N2lu6PoW20gUk/s1600-h/IMG_7920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCj3ro2KP-D34zzGX1SXtz3R4DIwZg0lA3dSDYgqUrWn7pGkPrt8ZFJPWnnd-auq7z9Stb5m4OBeCbapazjQQHjWdKJMzUIB-ZVnEi03U57BcicpYbht2MzFfVsbO52N2lu6PoW20gUk/s320/IMG_7920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362133397132665330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Back to alps development and incredible engineering feats..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitct_EPIwFeDV_EjG43g6DksCb2Hyin64RHEBF92NlG0O7lsuq_Q9J2YqeXILzNci_tbCSm16ogoQ9dlXO-falsOcRBvA8HT_AfuHM4783ERMU9oxRzbJsAtIZBofJSgVaDVw0qQJikGg/s1600-h/IMG_7922.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitct_EPIwFeDV_EjG43g6DksCb2Hyin64RHEBF92NlG0O7lsuq_Q9J2YqeXILzNci_tbCSm16ogoQ9dlXO-falsOcRBvA8HT_AfuHM4783ERMU9oxRzbJsAtIZBofJSgVaDVw0qQJikGg/s320/IMG_7922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362133765100018466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And to a rich, full and busy life with my big and little monkey...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-62882308153696672442009-07-24T11:36:00.000-07:002009-07-24T14:06:16.008-07:00Papa's Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDPg26cU6kAxu0l2tuN9JHtQu8i8N0A9vnI0zsNGkxZz2mjRxGRWLVAlJOKEP6UC_dbK3hUdDi7Rk_awBB3zlbLD70mHGvnN-vaxVCC7C0suyFlTDiodJ7ErMv168OvjH3t2dls1i1Lc/s1600-h/IMG_7499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDPg26cU6kAxu0l2tuN9JHtQu8i8N0A9vnI0zsNGkxZz2mjRxGRWLVAlJOKEP6UC_dbK3hUdDi7Rk_awBB3zlbLD70mHGvnN-vaxVCC7C0suyFlTDiodJ7ErMv168OvjH3t2dls1i1Lc/s320/IMG_7499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362108779363636098" border="0" /></a><br />I'd been following Papa's trail for awhile, but anything over 2200m was too high.<br /><br /><br /><br />I was pretty curious what he got up to so I aksed him to grab a few snapshots from his work days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1rcKynjrxcBmuh1R2HXFkXbxToBMUcNk5HHuBdAtyXaEovdyAvafaPmWqQb9A8m8AwIq9mg2xx8pQ9oPm7l5mfZXSDn2Q15ntlfLtSMB088uqa_jWJQHbhnRrSHRe_UFaD7LQHpV3xc/s1600-h/IMG_6963.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1rcKynjrxcBmuh1R2HXFkXbxToBMUcNk5HHuBdAtyXaEovdyAvafaPmWqQb9A8m8AwIq9mg2xx8pQ9oPm7l5mfZXSDn2Q15ntlfLtSMB088uqa_jWJQHbhnRrSHRe_UFaD7LQHpV3xc/s320/IMG_6963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362101801942163778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes they just hang out in thin air.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-CFWZNewb3lZZ6jixnbYrwf56-lAA6yPMu-N1X3yFXLe-uHTlBPoO7sIrKM1QRKqV1YZDBxYrBjGbtMMtp6dDnGirbjN_ouOumoi21bg7TWzr_Y2zaC-2c8hSOSKm04JanuaJaaaSHQ/s1600-h/IMG_6903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-CFWZNewb3lZZ6jixnbYrwf56-lAA6yPMu-N1X3yFXLe-uHTlBPoO7sIrKM1QRKqV1YZDBxYrBjGbtMMtp6dDnGirbjN_ouOumoi21bg7TWzr_Y2zaC-2c8hSOSKm04JanuaJaaaSHQ/s320/IMG_6903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362102551842889042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Enjoy pushing climbing skills on Brevent...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEBuIV9Kd3yiFk6viFV1OcxJEHldxQM_IJjTdJen278w5SFz7-Vs9-eVM2uHhxN1lTtWLdMlmpz26UZZ_vbuzYG-CVl36KeTo6EFF9f6j4TNbPzJHmyOsXPqgXVquP5AmdfSfEwDnWlM/s1600-h/IMG_7732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEBuIV9Kd3yiFk6viFV1OcxJEHldxQM_IJjTdJen278w5SFz7-Vs9-eVM2uHhxN1lTtWLdMlmpz26UZZ_vbuzYG-CVl36KeTo6EFF9f6j4TNbPzJHmyOsXPqgXVquP5AmdfSfEwDnWlM/s320/IMG_7732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362103103365097778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rope and crampons on ice and snow....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXQvAiL0hvvBhgLwyhpbPE5qxdbWVSjO_ApfBrWv9baNE3AB71uQswFiri5_CANVWaTntxKys3kZo5OPiD7gbCiHOa1Wiv87On_bf0Rkmu_jcVQbMLL5Mxh86f44RTyVwYydzhlFIwqc/s1600-h/IMG_6942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXQvAiL0hvvBhgLwyhpbPE5qxdbWVSjO_ApfBrWv9baNE3AB71uQswFiri5_CANVWaTntxKys3kZo5OPiD7gbCiHOa1Wiv87On_bf0Rkmu_jcVQbMLL5Mxh86f44RTyVwYydzhlFIwqc/s320/IMG_6942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362101008838519586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Usually before a big peak they climb on rock first and take time to acclimitize.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0LA9889JJl0rUhOnBncyydhpgqND7zzpal5X85SCSM79mCUMpyFGVK3mp8-Aquwhg9_7_TNgSmcf0E9BxKaHC_oQMWeTw654KvahB6G2qYaUa5WoCgVxlJjgGnVNPxLFw3NkYVSMNOk/s1600-h/IMG_7404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0LA9889JJl0rUhOnBncyydhpgqND7zzpal5X85SCSM79mCUMpyFGVK3mp8-Aquwhg9_7_TNgSmcf0E9BxKaHC_oQMWeTw654KvahB6G2qYaUa5WoCgVxlJjgGnVNPxLFw3NkYVSMNOk/s320/IMG_7404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362099206820755490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here he's helping someone with this super long ridge above Zermatt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbiq-ly3r-WJNRDH-g0kcWAQEe86vzVhXVc6QwbALAG4I-jvHakdxz_2bucjY3a3Zu_4Fc1uOg6jaQj8Xm6W6EbjB2I_EvcqKpClBwBEesEUFxsYm5hcQyyNpnWzKxlQ2eT2bxDjfJ8s/s1600-h/IMG_7418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbiq-ly3r-WJNRDH-g0kcWAQEe86vzVhXVc6QwbALAG4I-jvHakdxz_2bucjY3a3Zu_4Fc1uOg6jaQj8Xm6W6EbjB2I_EvcqKpClBwBEesEUFxsYm5hcQyyNpnWzKxlQ2eT2bxDjfJ8s/s320/IMG_7418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362135622075520466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Five hours up and they are on top of the world, Matterhorn.<br /><br />Now how to get down from there?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDykXXqDG9kB5sb9wZQ9-P6ypsQCfaZ4SdOo_jv-UtHtS2Hk4J-Zv57jTuiZusNmM-2yggjS60Axi9eeRPrqxDlQ2buz-r5XNR84X4SPk9GTkJi_CLgHADgBz7QR-fZXiMb3UgI6U_g04/s1600-h/IMG_7482.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDykXXqDG9kB5sb9wZQ9-P6ypsQCfaZ4SdOo_jv-UtHtS2Hk4J-Zv57jTuiZusNmM-2yggjS60Axi9eeRPrqxDlQ2buz-r5XNR84X4SPk9GTkJi_CLgHADgBz7QR-fZXiMb3UgI6U_g04/s320/IMG_7482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362107352941061746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know wherever he is he's doing a great job and I'm pretty happy he's home most nights.<br /><br /><br /><br />Pretty soon, I'm going to head up there with him, for now I enjoy climbing wee rocks and boulders together.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-1601429832153833402009-07-23T04:57:00.000-07:002009-07-23T05:26:15.118-07:00Home & Refuge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ3ysT9GIUpwHqN_u-F7Q1fAvG8xk59r5NJBndv1GOadyiRj6hqSYVom-A1fv5bw03fyivCvNqQ9Ta76FA5N2bdTSW0FaDRjlX79wIlvE_VoVY4_dU3-P4aMNNpjSjesrrly31EUAhqg/s1600-h/IMG_7676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ3ysT9GIUpwHqN_u-F7Q1fAvG8xk59r5NJBndv1GOadyiRj6hqSYVom-A1fv5bw03fyivCvNqQ9Ta76FA5N2bdTSW0FaDRjlX79wIlvE_VoVY4_dU3-P4aMNNpjSjesrrly31EUAhqg/s320/IMG_7676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361623747253697058" border="0" /></a><br />Now we're back on our own, just the 3 of us, upstairs in our cozy place.<br /><br />Papa's out working and we're having fun cleaning the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEGY5m4KiWojdivjHLMIa4cvdMUhxAWsK-V5G4bcvLv53kr25s9DaZUYRXzK0OvhpJBsf2t53athn2t-vOkbu_G9jpI6dh0hkK9GAM23F48JjY5FQyfYPHf9mP62kR36qlaTwwGFRU1E/s1600-h/IMG_7722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEGY5m4KiWojdivjHLMIa4cvdMUhxAWsK-V5G4bcvLv53kr25s9DaZUYRXzK0OvhpJBsf2t53athn2t-vOkbu_G9jpI6dh0hkK9GAM23F48JjY5FQyfYPHf9mP62kR36qlaTwwGFRU1E/s320/IMG_7722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361624010860084738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama finally washed my hair after 5 weeks it smelled pretty bad.<br /><br />I decided wolfie needed a bath too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWQzAaaBlhg5at0v0J3IRcIWV1hYTZ6XkRpUcmLYnNI6d_9nMtAd-_RDghVJvgjl6c0Cx8bJhCSqBivb_Xy0x03eCxhjr0TnjPD1PEO9I4Cq3bPYdsHadBqvgl9Pd1ew087G7LzTAjjE/s1600-h/IMG_7725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWQzAaaBlhg5at0v0J3IRcIWV1hYTZ6XkRpUcmLYnNI6d_9nMtAd-_RDghVJvgjl6c0Cx8bJhCSqBivb_Xy0x03eCxhjr0TnjPD1PEO9I4Cq3bPYdsHadBqvgl9Pd1ew087G7LzTAjjE/s320/IMG_7725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361624324216069602" border="0" /></a><br />I was a bit nervous about it so I put ducky in too!<br /><br />I'm watching the whole cycle they seem to be having fun spinning around and around....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtYCbKMeayKL8uQu5rM6JbSnmPUMZcjANN-EGUNP7ky4Si4XeqHthJQY5E-hYO4ARVD_tYu8j9__npMH_KwBwfhJQhsqEOKpVkctJvXdf4tE7CEInIyV7C1dBfsxLN7WBlmM-mrL8myY/s1600-h/IMG_7712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtYCbKMeayKL8uQu5rM6JbSnmPUMZcjANN-EGUNP7ky4Si4XeqHthJQY5E-hYO4ARVD_tYu8j9__npMH_KwBwfhJQhsqEOKpVkctJvXdf4tE7CEInIyV7C1dBfsxLN7WBlmM-mrL8myY/s320/IMG_7712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361624882289469298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The weather has changed dramatically, we're getting some big rain, snow and wind storms.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSiST8DQCWZrST9oSmgUzIX6G_6ZfFSGpx3ad8TWmawDwNLiQ9mBYOZwitrEyVVcB2gD6eVqUDvYYyQs6edUw1M-Jdi6D5pkeScCHLcs3NqYKKdMHrv6sg-hAtKjrpXcd5_TxqTqx2pw/s1600-h/IMG_7710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSiST8DQCWZrST9oSmgUzIX6G_6ZfFSGpx3ad8TWmawDwNLiQ9mBYOZwitrEyVVcB2gD6eVqUDvYYyQs6edUw1M-Jdi6D5pkeScCHLcs3NqYKKdMHrv6sg-hAtKjrpXcd5_TxqTqx2pw/s320/IMG_7710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361625152218062610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Papa's out working in the middle of it all, so we decided to venture outside too.<br /><br />It's pretty warm with all these wool layers and its fun. We have lots of road construction so roll down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrn7C1AhkmyZzZxK_44LEQq0DNEhR1XZhU8uk4ufFUmmQLdGcbzY0ldyedv8AdsSHkC-9NAUC3r-PyuqN9W3M5aXSMI-PF9UEe9mABE4KvXdZAA1uf6zYEPj1IyJahCizROPdKudbA9E/s1600-h/IMG_7726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrn7C1AhkmyZzZxK_44LEQq0DNEhR1XZhU8uk4ufFUmmQLdGcbzY0ldyedv8AdsSHkC-9NAUC3r-PyuqN9W3M5aXSMI-PF9UEe9mABE4KvXdZAA1uf6zYEPj1IyJahCizROPdKudbA9E/s320/IMG_7726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361627443914685682" border="0" /></a><br />By afternoon we were all dry and clean and ready for our family adventure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDB5xOpJfKBkl9c4oGnttFoCeag9gQno7Y09RTrASmCP_nwNAD6aU2caoruG-M9DQ1WMvdMpJfkOQ4vKrhE7YA1eSkyBemjlXSkDYTNTa4pmP7sKnIbCCT92b34Dh6pjcH4NSoe8EJ60/s1600-h/IMG_7745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDB5xOpJfKBkl9c4oGnttFoCeag9gQno7Y09RTrASmCP_nwNAD6aU2caoruG-M9DQ1WMvdMpJfkOQ4vKrhE7YA1eSkyBemjlXSkDYTNTa4pmP7sKnIbCCT92b34Dh6pjcH4NSoe8EJ60/s320/IMG_7745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361628030739706098" border="0" /></a><br />We packed some food and clothes and picked up Papa who had also got a chance to dry out.<br /><br />We drove up to a refuge, what I call a mountain lodge to stay overnight, play outside and eat simple french food.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchQOILK8HrpOanmh-jVd97DfY0xuXucXPR_poHbiS7VDycSncyEY5SWCa-e_weeVsnSCO_EsNYaFCtDKKbZaW_as7yFzqot5t47QqTdUjShoMvcVyC7Vf1YmiFnkqFoiuKLYqCorI754/s1600-h/IMG_7749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchQOILK8HrpOanmh-jVd97DfY0xuXucXPR_poHbiS7VDycSncyEY5SWCa-e_weeVsnSCO_EsNYaFCtDKKbZaW_as7yFzqot5t47QqTdUjShoMvcVyC7Vf1YmiFnkqFoiuKLYqCorI754/s320/IMG_7749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361628793153530818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow mama's going to head off from here and go walking for two days.<br /><br />It's pretty beautiful, she's going to have a great solo trip and I get papa all to myself.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-83344722718726840122009-07-23T04:43:00.001-07:002009-07-24T14:08:05.882-07:00Last grandparents day in France<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmN7mqcwrhv_RdDpiV7omvAXcSnOzEMxOJ0Urrx-RzIixL8X1OX515QyhbvEWItBYQvREbvoN9Fd44VIEZdvPYyFaMDfBDGPeZyyvvhbpz6CGWyqFw9PqS1nzd0a_e2g-p3iD-Iwko8w/s1600-h/P1010151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmN7mqcwrhv_RdDpiV7omvAXcSnOzEMxOJ0Urrx-RzIixL8X1OX515QyhbvEWItBYQvREbvoN9Fd44VIEZdvPYyFaMDfBDGPeZyyvvhbpz6CGWyqFw9PqS1nzd0a_e2g-p3iD-Iwko8w/s320/P1010151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361620190224968834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today Odette has decided she wants to be a bird.<br /><br />Papa and I take the lift up with her to Brevant.<br /><br /><br />She gets attached to all sorts of ropes and what looks like a big kite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-qAEGI_2id4zIuOJ_0ZY2F4aAVrnFs3DzL0-Ptm_o8GJYZNPkdqkiMdGElOTdsZZKxsrKwAeQXxbiiivZOhmI1Qzs4ClANb4DR7wKAKB5YsfTGDUOCP5thN6kfQr7fuPIPMbPpwWsM4/s1600-h/IMG_7609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-qAEGI_2id4zIuOJ_0ZY2F4aAVrnFs3DzL0-Ptm_o8GJYZNPkdqkiMdGElOTdsZZKxsrKwAeQXxbiiivZOhmI1Qzs4ClANb4DR7wKAKB5YsfTGDUOCP5thN6kfQr7fuPIPMbPpwWsM4/s320/IMG_7609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361620484048784434" border="0" /></a><br />It's kinda white up here, but her guide looks pretty relaxed and she seems to be having fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYM6wYBaSdx0-c85OCFGxUn9ytFg8gtv5sLOPvQPUyfVMEfqVxhN2IkyLOZW6C1cX_mPlnSN9TICF4unlJiQegXwL8yoVfNHR8HwAGYw-92wCsW9lBKtFH8zZJhZxd6qSeI7I8rP3sQc/s1600-h/P1010139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYM6wYBaSdx0-c85OCFGxUn9ytFg8gtv5sLOPvQPUyfVMEfqVxhN2IkyLOZW6C1cX_mPlnSN9TICF4unlJiQegXwL8yoVfNHR8HwAGYw-92wCsW9lBKtFH8zZJhZxd6qSeI7I8rP3sQc/s320/P1010139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361620819661704050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was incredible, she ran down the slope and then lifted off into the sky!<br /><br />Mama and grandpapa are down in the valley where she's going to land.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeFaHQ87LRATRhsX5A-c3R7EUI3g_WjkKCv6svG8arm64xHjRWOE1Q70sBRBlK0bFSoqoF7CPiYEYQEFosqJco8_slEJep0CymVkRZahxHjxfP3h3QjO56sLBVj5kio_TJUHcodF-WlY/s1600-h/P1010149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeFaHQ87LRATRhsX5A-c3R7EUI3g_WjkKCv6svG8arm64xHjRWOE1Q70sBRBlK0bFSoqoF7CPiYEYQEFosqJco8_slEJep0CymVkRZahxHjxfP3h3QjO56sLBVj5kio_TJUHcodF-WlY/s320/P1010149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361621161729458242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We were all pretty happy she returned back to ground, especially Pierre.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A great last adventure together! I'm sure going to miss them.<br /><br />Tomorrow we're going to drive "under" Mt. Blanche to Italy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxMKTYghL5nTLgVaojMLk_nNOP_YCuOydOVX7yYh6_s_93GK8ptHMCyVQt_5xdk33McCiP0q5k_UZtXpqIUportwfDyOc5VEhFRMiJylGcDWh0vWFw-XYoJrMBitK4pf6KKd5KDqUlgI/s1600-h/IMG_7674.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxMKTYghL5nTLgVaojMLk_nNOP_YCuOydOVX7yYh6_s_93GK8ptHMCyVQt_5xdk33McCiP0q5k_UZtXpqIUportwfDyOc5VEhFRMiJylGcDWh0vWFw-XYoJrMBitK4pf6KKd5KDqUlgI/s320/IMG_7674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361622489304443234" border="0" /></a>And here we are; we just took the longest tunnel over 10km!!<br /><br />Now they are heading on their own adventures speaking Italian for 2 weeks.<br /><br />Bon voyage! Nous vous aimons!Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-7472888403758262382009-07-23T04:05:00.001-07:002009-07-23T04:42:47.304-07:00Mama's randonee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheIYx6hRsYMpwc8R_JnL6iHaXepxExlMUCdlatWIuxLDF-GZBHFxcFdPfMTsHn7U0mmyEeVZA3_9Uw599IkC9WCreQgDPk9A_TwcFA2AklfevIOAuyxVbQPhvspB4zG6jNQE4bGDypAo/s1600-h/IMG_7434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheIYx6hRsYMpwc8R_JnL6iHaXepxExlMUCdlatWIuxLDF-GZBHFxcFdPfMTsHn7U0mmyEeVZA3_9Uw599IkC9WCreQgDPk9A_TwcFA2AklfevIOAuyxVbQPhvspB4zG6jNQE4bGDypAo/s320/IMG_7434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361611074564735842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3cN9ga4GlpK4Ns_2REwZb1_2Jv1exFhvViWh31lPlY3qLyQVvqZz2t37RxHDg09lISXQid1VsjzZqAqwr103ocJG3JD2QutofyoSSjJ9K0DOFTYzifL8yzxv89OQ40XyHWhOnciPsT8/s1600-h/P1010151.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a>These feet are lucky, getting to explore lots.<br /><br />In a few hours I can discover a new trail, with 4 hours I can usually do a pretty big hike.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmITAXE1WT1qFM7LJq8uJbYJxjV16ZMME1kEp2PvM22ZpkyOs3hJkCvBlbDep0udgnF2f6oBzqZnGF7_YLPmqYF1GmNB3G_N0UxHQDI9w6BcgU6p7YIxrbE8JxJHg3LFMNGKINgxAvA44/s1600-h/IMG_7441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmITAXE1WT1qFM7LJq8uJbYJxjV16ZMME1kEp2PvM22ZpkyOs3hJkCvBlbDep0udgnF2f6oBzqZnGF7_YLPmqYF1GmNB3G_N0UxHQDI9w6BcgU6p7YIxrbE8JxJHg3LFMNGKINgxAvA44/s320/IMG_7441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361611956021319874" border="0" /></a>Today I'm wandering just above la betty, incredible views of Mt.Blance and Les Houches just below...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgDYc9QvF95YCnWG_Yf0vPbL92V0rDqaAekLxRzToICy8-UcgXbLbxmP_SUoIYwbRMspd18BQTNBp83-u3vn3sqJQv-2hC6JlL7flZb2H-cTh0_b8r894KfrcNTNU2NoRwOX6fJgon5g/s1600-h/IMG_7436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgDYc9QvF95YCnWG_Yf0vPbL92V0rDqaAekLxRzToICy8-UcgXbLbxmP_SUoIYwbRMspd18BQTNBp83-u3vn3sqJQv-2hC6JlL7flZb2H-cTh0_b8r894KfrcNTNU2NoRwOX6fJgon5g/s320/IMG_7436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361612570677616322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The rock under the trail reminds me of Yellowknife, exposing itself like a lazy bear.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FHjHNd_3cYlSd5u0GjoYCOSpEhCVOSS9eg8rfOzb80BWZGb2M5y2QH3s0WCTXfqKjcgy3izbgwwknu174B2Uy2tUDJreNCKOgamFyxExb-PtMdX2G03Y2znW2VtMq5rVbEqCITie0Ss/s1600-h/IMG_7429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FHjHNd_3cYlSd5u0GjoYCOSpEhCVOSS9eg8rfOzb80BWZGb2M5y2QH3s0WCTXfqKjcgy3izbgwwknu174B2Uy2tUDJreNCKOgamFyxExb-PtMdX2G03Y2znW2VtMq5rVbEqCITie0Ss/s320/IMG_7429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361613013742831538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course all the big wildlife are gone.<br /><br />But lots of simple natural things to also discover.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDgcnebvo_i8A8gKxY4efHDBsWmDiwXmm9EgwHy2feQUXO5pFS9zbffY2UnfVrGvVBZHVCAu1GWo_sihH72FukD_mpLCn70yyLQUfouUWLeDZbXMPfnROQohNFWKKgTORpNI6luPVmOQ/s1600-h/IMG_7621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDgcnebvo_i8A8gKxY4efHDBsWmDiwXmm9EgwHy2feQUXO5pFS9zbffY2UnfVrGvVBZHVCAu1GWo_sihH72FukD_mpLCn70yyLQUfouUWLeDZbXMPfnROQohNFWKKgTORpNI6luPVmOQ/s320/IMG_7621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361613934187381042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few days later, David drops me off in our trusty car for an afternoon walk.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not sure what kind of weather today, the first hour is pretty white...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZAWVxswU1YtNKv1x8DCUO4Khc6rtu8qk0dsu8Qb2-AClRVQpxI9S-Jvfk6Y9AWN5fXkXt4iuWPFCBvryWxhN_37uXwmVZgzRhBjw27hPwWn34_Wx5O7eojNbHrukoPQ4pLINGlRjk2A/s1600-h/IMG_7636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZAWVxswU1YtNKv1x8DCUO4Khc6rtu8qk0dsu8Qb2-AClRVQpxI9S-Jvfk6Y9AWN5fXkXt4iuWPFCBvryWxhN_37uXwmVZgzRhBjw27hPwWn34_Wx5O7eojNbHrukoPQ4pLINGlRjk2A/s320/IMG_7636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361614428806412914" border="0" /></a><br />And stuning as I start to get above the cloud.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqn-r6U2pS0WrIkcTaP6GyobspHvH63hOlGF5JGFYyLstshay119Vm0B2ZqxxhqlHqxATUHtVDDorNVg0y9Hus_VsV_nofm-9gWArlqwK6ZFjCqB72NFHqaFcewR_f8OkJ62vIBKWHQmM/s1600-h/IMG_7629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqn-r6U2pS0WrIkcTaP6GyobspHvH63hOlGF5JGFYyLstshay119Vm0B2ZqxxhqlHqxATUHtVDDorNVg0y9Hus_VsV_nofm-9gWArlqwK6ZFjCqB72NFHqaFcewR_f8OkJ62vIBKWHQmM/s320/IMG_7629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361614686864839282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After an hour and half of ascending, I'm ready for a cafe and lunch at the refuge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMGjS9sFntPELiqINl5K3oOf274pXWV8M9-RwOfydmwa6oqryYypyDWk-JLcWy6oZlXQMpPodZkKGQ-GU8bXGxFsgGZQVbHK_cVmB_NwgG7vqDVrlR1LUUSdhKJH1XDELl49CBQEQaVs/s1600-h/IMG_7627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMGjS9sFntPELiqINl5K3oOf274pXWV8M9-RwOfydmwa6oqryYypyDWk-JLcWy6oZlXQMpPodZkKGQ-GU8bXGxFsgGZQVbHK_cVmB_NwgG7vqDVrlR1LUUSdhKJH1XDELl49CBQEQaVs/s320/IMG_7627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361614999521394818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fueled up, my hike continues to just past that bump.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lmny-ZHjZs23RrMa2PLa6fe8AHIwdH_zAR9PcfR0oQdhQmz-W1NVki2gSv8KzsSoDzPoyt1CEnIfqLPtMGaRyqc7iIHOFrgp6vU0yBwLNNgc2r5EQAet4oc8IDGhQRk5ZNJwdVKjCA0/s1600-h/IMG_7650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lmny-ZHjZs23RrMa2PLa6fe8AHIwdH_zAR9PcfR0oQdhQmz-W1NVki2gSv8KzsSoDzPoyt1CEnIfqLPtMGaRyqc7iIHOFrgp6vU0yBwLNNgc2r5EQAet4oc8IDGhQRk5ZNJwdVKjCA0/s320/IMG_7650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361616943981986162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The summit where some kids celebrate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKtKR7XP0nAYsg_c9JQAv_TuxzVq61MZEv8CbsoaSh1bykDgxIr6YViFkiaZr1FCOcgn63viW3e16bBoeaKLG2XoOgP12d-GMpL-KORhkfs9r3phTM_VdnCwIL1PSPFb-DwPjkcUxziI/s1600-h/IMG_7661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKtKR7XP0nAYsg_c9JQAv_TuxzVq61MZEv8CbsoaSh1bykDgxIr6YViFkiaZr1FCOcgn63viW3e16bBoeaKLG2XoOgP12d-GMpL-KORhkfs9r3phTM_VdnCwIL1PSPFb-DwPjkcUxziI/s320/IMG_7661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361615732840317874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now we're on the other side of that summit, looking back.<br /><br /><br /><br />Usually you can find a trail following the top of ridges.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwi85na_17EU0hTN6ZdD3WMiGbHutqQN0iWzveSJ0HH2UwL25dCvtGe9z7VS7HghPg1BXqzLthFNYTtMAIDh2WyV1OLfSMNliN_dIwfSQJ-G7Kr9m4jAk9Ix9jTxEeUDGSBg9MaYBnkQ/s1600-h/IMG_7657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwi85na_17EU0hTN6ZdD3WMiGbHutqQN0iWzveSJ0HH2UwL25dCvtGe9z7VS7HghPg1BXqzLthFNYTtMAIDh2WyV1OLfSMNliN_dIwfSQJ-G7Kr9m4jAk9Ix9jTxEeUDGSBg9MaYBnkQ/s320/IMG_7657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361616182022862882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm learning it tends to look harder than it is.<br /><br />Get a sense of the vertical, the town below is St.Gervais.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw43YTXLPqDmV6KIXG4IYecgnd9El3qyZ_noDx9dWyJUFrUn7IqaRqJIq9Ru0l81IpjeMqvlXMxIu20zJQ9T4LNLmzHKJZXPIblrxmXvoTffryusVQgSZjNm6UtWrgUSfjnBB4UVK6Zw/s1600-h/IMG_7442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNw43YTXLPqDmV6KIXG4IYecgnd9El3qyZ_noDx9dWyJUFrUn7IqaRqJIq9Ru0l81IpjeMqvlXMxIu20zJQ9T4LNLmzHKJZXPIblrxmXvoTffryusVQgSZjNm6UtWrgUSfjnBB4UVK6Zw/s320/IMG_7442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361618254628969314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After five hours of hiking, I've looped back and ready to head home.<br /><br />Feeling lazy I hitched a ride to town with a french couple in a motorhome.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNf-yt8yEDlF4Zk-PQe09cdPucnVOiIbO3Vpj3uxlpyx6R97BQJUIeDGQyNSIzltwEZIHcQHDuhyk2o5vP520LDC-m9Kn0L09NG_hjyMMmRErT_s2vcfUTa4GKDAbduZZvd0vuS7gMKQ/s1600-h/IMG_7430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNf-yt8yEDlF4Zk-PQe09cdPucnVOiIbO3Vpj3uxlpyx6R97BQJUIeDGQyNSIzltwEZIHcQHDuhyk2o5vP520LDC-m9Kn0L09NG_hjyMMmRErT_s2vcfUTa4GKDAbduZZvd0vuS7gMKQ/s320/IMG_7430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361619137945305298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Friday morning, I'm going to explore that rock area, it's full of limestone like the Rockies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next mama walk...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-62279572656365327702009-07-18T04:45:00.000-07:002009-07-18T05:24:42.221-07:00Happy France Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrWg02r9NGrqp_W7EbK2bympRYdRicfT5okgZ8QtjbSxdt0rp6qdmCoFNj73wCXj-Y966x-f3Wzfd5O0oCY_SaIXjfyOlpPA6X7OsuGwfpvqJe4qfGE1QR4WtxWzqDVCaQuzUuNeo3VQ/s1600-h/IMG_7530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrWg02r9NGrqp_W7EbK2bympRYdRicfT5okgZ8QtjbSxdt0rp6qdmCoFNj73wCXj-Y966x-f3Wzfd5O0oCY_SaIXjfyOlpPA6X7OsuGwfpvqJe4qfGE1QR4WtxWzqDVCaQuzUuNeo3VQ/s320/IMG_7530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359765559349064738" border="0" /></a><br />It's July 14 and we're heading to Lac Vert.<br /><br />Papa has the morning to go climb a hard route with a Canadian friend.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J64Zdtv59o_KJg6JgjUFl8Rp9odQ4oGHm49uD239Tgmz1Y1yviN55aDc0rA1m5pSOmOa4maJF0oW_Vy-VIxTLQqNOuBxy8hqDEkuNrh4FLz4bCViUlS2bCQOAlEd08RTm0NNKgFIf_c/s1600-h/IMG_7542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J64Zdtv59o_KJg6JgjUFl8Rp9odQ4oGHm49uD239Tgmz1Y1yviN55aDc0rA1m5pSOmOa4maJF0oW_Vy-VIxTLQqNOuBxy8hqDEkuNrh4FLz4bCViUlS2bCQOAlEd08RTm0NNKgFIf_c/s320/IMG_7542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359765947901723874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I showed Pierre and Odette how I build houses in the woods.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_kjg-imxzEQGiQ-noLyTCBV5M0l-NbbUQ-AvMQZ86v7maotc3vKZvdEmzC-UWzpgGNU8Xiwe_GcMCcotHiyShSeu2TkU__H0dQaos3RCeEdZz4og3eynDyaKjOoDPj2hhyphenhyphenGsFHggh5E/s1600-h/P1010108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_kjg-imxzEQGiQ-noLyTCBV5M0l-NbbUQ-AvMQZ86v7maotc3vKZvdEmzC-UWzpgGNU8Xiwe_GcMCcotHiyShSeu2TkU__H0dQaos3RCeEdZz4og3eynDyaKjOoDPj2hhyphenhyphenGsFHggh5E/s320/P1010108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359774596271429394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It reminds me of Jacob we do this together sometimes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpMlAIxWma81XoZ16zseFypXsbovK4tpa-XtW47KrCq-wgXes2bSLiL2UKHqLEjmGyIhjhzXYtPgdGJk9_avFdH7rS2B3ywm7-WcDJ5xio5r7mrZULhsB4Hw491Q8maGeA_ocVdTJD7g/s1600-h/IMG_7561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpMlAIxWma81XoZ16zseFypXsbovK4tpa-XtW47KrCq-wgXes2bSLiL2UKHqLEjmGyIhjhzXYtPgdGJk9_avFdH7rS2B3ywm7-WcDJ5xio5r7mrZULhsB4Hw491Q8maGeA_ocVdTJD7g/s320/IMG_7561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359766178165610738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It kinda looks like the limestone rock of the Rocky mtns.<br /><br />This trail goes all the way around the lac.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDczQ3jijVKC_aubjh285YLGSeKljViZHoDHiEjntThp3O0cUSKVf-Ze4Z-HKc1FZ2rf0bKn3gktWp-fT4k7lLTJJHx0Fk_5Yw3GrI0K5gtoQdUuCc7DrtO9slj8Osk-v782kxCdMx1no/s1600-h/P1010113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDczQ3jijVKC_aubjh285YLGSeKljViZHoDHiEjntThp3O0cUSKVf-Ze4Z-HKc1FZ2rf0bKn3gktWp-fT4k7lLTJJHx0Fk_5Yw3GrI0K5gtoQdUuCc7DrtO9slj8Osk-v782kxCdMx1no/s320/P1010113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359766587876959106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mama and I found fish which reminds me of lunch.<br /><br />I found a really nice picnic spot.<br /><br /><br /><br />After my dodo, I decided to take them on a short hike to a waterfall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RjF9b3GFx3ac1mmqmfsBtd_gXSBXlsjE1fjPJhSqkeO0vM_WUES2rk9AaDZ7wjPCFdWPKOF1E0M1D-4nUU2PSQCFBOHG6Myo0vZVuqSIDaIDH7yutcHaGBBGZjWAg1lN7ppRDjJJHBo/s1600-h/IMG_7576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RjF9b3GFx3ac1mmqmfsBtd_gXSBXlsjE1fjPJhSqkeO0vM_WUES2rk9AaDZ7wjPCFdWPKOF1E0M1D-4nUU2PSQCFBOHG6Myo0vZVuqSIDaIDH7yutcHaGBBGZjWAg1lN7ppRDjJJHBo/s320/IMG_7576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359766963943513730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I love these water basins you find along all the trails.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL_POdWhfXrgeD-zCG39l7ckT-vQaKnmtAqguexYz77w5QNu2pxISbDjFaUa7E5N-g2jzk8H5XGs74HmpuuXjbUJn54CaxvYf2gMDieTjoNyQEmmEEdVby4TjFdHjsO37h8uavelt4nw/s1600-h/IMG_7581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzL_POdWhfXrgeD-zCG39l7ckT-vQaKnmtAqguexYz77w5QNu2pxISbDjFaUa7E5N-g2jzk8H5XGs74HmpuuXjbUJn54CaxvYf2gMDieTjoNyQEmmEEdVby4TjFdHjsO37h8uavelt4nw/s320/IMG_7581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359767298758320018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well it's a bit steep, I'll take a rest on mama.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdwFpC-kTpntMiyl3A8Ad7rvh8QIZv1nTu1Yr21IVXMDibqgSfBaY951A05y87geXCHSmq1Matkd2BkgUpnlW9vlyLv8o9K-uRZcw2Ae-NHiez2suGBgEeZqaOEdIx2X7NytggsvpVnA/s1600-h/IMG_7582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdwFpC-kTpntMiyl3A8Ad7rvh8QIZv1nTu1Yr21IVXMDibqgSfBaY951A05y87geXCHSmq1Matkd2BkgUpnlW9vlyLv8o9K-uRZcw2Ae-NHiez2suGBgEeZqaOEdIx2X7NytggsvpVnA/s320/IMG_7582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359767619987565010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're having another picnic, supper at the waterfalls.<br /><br />Its pretty heavy I'm guessing they packed some beer!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunXcsIr-dL1Nq3PehVHGHsPoKB6wb6nTTNM8fGq40Nw9eU3SbFIrYkv46jrijJEfTA01-aNHbyeNYSUpy6IoU8PSiQkYeEpspkGlNTirIS0bo-jJ_2DTODTsQPOzztgSLK1wekM50Q-w/s1600-h/IMG_7592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunXcsIr-dL1Nq3PehVHGHsPoKB6wb6nTTNM8fGq40Nw9eU3SbFIrYkv46jrijJEfTA01-aNHbyeNYSUpy6IoU8PSiQkYeEpspkGlNTirIS0bo-jJ_2DTODTsQPOzztgSLK1wekM50Q-w/s320/IMG_7592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359768008444093250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Epic waterflow!<br /><br />That's one of my new english words...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuOoWTkpOpW0HGZNLjaTtjtE08AuxvIAjUCWs4XWo0dA3D2tRA682SY_8qA3r3mQJifmbP-fgTcm1kXWP6BLco6TfFnxaWtPtfiZ8aaFcYqpXLUw79-J-_h6wQUo3Xhi1vaFlo0Pc1dE/s1600-h/P1010121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuOoWTkpOpW0HGZNLjaTtjtE08AuxvIAjUCWs4XWo0dA3D2tRA682SY_8qA3r3mQJifmbP-fgTcm1kXWP6BLco6TfFnxaWtPtfiZ8aaFcYqpXLUw79-J-_h6wQUo3Xhi1vaFlo0Pc1dE/s320/P1010121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359768435062639634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Time to throw rocks and...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00zVoYpGyMpg9PzxfOOTNnytWMKkYNzpAyE8Rvi9qSfb8eD6M9TTY-SYfk05CjkWuJqgJ-7Txk_GlyQXxufcvkPrAszJQ7QqIDIEEtcUWZ0_gA8TXzJ0eOPdxjkznIXPRIAjiE-5Eyog/s1600-h/IMG_7586.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00zVoYpGyMpg9PzxfOOTNnytWMKkYNzpAyE8Rvi9qSfb8eD6M9TTY-SYfk05CjkWuJqgJ-7Txk_GlyQXxufcvkPrAszJQ7QqIDIEEtcUWZ0_gA8TXzJ0eOPdxjkznIXPRIAjiE-5Eyog/s320/IMG_7586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359768737476469490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Celebrate!<br /><br />Happy France Day!Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-26582572770973412462009-07-18T04:09:00.000-07:002009-07-18T04:45:34.285-07:00Papa / Mama Playdate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WwL0c8z23mPz_I_5zur76J5J7rFx4Ltw-usFDvrwd3ChO33EplcqJSxqPiRnfdHhoxSJ1MbWetU_2UEWgZEZ8_72iKGMxmfLETYzOKaA9hFhKOUoCbA1-sqb5OQLbIyMsnZ2IiLggbA/s1600-h/IMG_7452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WwL0c8z23mPz_I_5zur76J5J7rFx4Ltw-usFDvrwd3ChO33EplcqJSxqPiRnfdHhoxSJ1MbWetU_2UEWgZEZ8_72iKGMxmfLETYzOKaA9hFhKOUoCbA1-sqb5OQLbIyMsnZ2IiLggbA/s320/IMG_7452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359756067015304018" border="0" /></a><br />This is how mama and papa are going to play today.<br /><br />They left very early this morning while I was still sleeping...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51sgsUglaxeCM5-ic5ix2xJFVHcezQPfHic8Dj7IzmMqlwlEEUlMdyslzGYAjRHgbmO1g4zaXfzsXKTDCuIQec0cxtwCnLT_epPcgI-G0jdb8z3MZHSpRACU0A4DbJQnRjhM3xrOzac8/s1600-h/IMG_7455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51sgsUglaxeCM5-ic5ix2xJFVHcezQPfHic8Dj7IzmMqlwlEEUlMdyslzGYAjRHgbmO1g4zaXfzsXKTDCuIQec0cxtwCnLT_epPcgI-G0jdb8z3MZHSpRACU0A4DbJQnRjhM3xrOzac8/s320/IMG_7455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359756417221745650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yipee a gift from Pierre & Odette.<br /><br />We're taking a day in the high alps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jvBvn5W_C4j2NWeEXV3kk5iTS5G0eUU_AmNQDxUHEihI9wl0M5ioxVH6eGdlqxp3H6vW_8cFDnWWiGivpBW3BY1mN7usblil7ggK3gaQRbMENChJ4omSwKF0FdEvavyq-AGvCoPE5PA/s1600-h/IMG_7486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jvBvn5W_C4j2NWeEXV3kk5iTS5G0eUU_AmNQDxUHEihI9wl0M5ioxVH6eGdlqxp3H6vW_8cFDnWWiGivpBW3BY1mN7usblil7ggK3gaQRbMENChJ4omSwKF0FdEvavyq-AGvCoPE5PA/s320/IMG_7486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359756716165959122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Two quick lifts and we're at the top of the world, now how do we get off this?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLLS8H8lBzVEMaGYgCbMMKVaRV_bbDsffwAn4Qo1Ftr6OOQDjOiZNGBLY8vd5CFVruOC9wwR5CU0cZsI2WlafIZOZowjAOwZ0UbmA3_I03ZKbZLFk96izLcB0lVSJdeZtSs7AZAkz8XE/s1600-h/IMG_7456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLLS8H8lBzVEMaGYgCbMMKVaRV_bbDsffwAn4Qo1Ftr6OOQDjOiZNGBLY8vd5CFVruOC9wwR5CU0cZsI2WlafIZOZowjAOwZ0UbmA3_I03ZKbZLFk96izLcB0lVSJdeZtSs7AZAkz8XE/s320/IMG_7456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359757055470153858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Good thing I'm with a guide<br /><br />I haven't wore crampons for years!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtOa_e0h0EGYbJ_lqjKAjHgFFRWuzQxP5kvU81TcqCmPbwf6XDHDZQZUdvBW_eJ_TFaBKlozeddFueLo_PgmZFItBCzcJljDmiEI_LQIFhp0ubgmoStMQvrHbJcesEV-pCR6mUSwJtI0/s1600-h/IMG_7503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtOa_e0h0EGYbJ_lqjKAjHgFFRWuzQxP5kvU81TcqCmPbwf6XDHDZQZUdvBW_eJ_TFaBKlozeddFueLo_PgmZFItBCzcJljDmiEI_LQIFhp0ubgmoStMQvrHbJcesEV-pCR6mUSwJtI0/s320/IMG_7503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359757738899432338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Right away on a pretty thin snow ridge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, I was a "little" intimidated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUqkC2vdbl10FYJOAWytJFh6JibxPEewwWEqbWQJYLiUA6gTF2q_Cf0GO8GTpiyJRlP3c4PcHLwasNVj6AOnEdqB_YsQdHM6O-aVCfavX84e3XRBv9dNZBn77q8Gs-8LHz-Aqkeil0n8/s1600-h/IMG_7502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUqkC2vdbl10FYJOAWytJFh6JibxPEewwWEqbWQJYLiUA6gTF2q_Cf0GO8GTpiyJRlP3c4PcHLwasNVj6AOnEdqB_YsQdHM6O-aVCfavX84e3XRBv9dNZBn77q8Gs-8LHz-Aqkeil0n8/s320/IMG_7502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359758156493485410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />That wasn't too bad was it?<br /><br />It was a great perspective for me to see what David is doing daily.<br /><br />He's a great relaxed guide to be with.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9Sfg4ETeEkmzTta8S6jneKu0vaJOZEcjO-836VEVWZQe1cArVP7gv7o5LQ1X-jYq9u2yFvns_Nob-44JqOQHU-6RzTsTvov_WKvhTWwM4opOZx9jft0cdYwRraEfqRqQ6wfGfIcpJWc/s1600-h/IMG_7461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9Sfg4ETeEkmzTta8S6jneKu0vaJOZEcjO-836VEVWZQe1cArVP7gv7o5LQ1X-jYq9u2yFvns_Nob-44JqOQHU-6RzTsTvov_WKvhTWwM4opOZx9jft0cdYwRraEfqRqQ6wfGfIcpJWc/s320/IMG_7461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359758768339847570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Can't say we had too much privacy.<br /><br />It's only 7:30 am and I could see almost 40 people out there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Walking the glacier, climbing mt.blanc or heading up a rock route.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvE1RpeF092F3NZmvq6VxbuN5-s78pVrQvPojqvarxnDyjjjFq94DhW5TeNS4TYmfsEJz0K-KPfEhZJju-f9KFDZ6AwuNQUhpjWRdwZBKIBwsK4NydepKHMO73cRUPp_fMZlqLHIo_7E/s1600-h/IMG_7471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvE1RpeF092F3NZmvq6VxbuN5-s78pVrQvPojqvarxnDyjjjFq94DhW5TeNS4TYmfsEJz0K-KPfEhZJju-f9KFDZ6AwuNQUhpjWRdwZBKIBwsK4NydepKHMO73cRUPp_fMZlqLHIo_7E/s320/IMG_7471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359759263924430226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first half hour of our route was a challenge with frozen feet and fingers<br /><br />Then the sun came out and I warmed up to the idea of the incredible place I was in. 3 pitches up it started to feel somewhat normal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYiKdyn7uO5qqHdOv5CmC8xcgtvJx2DdJPxsyELTwyO3reFaOH69dkkfOu787J1O0SKi0-N9jpAz_Oejvc2pmk7u4wX3fKXjWW8xx8C04X6EqoOSXH6aVFSf8e43M-haworJy_r77d1s/s1600-h/IMG_7481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYiKdyn7uO5qqHdOv5CmC8xcgtvJx2DdJPxsyELTwyO3reFaOH69dkkfOu787J1O0SKi0-N9jpAz_Oejvc2pmk7u4wX3fKXjWW8xx8C04X6EqoOSXH6aVFSf8e43M-haworJy_r77d1s/s320/IMG_7481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359760334271954594" border="0" /></a>Most of the pitches were pretty fun, just one really tough 10b move.<br /><br />David's climbing in his boots, tricker but warm!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoG3VlV8ynhNLDYQhsUgVIhES6-0Zmy6fgHOL89uDU63xa1wOh-ZVtYtNRjZmm9yN_lbiNmpxzMjfHAE_x47N4aRNM5sxx9SGLZ7WhfBfWlg75Qj7yeC8H7PztJzme8Yp4tMtrbOyYL8/s1600-h/IMG_7475.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoG3VlV8ynhNLDYQhsUgVIhES6-0Zmy6fgHOL89uDU63xa1wOh-ZVtYtNRjZmm9yN_lbiNmpxzMjfHAE_x47N4aRNM5sxx9SGLZ7WhfBfWlg75Qj7yeC8H7PztJzme8Yp4tMtrbOyYL8/s320/IMG_7475.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359760806634438482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Definately a genuine smile now.<br /><br />Felt a bit funny at this altitude, but pretty easy to follow David up once I remembered and trusted all the gear, ropes and myself!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC5rE0kSqArTfZ2JlU2ycuEb48OUF4IUiy0NK5OTcxdrizzh2K4MTrjqVkYWOl4BDMVYTHMrNEZ_ko5oIjG7yb9RGHht-qJ-GsSaAd-1z9fGEpnpqEClX8G59eMA1Nuv40HTklK2aa28/s1600-h/IMG_7476.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC5rE0kSqArTfZ2JlU2ycuEb48OUF4IUiy0NK5OTcxdrizzh2K4MTrjqVkYWOl4BDMVYTHMrNEZ_ko5oIjG7yb9RGHht-qJ-GsSaAd-1z9fGEpnpqEClX8G59eMA1Nuv40HTklK2aa28/s320/IMG_7476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359761203580384514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hanging out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-jIgz3GXl5K59HvyovFlTjSVDvo6XX_xPrL4CJ7Pe5nHUSNm7ewTd2cJvXw6pISRgf6fGKkYof9YVYEKKMuFLf_KCHlAV6MMACWZz38zX-rflfoWzFu2JC_pQxsObtyKx_QOQlVvhiA/s1600-h/IMG_7485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-jIgz3GXl5K59HvyovFlTjSVDvo6XX_xPrL4CJ7Pe5nHUSNm7ewTd2cJvXw6pISRgf6fGKkYof9YVYEKKMuFLf_KCHlAV6MMACWZz38zX-rflfoWzFu2JC_pQxsObtyKx_QOQlVvhiA/s320/IMG_7485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359761460474194034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Topping out.<br /><br />Now David setting the rope up to short rope me as we wander across the snow/ice/rock ridge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq5FKMz0O2ng9iyKw-fbSoxsNFfBO7FOnV6EopREuIOLy6O9th3xcqdLGB9FIm0WWb3ENMC6hStXSjJVHmfMXhXcwrV7UTLH6vtdKuanj6rQiHsHf553NcU2yn6LoFP9l0niTzo4xfpw/s1600-h/IMG_7489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq5FKMz0O2ng9iyKw-fbSoxsNFfBO7FOnV6EopREuIOLy6O9th3xcqdLGB9FIm0WWb3ENMC6hStXSjJVHmfMXhXcwrV7UTLH6vtdKuanj6rQiHsHf553NcU2yn6LoFP9l0niTzo4xfpw/s320/IMG_7489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359761870136989986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Super cool ridge.<br /><br />I feel like my body and spirit are remembering how we used to do this together pretty regularily.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcjLW93Yy7yxAWO3KoE3p06owvFbLiOBHZBVvhRBbztN0pxac4O_o0bGHk3ifBaqem_C9lsSXPHzL6FZnXYmNVx86AjYt75Y7EDG0D1ekP1tLgeb8-h1WDOLJvPi8uWisVy8k1m1czKY/s1600-h/IMG_7492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcjLW93Yy7yxAWO3KoE3p06owvFbLiOBHZBVvhRBbztN0pxac4O_o0bGHk3ifBaqem_C9lsSXPHzL6FZnXYmNVx86AjYt75Y7EDG0D1ekP1tLgeb8-h1WDOLJvPi8uWisVy8k1m1czKY/s320/IMG_7492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359762366368149458" border="0" /></a><br />Back on the glacier.<br /><br />Just beyond you can see a hut people stay the night before heading up Mt.Blanc in the distance.<br /><br />Pretty strong winds up there, check out the clouds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism2Nh4K5Zax6vL5RixNU6LNScQHAgd5Ie5DM6HizCDp_a5KeD4q09iSo98RqeehMme0V3zd3_aKLz1hjFEWlClg5aGJYcyXfBFnWbi03PIL8Ih3ivCR5U5M_bPYHStAndmWX_iNOK65Y/s1600-h/IMG_7495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism2Nh4K5Zax6vL5RixNU6LNScQHAgd5Ie5DM6HizCDp_a5KeD4q09iSo98RqeehMme0V3zd3_aKLz1hjFEWlClg5aGJYcyXfBFnWbi03PIL8Ih3ivCR5U5M_bPYHStAndmWX_iNOK65Y/s320/IMG_7495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359762766705511986" border="0" /></a><br />We wander back along the glacier, under our rock route.<br /><br />Ascend a bit to the tram and return back to town by 3pm.<br /><br />A super special day for everyone. Me and David to play and Elias gifted time with Pierre and Odette.Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-30858744608919690532009-07-18T03:41:00.000-07:002009-07-18T05:28:39.813-07:00Lazy days in the Valley with Grand Parents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJOJGjN6s5n-J68wjUykHYDR3GWCQ6KLrwWLE_IJqIJi834GxFm4ADTd887olk-Y-usmfzCCVsenKHrUTkO1rhFbBrX025wIcXXo6Vo35DKpDLoORfB42kE0sHMy_50MyNaokKI3UXEo/s1600-h/IMG_7444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJOJGjN6s5n-J68wjUykHYDR3GWCQ6KLrwWLE_IJqIJi834GxFm4ADTd887olk-Y-usmfzCCVsenKHrUTkO1rhFbBrX025wIcXXo6Vo35DKpDLoORfB42kE0sHMy_50MyNaokKI3UXEo/s320/IMG_7444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359749309731577250" border="0" /></a><br />We don't invest all our times in the mountains as there are many fun adventures in the valley with Pierre and Odette.<br /><br />Each weekend I get the diggers all to myself as the workers go home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_9VTns9QYGzOLWJlxOlWyV1EfVvGH0vyqckggYBbwY05j2kVr-evgVvr-mm8bgDV_DJ18tYOnK272O4E2hcALAmvT0bS5ySqk3bdFZXzAxRY7JZc1g61oPWYaIkCTnK1fXyi3KbTY2A/s1600-h/IMG_7447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_9VTns9QYGzOLWJlxOlWyV1EfVvGH0vyqckggYBbwY05j2kVr-evgVvr-mm8bgDV_DJ18tYOnK272O4E2hcALAmvT0bS5ySqk3bdFZXzAxRY7JZc1g61oPWYaIkCTnK1fXyi3KbTY2A/s320/IMG_7447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359749735340375234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Odette and I are digging around the raspberry plants, filling our bellies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aTS5qATqz0DsT-z4YNw4xU0SJCulob3SX6NOb5Z1EQsK2Z2bGOY_4UXhpGZGChONIeIg3iFf4H8pnoHF_T2bbggKFhO8UMkLRklm1HKGPwd5QRlxUuYrRS-7566r968coJGSXSwNwMw/s1600-h/IMG_7392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aTS5qATqz0DsT-z4YNw4xU0SJCulob3SX6NOb5Z1EQsK2Z2bGOY_4UXhpGZGChONIeIg3iFf4H8pnoHF_T2bbggKFhO8UMkLRklm1HKGPwd5QRlxUuYrRS-7566r968coJGSXSwNwMw/s320/IMG_7392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359750145828953154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here we are in downtown Les Houches by the tourist office, need to clean my hands after all that work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGxw8RY1aX7dYJbW12myixJMLE33vlYix4fqgw3dhjG-ZSwyDoNnPp1ZOYwCXoYhT_OkMfN1XZ4F_bxeD2pZv9MKi7KN-xzWic2YyVeiezyikPxxRWo5u1lDDK8S4KSkWJr4LuUUQW7I/s1600-h/IMG_7389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGxw8RY1aX7dYJbW12myixJMLE33vlYix4fqgw3dhjG-ZSwyDoNnPp1ZOYwCXoYhT_OkMfN1XZ4F_bxeD2pZv9MKi7KN-xzWic2YyVeiezyikPxxRWo5u1lDDK8S4KSkWJr4LuUUQW7I/s320/IMG_7389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359750569007673234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's one of my favorite local places.<br /><br />Today the woodguy is making planters, oma would love these.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYfViPfp3K2QexokUi6Zx4m0n0KOdYzGWIvO9cHi7ayGlq8pm9Y_4FZJMxI0sCuVrqv0J55jopBBbKUC_Cb273TaTsYESJmr9aNCCOozDbBlTsvEaASpk6-PBiIXft0cumsjLtVXrppo/s1600-h/IMG_7511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYfViPfp3K2QexokUi6Zx4m0n0KOdYzGWIvO9cHi7ayGlq8pm9Y_4FZJMxI0sCuVrqv0J55jopBBbKUC_Cb273TaTsYESJmr9aNCCOozDbBlTsvEaASpk6-PBiIXft0cumsjLtVXrppo/s320/IMG_7511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359751123602341410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The afternoon gets really hot so we'd headed to higher elevation in Argentiere.<br /><br />Papa has five days off, fun!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhJpGMj1LUovniUzX-sk4LJIDqRbiDZoHqggSZYJrlkAKuiMaEonyhe59bvdxVngCebAzBL8MMBpOIrPby3_6XU34XUy7Sgb-kyeRcy10PfE5FUM5eHnBJM5mTArT04nMnw69tKgjjIQ/s1600-h/P1010087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhJpGMj1LUovniUzX-sk4LJIDqRbiDZoHqggSZYJrlkAKuiMaEonyhe59bvdxVngCebAzBL8MMBpOIrPby3_6XU34XUy7Sgb-kyeRcy10PfE5FUM5eHnBJM5mTArT04nMnw69tKgjjIQ/s320/P1010087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359775456253840482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I like being with the whole family, they are pretty silly and laugh alot together.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKZ9Yoo940vbeuBfzFjIBLd7HjvKAOjbynWTCamLtX1yxK78YlF-oBxlFQfLTWbUYIwvQN-5BGypwmepxcWCAn0SdpBD1fcf3fxMtFiA87MBzxnAKxxHyGqVbAolXS3gacZD713OwCno/s1600-h/P1010099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKZ9Yoo940vbeuBfzFjIBLd7HjvKAOjbynWTCamLtX1yxK78YlF-oBxlFQfLTWbUYIwvQN-5BGypwmepxcWCAn0SdpBD1fcf3fxMtFiA87MBzxnAKxxHyGqVbAolXS3gacZD713OwCno/s320/P1010099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359775762543072914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Look how much I've grown Opa!<br /><br />I do so many things all by myself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbHbwLS5eGG3WMhq8uHgtUEFMIxOGDZ7YYnrqp6vIzjAZ44rQvl850tcoHiqgs9K5Ojfi0_Ve7TOGpJOGs8-qar5dm-ViAtIk9F6Rd0BviI8m6iqzBSeQoavv_XxUEibzRGuhD0v5j58/s1600-h/IMG_7449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbHbwLS5eGG3WMhq8uHgtUEFMIxOGDZ7YYnrqp6vIzjAZ44rQvl850tcoHiqgs9K5Ojfi0_Ve7TOGpJOGs8-qar5dm-ViAtIk9F6Rd0BviI8m6iqzBSeQoavv_XxUEibzRGuhD0v5j58/s320/IMG_7449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359751918462877154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We're tying up to the rope again...this is fun right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k3ClNEcQy-l02O0iWiDVyfZPrNUTsHrK3VDEAyGvf13IrMl1aZXHvx8YK_N2q-H4PnupcozIOKgWcbaAqjkF7HryCtdk8rX19KgMSyHQLNICqTjEHmMsL96G8-I9Hd3gaE5arLIEq4U/s1600-h/IMG_7450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2k3ClNEcQy-l02O0iWiDVyfZPrNUTsHrK3VDEAyGvf13IrMl1aZXHvx8YK_N2q-H4PnupcozIOKgWcbaAqjkF7HryCtdk8rX19KgMSyHQLNICqTjEHmMsL96G8-I9Hd3gaE5arLIEq4U/s320/IMG_7450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359752431867947570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There's Grandpapa, he's getting pretty good at this.<br /><br />Me, I found a dog who would do my stick fetching...now I can throw over and over and over!<br /><br />We're a good match.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaB18YPALeJNu6uCzDsE9R7uAUFwL4ZOVWInMJ6x8hXf0QpoM9la0Yvc3ni62xQ51hIx_EbdBHfENsEO72Jxx4Z8rmDOhpmgAwcZUf81eZ7c37ssgGzdBbxxYtcerBctpFKRYd7ohrsNo/s1600-h/IMG_7529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaB18YPALeJNu6uCzDsE9R7uAUFwL4ZOVWInMJ6x8hXf0QpoM9la0Yvc3ni62xQ51hIx_EbdBHfENsEO72Jxx4Z8rmDOhpmgAwcZUf81eZ7c37ssgGzdBbxxYtcerBctpFKRYd7ohrsNo/s320/IMG_7529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359753346790276994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We're heading to Sallanche this afteroon.<br /><br />I'm counting my money for when we go shopping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl3_F0gKyCyx9N8Zbb8zisf7IRXKcpGCAQysyT81wzYMO29ec8WpRWzscSuuKTrBbhRyT2Ay5H_aagCZyg0xf8_9c_0Kxf0JJgY-KP6_Jx5y-9JBL7ML7CGUowr35OpDiuUp-rAVpuhA/s1600-h/P1010156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl3_F0gKyCyx9N8Zbb8zisf7IRXKcpGCAQysyT81wzYMO29ec8WpRWzscSuuKTrBbhRyT2Ay5H_aagCZyg0xf8_9c_0Kxf0JJgY-KP6_Jx5y-9JBL7ML7CGUowr35OpDiuUp-rAVpuhA/s320/P1010156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359753942889953394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But first we hit the local beach.<br /><br />Grandpapa has had his eye on this ferry...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GQgFSbx48-7NjuQ-EZKE6jvhQCRJZgu83VZbG63LTksUhlQ8OEt9EEG9iblChOBYE0UcVZEencBgOEt_XR1DjPBSVpSAnRYsFUIitpf5ag3jhUWoW_mNKxdUnkLFmcP6AR7CjAHh9kk/s1600-h/P1010158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GQgFSbx48-7NjuQ-EZKE6jvhQCRJZgu83VZbG63LTksUhlQ8OEt9EEG9iblChOBYE0UcVZEencBgOEt_XR1DjPBSVpSAnRYsFUIitpf5ag3jhUWoW_mNKxdUnkLFmcP6AR7CjAHh9kk/s320/P1010158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359754341846393202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hey look Jade its my very own boat!<br /><br />And I'm the "pilot"!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77w0fGhUb7UePownREbHxsaMh6_8pr_NIu0gOYqL7gcxuZeZ4q-N3PJwGD2RCgPqBrp6D6h2LaJVTpdP177menwjK8xXbw-FhfVUTKmAeD1iUUndZcRHABY-Uz3Q0dgRsI01Ar-YkE4Q/s1600-h/IMG_7573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77w0fGhUb7UePownREbHxsaMh6_8pr_NIu0gOYqL7gcxuZeZ4q-N3PJwGD2RCgPqBrp6D6h2LaJVTpdP177menwjK8xXbw-FhfVUTKmAeD1iUUndZcRHABY-Uz3Q0dgRsI01Ar-YkE4Q/s320/IMG_7573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359754963703005922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is how we rest...<br /><br />We're lucky we get to do 2 adventures daily, one before nap and one after.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes everyone takes a nap! I'm not surprised, they all have so much fun...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-58304702655643467852009-07-11T11:26:00.000-07:002009-07-11T12:28:42.850-07:00Tour by car<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkJsP6r0NZm3j6IiXZ_kCAXbN-QPNFtNjRnth8ngIUHh9xpll33ZEhSLoJUIbnulyGhVVqszr9XPRt67pPkDfWNDybbjL_X9xjQPnAU4VNxmdU9nJ7b3JiOmvGeAIunQiUkYa4sxL3Ak/s1600-h/IMG_7325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkJsP6r0NZm3j6IiXZ_kCAXbN-QPNFtNjRnth8ngIUHh9xpll33ZEhSLoJUIbnulyGhVVqszr9XPRt67pPkDfWNDybbjL_X9xjQPnAU4VNxmdU9nJ7b3JiOmvGeAIunQiUkYa4sxL3Ak/s320/IMG_7325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357271502604407698" border="0" /></a><br />Today we're doing a tour to Annecy, around a little mountain island.<br /><br />This parc in St. Gervais is pretty fun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUPUqDsVQib2nZ7pUVc3kLG1R9VtgCs4jQlOd4mQqvrs06h59_73A_d51c8kJLJ26ZKQWm2CObd6LVMWpEXqvYO69Jc9xXoy2e3ohOpoYCVvviD1Gk32uOnSWlCpws9-0ymPhAzPyoqg/s1600-h/IMG_7319.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUPUqDsVQib2nZ7pUVc3kLG1R9VtgCs4jQlOd4mQqvrs06h59_73A_d51c8kJLJ26ZKQWm2CObd6LVMWpEXqvYO69Jc9xXoy2e3ohOpoYCVvviD1Gk32uOnSWlCpws9-0ymPhAzPyoqg/s320/IMG_7319.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357275237998365522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Fun, a carousel I bet Grand papa will join me on this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b0RxvNCMysKk3YmCVUyAhraB2AxNOgwA1FBp2CG9hcNGELaomui_Y_CvjBFYJ43CBWpVK8c1LKiQaD59z4HGhGqJzSp7kIalB1cK7GN_arfe4kw053j5J6go8Px1o4eoUvI2vh4CQso/s1600-h/IMG_7340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b0RxvNCMysKk3YmCVUyAhraB2AxNOgwA1FBp2CG9hcNGELaomui_Y_CvjBFYJ43CBWpVK8c1LKiQaD59z4HGhGqJzSp7kIalB1cK7GN_arfe4kw053j5J6go8Px1o4eoUvI2vh4CQso/s320/IMG_7340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276080882698018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a view of the valley towards Geneva, we're going to head around the massif.<br /><br />Its time for my nap and I'm going to try to sleep while mama negotiates these crazy corners.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHp_rB2AxNIEO94arx3ArSjsvfuMMQOKBGjeW0gjP6kTiJaczr_oyT1R3LA8D-qFFhV7BZa_rENPUbw4GBhn07UpQC8-bakGLJriSkW4W2tXGY-LZBwC4Buz6O3OTVMpTY8GprosWbjI/s1600-h/IMG_7334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHp_rB2AxNIEO94arx3ArSjsvfuMMQOKBGjeW0gjP6kTiJaczr_oyT1R3LA8D-qFFhV7BZa_rENPUbw4GBhn07UpQC8-bakGLJriSkW4W2tXGY-LZBwC4Buz6O3OTVMpTY8GprosWbjI/s320/IMG_7334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357280438082692834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A sweet church with its own style of time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfOVwjEYQeQnagXtBo6KKGJ72hHTViRU98HrUuuF5dmeH1b_v9rizAmW2gHEgWfBuJDAlJLU0FhgoICqJUXVA7lyhapq0bPpWUUJupuEOHUgrny6QFwu6E4GYSBOKczLc98WKIGQHngs/s1600-h/IMG_7353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfOVwjEYQeQnagXtBo6KKGJ72hHTViRU98HrUuuF5dmeH1b_v9rizAmW2gHEgWfBuJDAlJLU0FhgoICqJUXVA7lyhapq0bPpWUUJupuEOHUgrny6QFwu6E4GYSBOKczLc98WKIGQHngs/s320/IMG_7353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357283027147555602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its almost like Venice with all these canals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q5u6R3fw5QW48RPWawXgu05Zjwxf9sL8f_ma06YpNmDdThNIY0aVbEw6hasiGCH8nDUyCKl400bJrSUNOXzpe_tumpqQnCmy3UxY_5t6ExRMI3ppzLGV2mQM6mzjZE3TBqMj8nfvsQw/s1600-h/IMG_7363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Q5u6R3fw5QW48RPWawXgu05Zjwxf9sL8f_ma06YpNmDdThNIY0aVbEw6hasiGCH8nDUyCKl400bJrSUNOXzpe_tumpqQnCmy3UxY_5t6ExRMI3ppzLGV2mQM6mzjZE3TBqMj8nfvsQw/s320/IMG_7363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357283453032695506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Or a medevial town with castles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYAo06KtYGFxn8xwmEOpN6M8kWBeW86cfYbpTbCqhAyLmQ3Lqvy345cZsjfAww7KSqu1IdGg5iL0YRGCY4EU-VczhjEbgPtU0cnIX0plop6o2O3v3x00EOlfWcasKDZg6owFIZOhFX2s/s1600-h/IMG_7364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYAo06KtYGFxn8xwmEOpN6M8kWBeW86cfYbpTbCqhAyLmQ3Lqvy345cZsjfAww7KSqu1IdGg5iL0YRGCY4EU-VczhjEbgPtU0cnIX0plop6o2O3v3x00EOlfWcasKDZg6owFIZOhFX2s/s320/IMG_7364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357285487575918898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey this is a great view but I wonder where the beach is?<br /><br />I have an idea, let's make our own castle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxZoo-9pcxOdKib7ayaJcKbQioIn6qL8FT3MZa7aReuhVGKkUd-inIdaON8kqZa62QERCGOgIeylFQEV3WfMewZn7RqVvZgFcb26M5_iN_mgyFyKRvU7IoYaLlLuvytBsU90D8MwxKiU/s1600-h/IMG_7377.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxZoo-9pcxOdKib7ayaJcKbQioIn6qL8FT3MZa7aReuhVGKkUd-inIdaON8kqZa62QERCGOgIeylFQEV3WfMewZn7RqVvZgFcb26M5_iN_mgyFyKRvU7IoYaLlLuvytBsU90D8MwxKiU/s320/IMG_7377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357285965050842882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a great place to hang out, it reminds me of home in Nelson.<br /><br />Check out the peaks around the lake, hey we could almost be in Banff.<br /><br />We're heading back home to Les Houches after this. Mama decided to take the short and fast freeway less corners and a big valley full of cows, just like "Hendrika".Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-81994754580921922792009-07-08T04:20:00.001-07:002009-07-08T05:25:41.511-07:00Mama's Sunday Walks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWUC0vtWoG1jfih9xpL_dazuPcPC8UPxCqtQ6ofKNfyhOmK_XzMpK2p6flkosBRlx6KELCOgUL9NgL8RbcYsfoE3traDHV6w-XOxCsEj1jfW9U46F45iqehI-peK7MeeYGpKMMbf0JtM/s1600-h/IMG_7238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWUC0vtWoG1jfih9xpL_dazuPcPC8UPxCqtQ6ofKNfyhOmK_XzMpK2p6flkosBRlx6KELCOgUL9NgL8RbcYsfoE3traDHV6w-XOxCsEj1jfW9U46F45iqehI-peK7MeeYGpKMMbf0JtM/s320/IMG_7238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356048323929395730" border="0" /></a><br />Today is Mama's morning off!<br /><br />She's going to go for a big hike over a mtn pass with out me!<br /><br /><br /><br />I get to stay with Pierre and Odette while...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJTWqYrk1KPqlljSOiyFc356a_U6T3Cfgxa-hyunDbAGLZozEOTdpLAATPxqR1W85pzQy2D_zQyV0NoTmei2wKil7pFOC4_-SDziZ6sP83b2-oDE8l-toI3wyzAsrDJO_yWMvZ9J1MBM/s1600-h/IMG_7240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJTWqYrk1KPqlljSOiyFc356a_U6T3Cfgxa-hyunDbAGLZozEOTdpLAATPxqR1W85pzQy2D_zQyV0NoTmei2wKil7pFOC4_-SDziZ6sP83b2-oDE8l-toI3wyzAsrDJO_yWMvZ9J1MBM/s320/IMG_7240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356049283475992818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Papa gives mama a lift in our trusty car.<br /><br />Its kinda cheating but I don't mind cause she'll probably be home sooner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQpaYdXTlGCHcDMHB_JTEiAo7H72kTCk28n0uPbnlejNIpGPqC2fwXb9waGc0RpQvlD3q8JMGvpddbDy8l00P-L4zv85jrqo5ZcaJk4Lig1zF1jtUJRkLsKrUkQ1soEuy53sLueOEVCo/s1600-h/IMG_7253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQpaYdXTlGCHcDMHB_JTEiAo7H72kTCk28n0uPbnlejNIpGPqC2fwXb9waGc0RpQvlD3q8JMGvpddbDy8l00P-L4zv85jrqo5ZcaJk4Lig1zF1jtUJRkLsKrUkQ1soEuy53sLueOEVCo/s320/IMG_7253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356050103085206850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes its true, Sundays are becoming mama walk time, I feel pretty lucky...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x00fvMHNTdTWwXalJZftshKCVfcN5svqyxSTgN1_AyYNDNZke_TSCFvc_9qACJSKMu9cJ2wpM3trxl2j_Qu2VzowwU3b9Xp75SZFeax0w3DQ8YoOT0g83qrXdKWCzFjURieZmA3dVJ4/s1600-h/IMG_7246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x00fvMHNTdTWwXalJZftshKCVfcN5svqyxSTgN1_AyYNDNZke_TSCFvc_9qACJSKMu9cJ2wpM3trxl2j_Qu2VzowwU3b9Xp75SZFeax0w3DQ8YoOT0g83qrXdKWCzFjURieZmA3dVJ4/s320/IMG_7246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356049828460268034" border="0" /></a><br />Looking up the valley towards Italy.<br /><br />The hikes often start in farmer's fields.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfUjq40h5MMST8z7GyyB2lNPaKclRR1SOaenAkuG_nUzwu9vKKlqL1HH-R3-vEu32ORRdJv_Vq2OeJZqKKASgy-vDPRSm7U0hw_ekeR9FrCsHrYEiQfDHApzSQGnXw66conSpmXm-whc/s1600-h/IMG_7250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfUjq40h5MMST8z7GyyB2lNPaKclRR1SOaenAkuG_nUzwu9vKKlqL1HH-R3-vEu32ORRdJv_Vq2OeJZqKKASgy-vDPRSm7U0hw_ekeR9FrCsHrYEiQfDHApzSQGnXw66conSpmXm-whc/s320/IMG_7250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356050716917635026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In just under an hour I arrive at a small village, perhaps 10 houses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Aw_lc7B6pUUSWBYyBDw0_WiR92K-kYCmkxQMKNm-Ku9889Ub5XI_nGNe1-YE7E1ZhhV87qPKqVkmQjvFuV6LkKU8xjFo6Wjohebls56VxQJhg6OgSBP43GyWqALxPlyMKqWECLXm-YQ/s1600-h/IMG_7265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Aw_lc7B6pUUSWBYyBDw0_WiR92K-kYCmkxQMKNm-Ku9889Ub5XI_nGNe1-YE7E1ZhhV87qPKqVkmQjvFuV6LkKU8xjFo6Wjohebls56VxQJhg6OgSBP43GyWqALxPlyMKqWECLXm-YQ/s320/IMG_7265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356051135002444114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some of them are summer homes, orginally to care for sheep and cows.<br /><br />Notice how much rock is used to build with.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR6ucOkAZkArMWVh_AfduO7-B_NaPDLA9UtpmXc2ffWU-U0iwmOEyf-plfqiKPibyjC4jA01z5iQtKHjvq7OeT4StRZAtTUwr2x0w2H2lNi8xUaqR2Mym7N-BTessx4lC2VXPOpndv6g/s1600-h/IMG_7263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrR6ucOkAZkArMWVh_AfduO7-B_NaPDLA9UtpmXc2ffWU-U0iwmOEyf-plfqiKPibyjC4jA01z5iQtKHjvq7OeT4StRZAtTUwr2x0w2H2lNi8xUaqR2Mym7N-BTessx4lC2VXPOpndv6g/s320/IMG_7263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356051498002078274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the "refuge" or hut which accomodates travellers for the night.<br /><br />Of course I take a cafe au lait before ascending more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgm_Js937QB1qmHsI7MLAY81B2oe-TmvUJgEsVrCN5DWHiKwqIa-lzYCcnfpgNUPV6gOhXcB5oLsnPlCBQfBEPW7s6MRzS1zGXf8WKjNWB_co-iKpfwhpZb353Y2t1108N3JWY-APNj8/s1600-h/IMG_7261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgm_Js937QB1qmHsI7MLAY81B2oe-TmvUJgEsVrCN5DWHiKwqIa-lzYCcnfpgNUPV6gOhXcB5oLsnPlCBQfBEPW7s6MRzS1zGXf8WKjNWB_co-iKpfwhpZb353Y2t1108N3JWY-APNj8/s320/IMG_7261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356051898526734274" border="0" /></a><br />The trail winds up to the little Col du Tricot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4U-Pz0b3CmokoBQsspGQnsjxtEy82R1RWJVBDeQ1Lt4iCR0nImAXrIM3iTxTJyIHd4TW861ILKkmyIXk9DWnBadJ7f4NqouczmZT71ljNUEbVrv6v_FMmAUtvW49hSeMEkTnMGsivQjQ/s1600-h/IMG_7257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4U-Pz0b3CmokoBQsspGQnsjxtEy82R1RWJVBDeQ1Lt4iCR0nImAXrIM3iTxTJyIHd4TW861ILKkmyIXk9DWnBadJ7f4NqouczmZT71ljNUEbVrv6v_FMmAUtvW49hSeMEkTnMGsivQjQ/s320/IMG_7257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356054399384667218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The trail system is incredibly well set up.<br /><br />Signs at every crossing with pretty accurate estimates of walking in times.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime0ltBVDaPVl_epUChZAEMvrKc3SHuV3y6LuAxb6ZzIsfaQIA9Eo6waBeSvQMtADki9wx7k0VLsfXCn9ZMAdJvfJrDvGuMbmABCHC5ky5mFeOQ5oP_txSRZSUCJxVzisI7l-2pDGnL8s/s1600-h/IMG_7273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime0ltBVDaPVl_epUChZAEMvrKc3SHuV3y6LuAxb6ZzIsfaQIA9Eo6waBeSvQMtADki9wx7k0VLsfXCn9ZMAdJvfJrDvGuMbmABCHC5ky5mFeOQ5oP_txSRZSUCJxVzisI7l-2pDGnL8s/s320/IMG_7273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356054869396360210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I wander by local fauna.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-AsKKaB3j77c12h_yegupO_8d2OheuVsqUk5j6sKpYA_SuZ8OGbw-HYPOA830i3p9R-1NxHoJcwwzJu36HNgH7rMww4zxGYeIXejj9XkPThgF-bY3ybd52legPZ-T-vNu8edlz7E6UE/s1600-h/IMG_7270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-AsKKaB3j77c12h_yegupO_8d2OheuVsqUk5j6sKpYA_SuZ8OGbw-HYPOA830i3p9R-1NxHoJcwwzJu36HNgH7rMww4zxGYeIXejj9XkPThgF-bY3ybd52legPZ-T-vNu8edlz7E6UE/s320/IMG_7270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356055179988610850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm on the lookout for sheep.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP0MovK-8TG0P-O2QdGe5YvzOD_zzdad1z7P0q23Rr_SaBzeBEyMCXp_ON94QQgzHDtdx26i-PHw0SR-iZ_j8hfRA08dupDWhKzcpFDxz2Ji9pRG-N1ggxachOaMQpY0oJgYJo5Pc5gA/s1600-h/IMG_7268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP0MovK-8TG0P-O2QdGe5YvzOD_zzdad1z7P0q23Rr_SaBzeBEyMCXp_ON94QQgzHDtdx26i-PHw0SR-iZ_j8hfRA08dupDWhKzcpFDxz2Ji9pRG-N1ggxachOaMQpY0oJgYJo5Pc5gA/s320/IMG_7268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356055559308771522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finding familiar flora I'm reminded of home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoXJ_gsIspTx5F99ovZN3IOxdDnFAVZojUIcNR2qjwRwE9av7z2FAGV9aIopv8LhGw4SPHaxrr758IVpFXntMkw8KCB5pnoL7P32TRxnf3b3lqboRROtkIp8caizo7tCna9utIVNKyKo/s1600-h/IMG_7277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoXJ_gsIspTx5F99ovZN3IOxdDnFAVZojUIcNR2qjwRwE9av7z2FAGV9aIopv8LhGw4SPHaxrr758IVpFXntMkw8KCB5pnoL7P32TRxnf3b3lqboRROtkIp8caizo7tCna9utIVNKyKo/s320/IMG_7277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356055914985179490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Higher in the alpine, desert plants thriving in this mix of hot sun and rain.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_V-aQ4q0yvQs3OG1jPWNADY-aP-cvcsarxPXI-NjuFfOjpjGeBHNMsCHy0BqA1-TyYvtR6RwhplEcefiZ6TXL6grvJQxAWIhq5OyMTgC8FX7mSJKGGUXBD1ju7A8aVQSPBu8PmPtAMU/s1600-h/IMG_7276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_V-aQ4q0yvQs3OG1jPWNADY-aP-cvcsarxPXI-NjuFfOjpjGeBHNMsCHy0BqA1-TyYvtR6RwhplEcefiZ6TXL6grvJQxAWIhq5OyMTgC8FX7mSJKGGUXBD1ju7A8aVQSPBu8PmPtAMU/s320/IMG_7276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356057881825643650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />On the west side of the pass it is incredibly dry and open.<br /><br />You can see the numerous heads of people bobbing down or up the trail.<br /><br />Many are following a classic route that tours completely "around" Mt. Blanc.<br /><br />In the distance the trail continues just left of the small ridge and into the mountains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobqgT7bMLxeiZeS1CO4ZzPNP579aW-FlZEQHlc35aYtMnXVt7siTT1o2q5qf3WjV4QP6-pdjGksKpQgBsr9TKh2oNBn2m0MGqpqNnppXiLs_74ozzKSbFF9bV08yRBF0sckIj88E-_XY/s1600-h/IMG_7282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobqgT7bMLxeiZeS1CO4ZzPNP579aW-FlZEQHlc35aYtMnXVt7siTT1o2q5qf3WjV4QP6-pdjGksKpQgBsr9TKh2oNBn2m0MGqpqNnppXiLs_74ozzKSbFF9bV08yRBF0sckIj88E-_XY/s320/IMG_7282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356058920373101938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At the pass I found all sorts of folks.<br /><br />Private groups with a guide, families and languages ranging from Italian, Dutch, French and UK English...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuG6YM4UXB8kEZTStYOZ5WebuNoFKbnzgA8DmQQzK66ohu6jAWHGMzFY5GhQXJCL9Re64r0QV9QyA7-RrXa2nE-xYOSwLvm-IRJVqDxzHi97BxJgwZRx8k0PMw1N4dxRZkgKUrKUKXXE/s1600-h/IMG_7285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuG6YM4UXB8kEZTStYOZ5WebuNoFKbnzgA8DmQQzK66ohu6jAWHGMzFY5GhQXJCL9Re64r0QV9QyA7-RrXa2nE-xYOSwLvm-IRJVqDxzHi97BxJgwZRx8k0PMw1N4dxRZkgKUrKUKXXE/s320/IMG_7285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356059466336745442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This route is a popluar one.<br /><br />It reminds me of Nepal the deeply cut path.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLWRznz17EjXv66oojOi3UigEoPQKNV483vu5rjnVaWpwkH0l3Di50aHaAoy2Lwxk25SqSL7acXrB7w0GMhGb1c2Ou0UCk_6szni7loEBgtkgnPX9cej8DpZu1NCpNPHWyLexY8MWFIg/s1600-h/IMG_7289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLWRznz17EjXv66oojOi3UigEoPQKNV483vu5rjnVaWpwkH0l3Di50aHaAoy2Lwxk25SqSL7acXrB7w0GMhGb1c2Ou0UCk_6szni7loEBgtkgnPX9cej8DpZu1NCpNPHWyLexY8MWFIg/s320/IMG_7289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356059712506548882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As I descend I approach the glacier.<br /><br />In the next hour the path changes in vegetation and style.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQJlfjA47HSl1KUP12SKP3hdItkuDPXmSeLeX-25kt_6Xkp59L671trtr071llV5nJkJamocwgUgBl_wt4W6AohJB5uvdnFfHRlD3dX7tYv4mTE3dCNv8WmU2Prq_e2gmukjd_hn_Wz8/s1600-h/IMG_7288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQJlfjA47HSl1KUP12SKP3hdItkuDPXmSeLeX-25kt_6Xkp59L671trtr071llV5nJkJamocwgUgBl_wt4W6AohJB5uvdnFfHRlD3dX7tYv4mTE3dCNv8WmU2Prq_e2gmukjd_hn_Wz8/s320/IMG_7288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356060084012832034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Entering lush deciduous zone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpJhyGvUYz4zs56sou-lbQgUDkAZgYgN2W9JQEU1ZKJ5d90A4jQTRne2kBQvlxBm_75v8MDUWQaAiU2IGtw15hGbLoDYZEK2ixwJGeFhpQPVvSlj7tFsCd9Ua0g789NI1j_KBO13d5Ns/s1600-h/IMG_7292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpJhyGvUYz4zs56sou-lbQgUDkAZgYgN2W9JQEU1ZKJ5d90A4jQTRne2kBQvlxBm_75v8MDUWQaAiU2IGtw15hGbLoDYZEK2ixwJGeFhpQPVvSlj7tFsCd9Ua0g789NI1j_KBO13d5Ns/s320/IMG_7292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356060487349361122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Crossing the rapid Bionassay River....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUNhDyygxc8mkZ09tiObWGsNGV_UvAeH2DFgy3Dn1gGza6sBtsWOl_Z7AFAJfpXu3ZHv__UO9BwvEw7y52l5AS1dP5x70JH4G0mv_vkTUdENT71WPSX7LG8m34HC-0mxPefg0QaVAG0g/s1600-h/IMG_7296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUNhDyygxc8mkZ09tiObWGsNGV_UvAeH2DFgy3Dn1gGza6sBtsWOl_Z7AFAJfpXu3ZHv__UO9BwvEw7y52l5AS1dP5x70JH4G0mv_vkTUdENT71WPSX7LG8m34HC-0mxPefg0QaVAG0g/s320/IMG_7296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356060823307767602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The water is fed by this ice and snow. Just beyond this peak is Mt.Blanc massif.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzWMi9UXk3WaGFKeABivHkDT1edtGPLlSX4BebNYT2L6OFI4d1qdrZMHIdoqd74tcrU1E5GCnRV6__ee3rpXlW8Z4nXXwptJGnXKBn76B2CksoQ2sJcyuAmkA9dmLW337qPC5cyneqh0/s1600-h/IMG_7295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzWMi9UXk3WaGFKeABivHkDT1edtGPLlSX4BebNYT2L6OFI4d1qdrZMHIdoqd74tcrU1E5GCnRV6__ee3rpXlW8Z4nXXwptJGnXKBn76B2CksoQ2sJcyuAmkA9dmLW337qPC5cyneqh0/s320/IMG_7295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356061226659745074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Glacial morraine.<br /><br />The pass I just came over is in the middle between the high ride and wee peak.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimGK5XHt8JRxl5HU9x0yfM9HkLUwSUoyo_krCkDrL9e6l6DYe93eXkdnnFOqMJu9psXjFDE_JfU31Qn8sZbypRkC6DF9g9N24Q6meyHsRjQWeYJ91yqmF1q8aJedtnxtD1c3kIau9f4A/s1600-h/IMG_7297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimGK5XHt8JRxl5HU9x0yfM9HkLUwSUoyo_krCkDrL9e6l6DYe93eXkdnnFOqMJu9psXjFDE_JfU31Qn8sZbypRkC6DF9g9N24Q6meyHsRjQWeYJ91yqmF1q8aJedtnxtD1c3kIau9f4A/s320/IMG_7297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356061619222301058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I enter wet cedar zone...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OcKJY_ECtTGO81B20R7CqolSqduW4D620yyG0SuWJcye3rtMWIQ3rYm1rXeklhW_qpQnCaUJXjmgFDvB-P6ZY9krWI6htwnWzZifQAqdQWKd32gE4Km6BKy5ANeyAUGzxqbXdSorxos/s1600-h/IMG_7301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OcKJY_ECtTGO81B20R7CqolSqduW4D620yyG0SuWJcye3rtMWIQ3rYm1rXeklhW_qpQnCaUJXjmgFDvB-P6ZY9krWI6htwnWzZifQAqdQWKd32gE4Km6BKy5ANeyAUGzxqbXdSorxos/s320/IMG_7301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356061917072077186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Cross some side slopes.<br /><br />When it gets tricky I find great ropes to secure my descent.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRAQXleT9WSX8dMbsKvBNE0-tLhVk2MNunDFSRwEZK1Pk5EduU8659fs0y_mC8MvGQtERN6GLFefcVyDCaTNg4V-QIsxfW0ck3Jia_6B-xWsUvG7VmHX7Yt2TTtoyxpgmRneR5hKiYvw/s1600-h/IMG_7299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRAQXleT9WSX8dMbsKvBNE0-tLhVk2MNunDFSRwEZK1Pk5EduU8659fs0y_mC8MvGQtERN6GLFefcVyDCaTNg4V-QIsxfW0ck3Jia_6B-xWsUvG7VmHX7Yt2TTtoyxpgmRneR5hKiYvw/s320/IMG_7299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356062313315833362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Just past the "wildlife" gate I find the mt.blanc tramway train tracks.<br /><br />Within 10 minutes I am heading down fast by a gondala and await 5 minutes for the bus.<br /><br />I return home to David and Elias (having a big nap).<br /><br />My little tour took just 3.5 hours now we have the afternoon to play together.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMEJQ1xL42S-XjwCwURPCODND3gns1DoLtsUfTjZrahvb-cwad0ChPP98LUNNeIAQ_NQdC3Tq9dUYOTjYtK7zmQ-1sD0DaP2YELtYwaZeBG_U3phZYYQplDuit4p7UzXok9_n00Vd3tY/s1600-h/IMG_7311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMEJQ1xL42S-XjwCwURPCODND3gns1DoLtsUfTjZrahvb-cwad0ChPP98LUNNeIAQ_NQdC3Tq9dUYOTjYtK7zmQ-1sD0DaP2YELtYwaZeBG_U3phZYYQplDuit4p7UzXok9_n00Vd3tY/s320/IMG_7311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356063041149997746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pierre and Odette seriously contemplating the wine for our dinner.<br /><br />We were gifted a super french meal at a cozy, classy restaurant.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYDzVCawUhA-9n8nMmM6HAZ5Xu0XamEefCvxqUjkYseWlHutLd4zWKa7TlXtSdqVBtkMD1TYIbcSa4J3ueJgYRMQb1uUI_7r6CsoCDYI36IG2B32O1_a-K2pL32Wsa5cuu-MzRwcer0c/s1600-h/IMG_7312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYDzVCawUhA-9n8nMmM6HAZ5Xu0XamEefCvxqUjkYseWlHutLd4zWKa7TlXtSdqVBtkMD1TYIbcSa4J3ueJgYRMQb1uUI_7r6CsoCDYI36IG2B32O1_a-K2pL32Wsa5cuu-MzRwcer0c/s320/IMG_7312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356063460079146914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy little frenchman!<br /><br />We've all had a glorious day.<br /><br />Until next week...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-56138184805710673332009-07-07T23:43:00.000-07:002009-07-08T04:19:53.583-07:00Family Time at Brevant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEyfmoD-b1w_9jjMftn6OKpa7Ej8IE05AbtslHrDbXFoy56IXw1uMdd-TZgaQEHjr-6r3EtdrVg2TPXd1UqBxxrc6RatOoui3ur2GrSOLdXal5YcSe0tXN74oIKQipsnFvVk15qliazY/s1600-h/IMG_7196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEyfmoD-b1w_9jjMftn6OKpa7Ej8IE05AbtslHrDbXFoy56IXw1uMdd-TZgaQEHjr-6r3EtdrVg2TPXd1UqBxxrc6RatOoui3ur2GrSOLdXal5YcSe0tXN74oIKQipsnFvVk15qliazY/s320/IMG_7196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355977048217802050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhqehfdeBoqhMXbxoVgbDfDJBQVqPv1pYspeKRW-iuS8PL3JBviDL-MUEnzsSdnEiaZIkZ-X31ku9SpwKD1uJEN-A79f_UlhJxJueCa-VSfdmoU-66YHQ0qIpPyYw_ETOsU0mqSaaIRg/s1600-h/IMG_7179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhqehfdeBoqhMXbxoVgbDfDJBQVqPv1pYspeKRW-iuS8PL3JBviDL-MUEnzsSdnEiaZIkZ-X31ku9SpwKD1uJEN-A79f_UlhJxJueCa-VSfdmoU-66YHQ0qIpPyYw_ETOsU0mqSaaIRg/s320/IMG_7179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356041392897362290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's Papa day off and we're taking Pierre & Odette climbing in the mountains.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We all jumped in the telecabine and got a quick lift up to Brevant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TnMiFHt5IWDRWr1r9I952m-JxFQDNzb0uBcx_Ie9BuM_dY5A90Hs9UzBbk4PTZIs-xzv_FA_TAPfi5KPeMCD1l37_Up9mXEJH3GBbWsFXiewbrHPGBTtZZSwBRL2rhRafmh3N6Fk6J4/s1600-h/IMG_7201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TnMiFHt5IWDRWr1r9I952m-JxFQDNzb0uBcx_Ie9BuM_dY5A90Hs9UzBbk4PTZIs-xzv_FA_TAPfi5KPeMCD1l37_Up9mXEJH3GBbWsFXiewbrHPGBTtZZSwBRL2rhRafmh3N6Fk6J4/s320/IMG_7201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355977843412681922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First Mama will belay Paps so he can set up a safety rope.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrJZ17wDZOojkSLTE-HAe-8j-UAIvZJu9q7hA4mOAQaK2LyOPJM-NuqrDdmhqK72LNsvIGcnzKVkSy1qJtkKbtpUvNu8Ps_lbAGK30CEtIO1Lc8z-WhYtiamcdWECEZohkQ32nt2oGn0/s1600-h/IMG_7216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrJZ17wDZOojkSLTE-HAe-8j-UAIvZJu9q7hA4mOAQaK2LyOPJM-NuqrDdmhqK72LNsvIGcnzKVkSy1qJtkKbtpUvNu8Ps_lbAGK30CEtIO1Lc8z-WhYtiamcdWECEZohkQ32nt2oGn0/s320/IMG_7216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355979012868400530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There goes Odette way up there.<br /><br />Wow, she's doing super!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIYYgv3hmDUKCz_krShaetM1yhDerbEnrn4cC9loYWXQjMbbK08XZsvZ6FzqW4f1mroqm0RWAZ5LyXH2nEXVUwKGuGQIPQaKA_hqpt-eAIaeX4vOTQ3tsxPLRHpyk1IcqgiWAsybj9Ho/s1600-h/IMG_7226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIYYgv3hmDUKCz_krShaetM1yhDerbEnrn4cC9loYWXQjMbbK08XZsvZ6FzqW4f1mroqm0RWAZ5LyXH2nEXVUwKGuGQIPQaKA_hqpt-eAIaeX4vOTQ3tsxPLRHpyk1IcqgiWAsybj9Ho/s320/IMG_7226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355979977196151026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Me, I'm building a house for all my friends.<br /><br />Here I will put Jade et Cayle et Marcus et Jacob et Tieghan et Lucas et Anook....<br /><br />Behind me (see the cliff) I can hear Papa helping Grandpapa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbmZdJpo_sQ-au_-hpGxKDNgZF4FI8GUusMoHHdrLOvsuZIh2OCuJTN5LFw1Xvxj09nPJayUNKE2VXcZYjsOz75m1PDaRmutzSvI6UWrN8cM4Ys3H6iwO6jApLuszT6tsEiRfOq3vXRk/s1600-h/IMG_7233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbmZdJpo_sQ-au_-hpGxKDNgZF4FI8GUusMoHHdrLOvsuZIh2OCuJTN5LFw1Xvxj09nPJayUNKE2VXcZYjsOz75m1PDaRmutzSvI6UWrN8cM4Ys3H6iwO6jApLuszT6tsEiRfOq3vXRk/s320/IMG_7233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355979511966371906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow, he is in the sky too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBgc7vNDR8Mm6xxvKstrpqHKc7q7HP-jzynxF-JYKA8yB7zsj629GhzhhNCqg_GAflw5GY-oYu8Ngx8Co2mIqdCHSy5X51bcU3VuHnzUtThyphenhyphenKp0iNjuWUEn8IeiA6hUmlV78ca3xA5i4/s1600-h/IMG_7237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBgc7vNDR8Mm6xxvKstrpqHKc7q7HP-jzynxF-JYKA8yB7zsj629GhzhhNCqg_GAflw5GY-oYu8Ngx8Co2mIqdCHSy5X51bcU3VuHnzUtThyphenhyphenKp0iNjuWUEn8IeiA6hUmlV78ca3xA5i4/s320/IMG_7237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356046589789606802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm starting to get tired so we gather the ropes and head down to mid-station.<br /><br />Pierre & Odette stay to lunch and enjoy the views and we head home for a nap.<br /><br />We did great for our first alpine climb experience, I'm ready for more!Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-39618231723601352162009-07-03T12:09:00.000-07:002009-07-03T13:01:23.250-07:00Mid-elevation Traverse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfEzf4v1JOYE5X5NRhh7ShdBIQwKI6M_mNj8j-Bll1b5MGd7lrvNhcuh7XrvH4qCxaRTcw3iFyTwXoRrmkPDEWaM6wBOZ-3oCPwugh2DzCcrkp-2ScAaxeogoKnJLrc2tMmO8G7cRe_w/s1600-h/IMG_7076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfEzf4v1JOYE5X5NRhh7ShdBIQwKI6M_mNj8j-Bll1b5MGd7lrvNhcuh7XrvH4qCxaRTcw3iFyTwXoRrmkPDEWaM6wBOZ-3oCPwugh2DzCcrkp-2ScAaxeogoKnJLrc2tMmO8G7cRe_w/s320/IMG_7076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354313635134071954" border="0" /></a>Check this out, here we are departing the tele"freak" station at Chamonix.<br /><br />I am here with 20 other tourists excited to be zipped up to 2300m.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlcKLMSsqFLZHqCCpvJXuPujWyafHhHowD_E-0JP44t8d_HSJOA0Y_ALTk5fRMDZk9LoclSTdNF6EpedtGMZGgjYromX7Powvi1nM1T4CfTn_-8EsVZyZF8icUCEXmsGsTAnvJmlxOxk/s1600-h/IMG_7089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlcKLMSsqFLZHqCCpvJXuPujWyafHhHowD_E-0JP44t8d_HSJOA0Y_ALTk5fRMDZk9LoclSTdNF6EpedtGMZGgjYromX7Powvi1nM1T4CfTn_-8EsVZyZF8icUCEXmsGsTAnvJmlxOxk/s320/IMG_7089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354314720536603906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Its that crazy simple, we're here under ten minutes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT0GIlEpe209GatnhMtmtqZFYhssnc8BmCyOszkyk9ep3UiXscAWsHzDFlEEPBdlIbQwfwzkfOkmt3wdJJdhdaE0lr6QClVbznHeeXpxp47TNZYKJ_x5qPxbUfPHLt91M0EGYaQQk7LA/s1600-h/IMG_7085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT0GIlEpe209GatnhMtmtqZFYhssnc8BmCyOszkyk9ep3UiXscAWsHzDFlEEPBdlIbQwfwzkfOkmt3wdJJdhdaE0lr6QClVbznHeeXpxp47TNZYKJ_x5qPxbUfPHLt91M0EGYaQQk7LA/s320/IMG_7085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354314250811629698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I think Grandpapa is impressed, there are some incredible views...<br /><br />Me, I love watching the telecabines come down from the high point.<br /><br />Hey, that's where Papa is!<br /><br />Just right of the highest rock point.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqexB1sqHfQ741JUzqG8_Y__T96wCQmI5_7R5WT13vdnmPJFTx9vUGIk3uXXkVILzQ3nAEvPkboUB08cPn1zi1BkkXo-z1xyvX0iXbjqDK7-xb7xVwGpL2lj2RrFXp-uGli304SSkZ6iE/s1600-h/IMG_7093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqexB1sqHfQ741JUzqG8_Y__T96wCQmI5_7R5WT13vdnmPJFTx9vUGIk3uXXkVILzQ3nAEvPkboUB08cPn1zi1BkkXo-z1xyvX0iXbjqDK7-xb7xVwGpL2lj2RrFXp-uGli304SSkZ6iE/s320/IMG_7093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354315183509538802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My first job, to figure out where we are going.<br /><br />Ok, first east, then south-east...onto to Montever and Mer de Glacer.<br /><br />There we'll get to take a train back down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JWYG8oRKRoQK9zo_iIQ_LKaX2VuUI7TIrmrdl68BrFoUnbuG_hfMkLVcXo3UBCNlBgaS3Vnxwg4xSySOKHVRGzJICN9PkYw5oPQ6AzODmeDQABzA5XeHz_ejvBRzaHvvy7QZwY0fT5M/s1600-h/IMG_7092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JWYG8oRKRoQK9zo_iIQ_LKaX2VuUI7TIrmrdl68BrFoUnbuG_hfMkLVcXo3UBCNlBgaS3Vnxwg4xSySOKHVRGzJICN9PkYw5oPQ6AzODmeDQABzA5XeHz_ejvBRzaHvvy7QZwY0fT5M/s320/IMG_7092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354316367641479506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Next, I'll show them how I walk carefully over and around all the rocks on the trail.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT94soGGQQ8LOA6C9MPt5CoTyC9QnU0Glz3WP_LQXRHIwQNojgSg1cMrkoiPGYhKsk73szwzD-6TSfWlgQ40B-bOepmYaeQWDss1HgFn455wa1UC-gouuat5SEa3YWNG3F4SZcg89Hjc/s1600-h/IMG_7102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKT94soGGQQ8LOA6C9MPt5CoTyC9QnU0Glz3WP_LQXRHIwQNojgSg1cMrkoiPGYhKsk73szwzD-6TSfWlgQ40B-bOepmYaeQWDss1HgFn455wa1UC-gouuat5SEa3YWNG3F4SZcg89Hjc/s320/IMG_7102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354316800094700130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Its a good idea to take a break by this cairn.<br /><br />In fact, it looks like we need to fix it and...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZCyTVKhifF4CdTp9kz3R7mv4HrusaUGInHg9boKQG6tK29YcmtRaLDv0xatOAeDN9rYsAlpM2_qLT4mlp-iMr7ty0gXeY_Cn-dwUVKFvHZKi0J6CdPGkPOq9BnzfkiJrLMpxjvldk3o/s1600-h/IMG_7109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZCyTVKhifF4CdTp9kz3R7mv4HrusaUGInHg9boKQG6tK29YcmtRaLDv0xatOAeDN9rYsAlpM2_qLT4mlp-iMr7ty0gXeY_Cn-dwUVKFvHZKi0J6CdPGkPOq9BnzfkiJrLMpxjvldk3o/s320/IMG_7109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354317289918846786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Perhaps even extend our break.<br /><br />We need to build a fire here just like this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4vl-3x5J5xHgjxP9hrvj0E-OsImcfANXc44uB_31yTvFWDzIQU-hZFyWp_ymGq-d5S7T7yfqGLpoqxs7arI7At3domwrNJLuymbissdoGQPV2oU8oI7NSGwvj2MioSIQafirv5epQM/s1600-h/IMG_7117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4vl-3x5J5xHgjxP9hrvj0E-OsImcfANXc44uB_31yTvFWDzIQU-hZFyWp_ymGq-d5S7T7yfqGLpoqxs7arI7At3domwrNJLuymbissdoGQPV2oU8oI7NSGwvj2MioSIQafirv5epQM/s320/IMG_7117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354318151545262242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I wanted to stop "again" here but mama suggested we keep going.<br /><br />There are more fun things to explore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1sCkHKToCwoTSTB9pdFFxBuW7m0gVo3sYpLEUDGPAMXmIQDIHA6RDtSDh8PY4N6CbkZIy7QW_0DNzPxEFtHf-YeIIWRNojQ5FI8fihb0XeebnGd-3ljdXVw6G_TkxHfq0j6h_qcOX64/s1600-h/IMG_7128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1sCkHKToCwoTSTB9pdFFxBuW7m0gVo3sYpLEUDGPAMXmIQDIHA6RDtSDh8PY4N6CbkZIy7QW_0DNzPxEFtHf-YeIIWRNojQ5FI8fihb0XeebnGd-3ljdXVw6G_TkxHfq0j6h_qcOX64/s320/IMG_7128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354319257307151266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Like bum sliding...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ83Sa1IBPnkBT8dqQ5yAJ-qETsfiBp0Ac_XXQOzSwTr44CxosbLTs3KNYNpjODTcb0LyxLgqj1phy2Db6byR-S9gjuumxoniHE6b3788YeKf6iLWYB3Y86WpkB5zdVkiyNKf1cYb6vk/s1600-h/IMG_7146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ83Sa1IBPnkBT8dqQ5yAJ-qETsfiBp0Ac_XXQOzSwTr44CxosbLTs3KNYNpjODTcb0LyxLgqj1phy2Db6byR-S9gjuumxoniHE6b3788YeKf6iLWYB3Y86WpkB5zdVkiyNKf1cYb6vk/s320/IMG_7146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354320658248189634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Flora gazing....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwxxniPXMhVe0vYM0Eb-wgoYjQv6fjbIFW32670CrGVH3nQ1b-Q-ALfVwO-FYkdxVFZrdEnBCLH0tFg_b3OzvgJ1dEkbl-LWXOcCKsVOgmw1bSxkarSQobjn6NR4G2P0EhM-hhveySxc/s1600-h/IMG_7141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwxxniPXMhVe0vYM0Eb-wgoYjQv6fjbIFW32670CrGVH3nQ1b-Q-ALfVwO-FYkdxVFZrdEnBCLH0tFg_b3OzvgJ1dEkbl-LWXOcCKsVOgmw1bSxkarSQobjn6NR4G2P0EhM-hhveySxc/s320/IMG_7141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354320339826460562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stair ascending and descending, of which I think I've had my fair share.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7IhPkZJNarj5xk_rXA_zn_CRxjUKwcwx_F-6s2zA8iuF_IIlBhZVcIAGx8NHfMYPqGd8_JeFgNvSaeEplDOYoZv7mMPZ74uCN0mBcb_M7nZHxTxCFe9OWmhPAEP5olZcoQPBIVkg7zw/s1600-h/IMG_7134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7IhPkZJNarj5xk_rXA_zn_CRxjUKwcwx_F-6s2zA8iuF_IIlBhZVcIAGx8NHfMYPqGd8_JeFgNvSaeEplDOYoZv7mMPZ74uCN0mBcb_M7nZHxTxCFe9OWmhPAEP5olZcoQPBIVkg7zw/s320/IMG_7134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354319912045731442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Its time to leap onto mama's sturdy back.<br /><br />Its good training for her.<br /><br />When she gets a chance I think she's going to try climb one of these mountains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQytNx7IM-x0q5XVC8o49VlkmRoSEnlTV-h7GKLXpTuqj8WGgTEIKvnVJZQ03xJdVTVgt14dHmYXQ7ePv11IWjX9PxfnZ2pJC624EkKpBpWWEiwPv6nX4VWUBBbPdkIzb0aUfBnX_bDoU/s1600-h/IMG_7151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQytNx7IM-x0q5XVC8o49VlkmRoSEnlTV-h7GKLXpTuqj8WGgTEIKvnVJZQ03xJdVTVgt14dHmYXQ7ePv11IWjX9PxfnZ2pJC624EkKpBpWWEiwPv6nX4VWUBBbPdkIzb0aUfBnX_bDoU/s320/IMG_7151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354322959586402658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey, we've come a long ways....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUWaJ8crkyOvG9JZyq082LNFCtAbxq_rbtn9vA4albdUtVX11sOwONwhoNtGCZNC5DR0Cat0-iU2RUfrjaZNh3cZeRaDi6zaPS9YoIqcDJ2j7kqswmav2T_DBamOB8crKJS_6Bny4GEc/s1600-h/IMG_7157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUWaJ8crkyOvG9JZyq082LNFCtAbxq_rbtn9vA4albdUtVX11sOwONwhoNtGCZNC5DR0Cat0-iU2RUfrjaZNh3cZeRaDi6zaPS9YoIqcDJ2j7kqswmav2T_DBamOB8crKJS_6Bny4GEc/s320/IMG_7157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354323468313789090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My tummy's starting to make noise and its way past my dodo time...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6MOaEw0tJnpqh7H4bPAfwR9SewESCpn5Z3ZzKJ_lC99VTMxgZhhxP-zfwftKzBnNZNfnKKW7qleF5K_1zZ4BwecUcku2qqipD92h-IQ8p815K_uMtg3R7edDAH5EV4UgWO3ZolJyUUM/s1600-h/IMG_7150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6MOaEw0tJnpqh7H4bPAfwR9SewESCpn5Z3ZzKJ_lC99VTMxgZhhxP-zfwftKzBnNZNfnKKW7qleF5K_1zZ4BwecUcku2qqipD92h-IQ8p815K_uMtg3R7edDAH5EV4UgWO3ZolJyUUM/s320/IMG_7150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354323974620615810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I know I'll have a nap here with my little fox.<br /><br />Well at least a little rest until Mer de Glace...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxWvK7NGDHuZvJ2_vUNk-pVOilSK-OC4NOtLpV51AYLzpIkZ91xHOw-vzHLsB_6-5XFhZlT3dJWr5kCnbyFB_lu4_N0Wsd0k1rykv45jdBvu6V3LPT0hClmeId2zBdUM_cqw3jNZyVqo/s1600-h/IMG_7162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxWvK7NGDHuZvJ2_vUNk-pVOilSK-OC4NOtLpV51AYLzpIkZ91xHOw-vzHLsB_6-5XFhZlT3dJWr5kCnbyFB_lu4_N0Wsd0k1rykv45jdBvu6V3LPT0hClmeId2zBdUM_cqw3jNZyVqo/s320/IMG_7162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354324370073056066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey we're here. There's the tooth feature just above the glacier.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6a1-WuXb-4WY4ehTyg7IG1CaI777R5zFMwUD1YNnUzCSKtxZl-PiIWeYnLsmSyStbYOzkDAKI5-CE3m_t4SxtQIoW1fKlNGRdLd7hLSK09AEztMryIM3vh5P99gNXH07frfYZPcz8xY/s1600-h/IMG_7164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6a1-WuXb-4WY4ehTyg7IG1CaI777R5zFMwUD1YNnUzCSKtxZl-PiIWeYnLsmSyStbYOzkDAKI5-CE3m_t4SxtQIoW1fKlNGRdLd7hLSK09AEztMryIM3vh5P99gNXH07frfYZPcz8xY/s320/IMG_7164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354324876571534914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Just around the corner, the train is waiting for us.<br /><br />Good thing too, its WAY past my nap, mama must of been distracted to let me stay up this late.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRSulKwduBKnYz-I-lcSS0Z8R5wO-3IIwmN1WHE9kEVVZUZRkf3UkNEzhJ61WOhdMrqIsB6hG1ooZ4-W-C3bRAUwH35QSN8u6IAkOI-jLdaigmONSuTInY_y3bkTEr70fJPBo2AaqOak/s1600-h/IMG_7174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRSulKwduBKnYz-I-lcSS0Z8R5wO-3IIwmN1WHE9kEVVZUZRkf3UkNEzhJ61WOhdMrqIsB6hG1ooZ4-W-C3bRAUwH35QSN8u6IAkOI-jLdaigmONSuTInY_y3bkTEr70fJPBo2AaqOak/s320/IMG_7174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354326166175902466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />What an amazing day, I love this!Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-44449157222829932772009-07-03T11:41:00.001-07:002009-07-03T12:08:14.544-07:00Pierre & Odette in Chamonix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihigHYQ94Crq-60flXcg5gszwFKQkvkP_weTcKT_ZbGw0YAz6P4f1Jnk_IpA0EgnlgUUNf4gBn1rYtELTbYjlGEZ6HjXszl9SlvUB7CSy3HYp93TOz7wO8fvgfTyYHBahoKGTACa2vJZs/s1600-h/IMG_7027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihigHYQ94Crq-60flXcg5gszwFKQkvkP_weTcKT_ZbGw0YAz6P4f1Jnk_IpA0EgnlgUUNf4gBn1rYtELTbYjlGEZ6HjXszl9SlvUB7CSy3HYp93TOz7wO8fvgfTyYHBahoKGTACa2vJZs/s320/IMG_7027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354306391616326514" border="0" /></a><br />What a special treat to have family come live with us for two weeks in Les Houches.<br /><br />This morning we decided to wander into Chamonix together.<br /><br />I think they like it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn80Hq7qDVAkWucqcYT2fnbL-gCN2Sc9vCrLFfvFuvCu0vRJLiNhIJxBarWYGfmXOm2xIoEhBk7I0huOutjRVf4QGtcore1VdkZJ5Nco8_mqKod07Ky-nk2ILgBrOWup3aOjqnjRCbsvM/s1600-h/IMG_7019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn80Hq7qDVAkWucqcYT2fnbL-gCN2Sc9vCrLFfvFuvCu0vRJLiNhIJxBarWYGfmXOm2xIoEhBk7I0huOutjRVf4QGtcore1VdkZJ5Nco8_mqKod07Ky-nk2ILgBrOWup3aOjqnjRCbsvM/s320/IMG_7019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354306801918481618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I showed Grandpapa Pierre how to catch the train....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YIPNMT-RfHrYVVsdBuVFf1Y3CvVMoXYTlvleiSUoT620RQxU06aXZEzbOvV_bMhmURBraWa_HI3_Ifibwce5WBWf11I_-mxzMGd5e0o2XG2vFOyPLsL1Ejx-85VhLjZngVhyphenhyphenUeycb-k/s1600-h/IMG_7031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YIPNMT-RfHrYVVsdBuVFf1Y3CvVMoXYTlvleiSUoT620RQxU06aXZEzbOvV_bMhmURBraWa_HI3_Ifibwce5WBWf11I_-mxzMGd5e0o2XG2vFOyPLsL1Ejx-85VhLjZngVhyphenhyphenUeycb-k/s320/IMG_7031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307259422776946" border="0" /></a><br />And Grandmama Odette the best place to have coffee and buy treats.<br /><br />She especially like the chocolate chaud...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiNgRqTP7VDNYmmKe5mWjWtcbPL-UKLZrHSvPzx2k24OWBAxnMat7BILuaTTxljYkM3-m83BEtQ4TR3PoTkQ8FiFVjPM4BlU1PlAMJ8oiM4K_2oVCpOkdZIn4wDXm8AmLoCHU3Ui4pxw/s1600-h/IMG_7035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiNgRqTP7VDNYmmKe5mWjWtcbPL-UKLZrHSvPzx2k24OWBAxnMat7BILuaTTxljYkM3-m83BEtQ4TR3PoTkQ8FiFVjPM4BlU1PlAMJ8oiM4K_2oVCpOkdZIn4wDXm8AmLoCHU3Ui4pxw/s320/IMG_7035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307675693081298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Renard, my new friend, he's a gift from them, he gets to dip into quiche too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlPmI338xEW8TL5pYCBh4Z2yuwUVrB3hSSqQ0B6l0HVSJ47kT-E-o0HQ3QTAxScWbCoXPilByYgMy8jpNJAB2FUdNZqcoUhgX8-mhndxS1vtMneSDvgJTFUoTnmuT5h9HkpdsvgbRvlA/s1600-h/IMG_7026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlPmI338xEW8TL5pYCBh4Z2yuwUVrB3hSSqQ0B6l0HVSJ47kT-E-o0HQ3QTAxScWbCoXPilByYgMy8jpNJAB2FUdNZqcoUhgX8-mhndxS1vtMneSDvgJTFUoTnmuT5h9HkpdsvgbRvlA/s320/IMG_7026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354308086906498002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I helped Grandpapa Pierre try out this police car.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hY3_hjk2GAAM2K33vcP1oa7axh4JqI3NBRK0WweDDwab2vnacsNQTsT4hjpewJHRfGxGxmkuji67xTHI-OzRgGFoVQwvWAUc82MMxTVW1m2VgiCyAwOrAYBCYkAUtYF64HOshkeoCOo/s1600-h/IMG_7043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hY3_hjk2GAAM2K33vcP1oa7axh4JqI3NBRK0WweDDwab2vnacsNQTsT4hjpewJHRfGxGxmkuji67xTHI-OzRgGFoVQwvWAUc82MMxTVW1m2VgiCyAwOrAYBCYkAUtYF64HOshkeoCOo/s320/IMG_7043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354308403167896530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I got dizzy on this climbing aparatus.<br /><br />It was getting hot so we headed into cooler places.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MSWh3HgAbhvAK7mVZHuJcqT1XYPVsKkEN8JChXCBKMFYT6qAMn8RjkDV7vrXMwfO0hXb-sck0N90SLRMMXbtobaY2MbLAMq3NQF3CB1He7zaRxMZMFuNyXAmWnM7CM373bwSnyvGTB0/s1600-h/IMG_7050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MSWh3HgAbhvAK7mVZHuJcqT1XYPVsKkEN8JChXCBKMFYT6qAMn8RjkDV7vrXMwfO0hXb-sck0N90SLRMMXbtobaY2MbLAMq3NQF3CB1He7zaRxMZMFuNyXAmWnM7CM373bwSnyvGTB0/s320/IMG_7050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354308906249552130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We did some drawing in the tourist place.<br /><br />And explored the old church with special stained glass windows.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lgrLDL1t4JaFJFXfVrJD_ZOSG7skciggwVs3ACpQCbC1C-y7qToWJK7ShqWVK5Y0Q8oabX_HtaT1ZM9cCv6gqoOVrtfS92fg4UysLcwlKeJ3u9As98BNT9fRPtKYFS4bW0JYnE9yTvU/s1600-h/IMG_7052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lgrLDL1t4JaFJFXfVrJD_ZOSG7skciggwVs3ACpQCbC1C-y7qToWJK7ShqWVK5Y0Q8oabX_HtaT1ZM9cCv6gqoOVrtfS92fg4UysLcwlKeJ3u9As98BNT9fRPtKYFS4bW0JYnE9yTvU/s320/IMG_7052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354309231523645378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Odettte and I squeezed in the back for a quick return home by car for my nap.<br /><br />Papa drove in early this morning to go climbing some rock and ice for two days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY8_TBJ4YCTkRxFrRsCz7R8OQ-U0RvwITvSod7ennoVOa8AMQxUTkMVOMKKz69IdKKf7QfTU7FwpeU6QNf_B6c99cRJvMnJJO8rJnmN7sB5WAkSPE2zqI7LS2bljlX4Yry7WSQ4_nGI4/s1600-h/IMG_7014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY8_TBJ4YCTkRxFrRsCz7R8OQ-U0RvwITvSod7ennoVOa8AMQxUTkMVOMKKz69IdKKf7QfTU7FwpeU6QNf_B6c99cRJvMnJJO8rJnmN7sB5WAkSPE2zqI7LS2bljlX4Yry7WSQ4_nGI4/s320/IMG_7014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354309854710908370" border="0" /></a><br />A little afternoon foosssball.<br /><br />We're lucky to be able to use the downstairs this week, its cooler and we don't bonk our head at all!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL6eOqTWUtntLBHJ796elsf5iflwvBdjd8Nb4XLrQInYbjHzn1_gjbBaFTt_xtVjptHRE1VZP5zGpmAF6LtrGFwByCAwqMhg-ZxlE6Io_ZbVY0xW0kUZieVXu84O2Q0UxKVP6aCc2JFs/s1600-h/IMG_7062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL6eOqTWUtntLBHJ796elsf5iflwvBdjd8Nb4XLrQInYbjHzn1_gjbBaFTt_xtVjptHRE1VZP5zGpmAF6LtrGFwByCAwqMhg-ZxlE6Io_ZbVY0xW0kUZieVXu84O2Q0UxKVP6aCc2JFs/s320/IMG_7062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354311166967466562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And what I especially love is that I can run outside any time, to jump on the trampoline or play ball.<br /><br />Here we are with our first meal together, its fun eating as a clan!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmS6qxe-VhFjuDA_SJDd_6M2rMndkFhve1QvTaffESoR1z6wPLlFYxGJ2EI_faQPVJPsx5sTmA2FYR_TFBM7WGii7fV8nZWXeJfBAg27z4CD2DCbsHzKGShlWh2lTiyfebtRTdf1IgYE/s1600-h/IMG_7068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmS6qxe-VhFjuDA_SJDd_6M2rMndkFhve1QvTaffESoR1z6wPLlFYxGJ2EI_faQPVJPsx5sTmA2FYR_TFBM7WGii7fV8nZWXeJfBAg27z4CD2DCbsHzKGShlWh2lTiyfebtRTdf1IgYE/s320/IMG_7068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354310665653288018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bridge building before bed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPXaI3l6XjN9rA4EXAV6JsHyhFm3SM5ij4ttdM6grWPZ2yosIWXJiaqrBONoL1eu0zJHJxPKVT8SRxkodOw8_KysWFn7zyA0vHWA07_d9AXxHWeCwcJj72wY0t-GGx3qOYyp0lGw_Isg/s1600-h/IMG_7069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPXaI3l6XjN9rA4EXAV6JsHyhFm3SM5ij4ttdM6grWPZ2yosIWXJiaqrBONoL1eu0zJHJxPKVT8SRxkodOw8_KysWFn7zyA0vHWA07_d9AXxHWeCwcJj72wY0t-GGx3qOYyp0lGw_Isg/s320/IMG_7069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354311639277245506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There's mama, she looks pretty content too; its fun to be around family.<br /><br />Tomorrow, we take them into the alpine!Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-71054261253769304942009-07-02T11:58:00.001-07:002009-07-03T12:09:08.053-07:00A new perspective with wheels<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAst5COSna6yWNAywqBGPUFBS0zrcyyMPOCIdhQBMqc36REAdVodhfbw9_J7vnxctS2jdoh8lr42T_twZ07MIGmOu7CzO4NlvDGedaB6pGlicVhnEEGYQftYWTjYFMfKbA_yuICYfyMZc/s1600-h/IMG_6964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAst5COSna6yWNAywqBGPUFBS0zrcyyMPOCIdhQBMqc36REAdVodhfbw9_J7vnxctS2jdoh8lr42T_twZ07MIGmOu7CzO4NlvDGedaB6pGlicVhnEEGYQftYWTjYFMfKbA_yuICYfyMZc/s320/IMG_6964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353939391012916242" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend, we leapt in and rented in a french car for the month.<br /><br />Its kinda different looking at the community with access by car and driving those funny, but useful!, roundabouts!<br /><br />Now our daily adventures bring us to different exciting places...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgIoh6-K6RmCrP7bb9jqBbNf0HofOpG1P7hO9bkqPSvb73RmZ41uuLVlVGba6emLo0-VuJrUf5qEpdW9gVXlNr-FmBZKeja9XfdW0vuYEl04-G3RB6r7dx5tAZaZ5WonDWALz9kX7lGw/s1600-h/IMG_6922.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgIoh6-K6RmCrP7bb9jqBbNf0HofOpG1P7hO9bkqPSvb73RmZ41uuLVlVGba6emLo0-VuJrUf5qEpdW9gVXlNr-FmBZKeja9XfdW0vuYEl04-G3RB6r7dx5tAZaZ5WonDWALz9kX7lGw/s320/IMG_6922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353939860287351170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Papa has the day off so we decided to go climbing at a local crag.<br /><br />Mama got a chance to hike up into the alpine.<br /><br />Its a glorious day....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBqPRIYlJT3LC6h1-RDWYHBwpwNc8yn084Xjb6oSxkjXoC_JWeLA5AyHsHGQacAuGToxWU1vEtYpEYjWb2EjfsICcZR-Gyowf3eJfkmeg_m3rpbAWWxcvLveWESTqANM7LJnt3uBjqnA/s1600-h/IMG_6968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBqPRIYlJT3LC6h1-RDWYHBwpwNc8yn084Xjb6oSxkjXoC_JWeLA5AyHsHGQacAuGToxWU1vEtYpEYjWb2EjfsICcZR-Gyowf3eJfkmeg_m3rpbAWWxcvLveWESTqANM7LJnt3uBjqnA/s320/IMG_6968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353941918130970386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We've been here just over two weeks, wow time has zipped by.<br /><br />Today we drove up to Les Bosson to check out some ice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwmHXL3EeWli7MSp-xXgKPK63khDYVpIWW87UzexFTHezZp6RldFFyCbz3NjBJJ2fLzuRGU8WFqz9qrvajD9xWnHfvmeGyFmiT-A3eQBoggS5g4RZIKBzysIUcUwxZ24bpUgiwnIs__s/s1600-h/IMG_6969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwmHXL3EeWli7MSp-xXgKPK63khDYVpIWW87UzexFTHezZp6RldFFyCbz3NjBJJ2fLzuRGU8WFqz9qrvajD9xWnHfvmeGyFmiT-A3eQBoggS5g4RZIKBzysIUcUwxZ24bpUgiwnIs__s/s320/IMG_6969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353942950533562962" border="0" /></a><br />Hmm, I'm not too sure about this teleseige?<br /><br />Its much like the ski but there is no snow and its pretty far down there.<br /><br /><br />I think I prefer the telecabine with walls...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGo0N78IU6AHJd0ZF9jFta84G3MflssxWpUDOes7R_m9w3QdES54vIEm4vV_Yfz5aBiMaKOHWJJU9KsChMDHLINTXT7vAC5PW7Xugaho_5hw6epyEsAQOV-qbgxwCSwuwM4s80DwWI9o/s1600-h/IMG_6993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGo0N78IU6AHJd0ZF9jFta84G3MflssxWpUDOes7R_m9w3QdES54vIEm4vV_Yfz5aBiMaKOHWJJU9KsChMDHLINTXT7vAC5PW7Xugaho_5hw6epyEsAQOV-qbgxwCSwuwM4s80DwWI9o/s320/IMG_6993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353943923290357378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These flowers remind me of Oma.<br /><br />A wee break before we climb.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3APA6qy11xJR1alPD-2cH7nE4ADpS7nyVEJ-ythTU9ZTbbyh7XLb3BCnckxMerMh-hKa_b72MEkJ7YYSKqwopOqp4qe1HdN6qbY_SGbyrsQvcO3zzY1_3AG4EAqS8qxiHPUyKnmEtU5Q/s1600-h/IMG_7006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3APA6qy11xJR1alPD-2cH7nE4ADpS7nyVEJ-ythTU9ZTbbyh7XLb3BCnckxMerMh-hKa_b72MEkJ7YYSKqwopOqp4qe1HdN6qbY_SGbyrsQvcO3zzY1_3AG4EAqS8qxiHPUyKnmEtU5Q/s320/IMG_7006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353954129793937250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Hey and Papa's just over there, across the valley.<br /><br />He's at work climbing Le Brevant today while we explore this ancient piece of ice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJyz7XgOzslIg1vOhxfUn8QDMTi2GXM-_A76m9nvanjzQ7It2HGhGg8PfHr-PAbLW9wWSTk3OBt6twNBNFRyLFPUYGkJnUJhgtlPBJMUUYILOUuEI2tk2XjsMUnV_bkJiRJxOWGtAI7E/s1600-h/IMG_6974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJyz7XgOzslIg1vOhxfUn8QDMTi2GXM-_A76m9nvanjzQ7It2HGhGg8PfHr-PAbLW9wWSTk3OBt6twNBNFRyLFPUYGkJnUJhgtlPBJMUUYILOUuEI2tk2XjsMUnV_bkJiRJxOWGtAI7E/s320/IMG_6974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353951798645093106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On y va!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfhfXQxBJV_DTVir3385D-ds6xIR2vILiciCixloIzzJxFwCjvOpYdV_0s0VADo23gT0Ok-0l3y4hKVyR5c4oQLjV0hCPKynwT6dTEjQNZsWsjWAIFqAYkvcpBbKHdAYu1J6IdHX57Ys/s1600-h/IMG_6991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfhfXQxBJV_DTVir3385D-ds6xIR2vILiciCixloIzzJxFwCjvOpYdV_0s0VADo23gT0Ok-0l3y4hKVyR5c4oQLjV0hCPKynwT6dTEjQNZsWsjWAIFqAYkvcpBbKHdAYu1J6IdHX57Ys/s320/IMG_6991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353952537198809986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Almost there at Les Bossons Glacier.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkKdkk3afJprgzbSTexLmh6s7Qgv3n5KgzHxQFaTPI5qarGgOYsDiswPZ-mGMjCL2Xg4rUtlTbz4DHnFkq2eFS74IVDq8O1sBJUST3WEAADokdJ35tmv1OMk7nSD3Fdouu0CsWX66KW4/s1600-h/IMG_6986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkKdkk3afJprgzbSTexLmh6s7Qgv3n5KgzHxQFaTPI5qarGgOYsDiswPZ-mGMjCL2Xg4rUtlTbz4DHnFkq2eFS74IVDq8O1sBJUST3WEAADokdJ35tmv1OMk7nSD3Fdouu0CsWX66KW4/s320/IMG_6986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353952085538828946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Might be a good idea to stop here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKN2pjE9iC95nYhp3tjmmwlCne-7pQrfgbA4T6674uESO4Cx5lJzEbr6BQJh9L7Vyd3rrgEPpElJaG8kYb75Sbv8Vky3YLRZA1wabxSThi85YdlmjZwUW2BdDoW1Qa6Cv691bXmH1QfgQ/s1600-h/IMG_6979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKN2pjE9iC95nYhp3tjmmwlCne-7pQrfgbA4T6674uESO4Cx5lJzEbr6BQJh9L7Vyd3rrgEPpElJaG8kYb75Sbv8Vky3YLRZA1wabxSThi85YdlmjZwUW2BdDoW1Qa6Cv691bXmH1QfgQ/s320/IMG_6979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353953786755915170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And paint this landscape before it changes again....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMUTExuUemkJEx_EHQHIvWSD4unr5CV28kpxmMXjLsZb-R6RYuN_rFDKrMEvIaSJJ7ztXGcedvDH77ALsdLveiTvqBAqu374OBvFbV_ezAFyQB2PCjGC5Lqz1iKczWTBinehFfdH9sPo/s1600-h/IMG_6976.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMUTExuUemkJEx_EHQHIvWSD4unr5CV28kpxmMXjLsZb-R6RYuN_rFDKrMEvIaSJJ7ztXGcedvDH77ALsdLveiTvqBAqu374OBvFbV_ezAFyQB2PCjGC5Lqz1iKczWTBinehFfdH9sPo/s320/IMG_6976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354305229650497282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its almost 10 am , its hot up here, no wonder these things are melting like crazy.<br /><br />Time for us to head down and go to the airport to pick up grandpapa and bonus grandmama.<br /><br /><br />Until next time....Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-46500843110620600262009-06-24T04:46:00.001-07:002009-06-24T12:01:02.121-07:00First summer peak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7saor4fbMTHsQK7C1KgnSKlbgve5UG6HfdXzpB0jmd133cfi5qbksUMDnZUesf_lnYFVLsdHL7dBmv5iRGeLkOIxC-bONtc-k4FDplBscSWB6pnhIyoknfRyqEfzX3sGqbfWaMlN9nc/s1600-h/IMG_6756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7saor4fbMTHsQK7C1KgnSKlbgve5UG6HfdXzpB0jmd133cfi5qbksUMDnZUesf_lnYFVLsdHL7dBmv5iRGeLkOIxC-bONtc-k4FDplBscSWB6pnhIyoknfRyqEfzX3sGqbfWaMlN9nc/s320/IMG_6756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350859274443442066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikxQOxx4hgJq0Lps_9VQRink4NF4GOIE_UpQnIqJ9-csMjLFRsLo-NzI6Bxb4vl-EnAWVUAu0pJ2wYyKBTWb29FIINKddjYzUq_YhGoJleZw3iQIF2X3OFYdUvAyREQ804M_YnfiVpZE/s1600-h/IMG_6800.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikxQOxx4hgJq0Lps_9VQRink4NF4GOIE_UpQnIqJ9-csMjLFRsLo-NzI6Bxb4vl-EnAWVUAu0pJ2wYyKBTWb29FIINKddjYzUq_YhGoJleZw3iQIF2X3OFYdUvAyREQ804M_YnfiVpZE/s320/IMG_6800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350860079215954754" border="0" /></a>Today I woke up from an amazing all night sleep.<br /><br />Mama is even more excited about that than my dodo.<br /><br />She seems so much more refreshed when sleep through the night, maybe i'll try it again tonight...<br /><br />After some playdough play we decided that we would summit a mountain.<br /><br /><br /><br />After a civilized breakfast downtown, we geared up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezkYQy7zxDJSkF33hr7dRbgH5J4jV0phNvhb61dY6hDyOxKMlHZclwJgHQX39cUeuiYT5o9heCet10tP8kLe1NACILdM6OVSPigAwD3Bsk5a1_qkHh2uH-Fypv6aEQ40_JJu8b7nvTJE/s1600-h/IMG_6810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezkYQy7zxDJSkF33hr7dRbgH5J4jV0phNvhb61dY6hDyOxKMlHZclwJgHQX39cUeuiYT5o9heCet10tP8kLe1NACILdM6OVSPigAwD3Bsk5a1_qkHh2uH-Fypv6aEQ40_JJu8b7nvTJE/s320/IMG_6810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350859799837525842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />European style we boarded a different lift, one we get to ride on all by ourself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXjYaXzafAysd7aZR_Rzl_Nxhv9haTNfWp-r0hqZpPT5AD9alIxhZi6nk0YzH_TmQmoKFbhT8SFMdoc-ADJCJ_K4o-DfhkI4n8IWfUq1vefTMnDzAkcKksZ5iT94jnovTEz9AhdYlmw4/s1600-h/IMG_6804.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXjYaXzafAysd7aZR_Rzl_Nxhv9haTNfWp-r0hqZpPT5AD9alIxhZi6nk0YzH_TmQmoKFbhT8SFMdoc-ADJCJ_K4o-DfhkI4n8IWfUq1vefTMnDzAkcKksZ5iT94jnovTEz9AhdYlmw4/s320/IMG_6804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350860811871201314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm getting pretty good at this!<br /><br />I think my cousins Jade, Cale, Tieghan and Katie would love this too, perhaps when we are teenagers, now that would be fun...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcV25alqX-1rDmbgzQ_JYKWlIfNVwBvpX97mMrF73X2dDbCJc-0ZTurrJXUrkR_-dG_jI9PmIm3oFKmrEE-efUhTHrsZajF0DgPbPZcCe9wdsNAB3BXMKHZwMsfiYGAa_1s6fokeUb_E/s1600-h/IMG_6814.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcV25alqX-1rDmbgzQ_JYKWlIfNVwBvpX97mMrF73X2dDbCJc-0ZTurrJXUrkR_-dG_jI9PmIm3oFKmrEE-efUhTHrsZajF0DgPbPZcCe9wdsNAB3BXMKHZwMsfiYGAa_1s6fokeUb_E/s320/IMG_6814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350861769125676962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey, there's Papa!<br /><br />Indeed there was, at least the trail that Papa made at 4am as he summited Mt.Blanc this morning.<br /><br />Look carefully on the center white peak...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3lJtoHkrUnk4weh51ungZ2ZYtJ_5W2sw58ho5IFX9fRqeRHSp5CR7D2zRB52QE64ejXTeumIs_PNxQmaSo5C_mjs2iv00oOg3zbffZ8YD67Eu0628tfU68BhMIRhLwrtR4KvgfKtfK8/s1600-h/IMG_6817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3lJtoHkrUnk4weh51ungZ2ZYtJ_5W2sw58ho5IFX9fRqeRHSp5CR7D2zRB52QE64ejXTeumIs_PNxQmaSo5C_mjs2iv00oOg3zbffZ8YD67Eu0628tfU68BhMIRhLwrtR4KvgfKtfK8/s320/IMG_6817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350862205426672002" border="0" /></a><br />I recognize this one, it's just like the oxeye daisy that I eat at home.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Rmf6crG4j13sOrnJ0pJ8L510aQ9f7aq_m4IdqMUoQI6K6ZLDmj75UkE-gHzFAQ8qvK1DxgJQuyPdQ0pzi8g11K5mWktQpkpsdTRog-hzu9f6lcE3G6V6mffhqAdmodMxDfElE4GLmkQ/s1600-h/IMG_6869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Rmf6crG4j13sOrnJ0pJ8L510aQ9f7aq_m4IdqMUoQI6K6ZLDmj75UkE-gHzFAQ8qvK1DxgJQuyPdQ0pzi8g11K5mWktQpkpsdTRog-hzu9f6lcE3G6V6mffhqAdmodMxDfElE4GLmkQ/s320/IMG_6869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350862993707870738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of mama's favorites in the alps, rhododenron.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAzbrWHhmP79mfP4JPFmhN9XYqlkQZyAk2xXzXgfFBXdW-nsKlOsTFoYuNbbU0jOOqy3UeQJLZoUBrUKc7EAFInfcbEMTVHgNaFQhgINRRSaFTPxQFwt_1GCDajkJ0i97npsyy78IvJ0/s1600-h/IMG_6822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAzbrWHhmP79mfP4JPFmhN9XYqlkQZyAk2xXzXgfFBXdW-nsKlOsTFoYuNbbU0jOOqy3UeQJLZoUBrUKc7EAFInfcbEMTVHgNaFQhgINRRSaFTPxQFwt_1GCDajkJ0i97npsyy78IvJ0/s320/IMG_6822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350864160009785826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Let's start hiking!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QuZgdnScxCt3IJ6dxM61N0rG5c61fb_-OJtXGfCrR_0XJka4Jsf90o6DMBZmoeKw0qfei3m5t18IG98_yV64a8MWGOPvLIrQI66XbtPeAK_IKmESBfdVGGDGSraHu00lfShiWX6TpAI/s1600-h/IMG_6845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QuZgdnScxCt3IJ6dxM61N0rG5c61fb_-OJtXGfCrR_0XJka4Jsf90o6DMBZmoeKw0qfei3m5t18IG98_yV64a8MWGOPvLIrQI66XbtPeAK_IKmESBfdVGGDGSraHu00lfShiWX6TpAI/s320/IMG_6845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350864521924135378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There's the Chamonix valley and the town of Les Houches where I live.<br /><br />We're near where the river takes a big bend.<br /><br />Rocks go pretty far from here...mama says trundling isn't such a good idea in europe, too many people.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHToOku5cnFBiSGnw1tM5-bFfZ4Ah8M-CvhlthkDwR1dng5oQIyBofAlFPuvUeSBFZxekQCqRzIsqinOqaEiNQrFdPJPKhBJ2FqA6-ObNBIvqq1Onhsej5GZxQRH5gNvZMngdHJwOIRXU/s1600-h/IMG_6831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHToOku5cnFBiSGnw1tM5-bFfZ4Ah8M-CvhlthkDwR1dng5oQIyBofAlFPuvUeSBFZxekQCqRzIsqinOqaEiNQrFdPJPKhBJ2FqA6-ObNBIvqq1Onhsej5GZxQRH5gNvZMngdHJwOIRXU/s320/IMG_6831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350865111010004770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today's pretty quite, seems like June is the perfect hiking month.<br /><br />A little rest spot...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGCX9f1CfsjUoAj2IYZP4HiTA9aqaRXktAp-vFMo2piaYU5OXEjxPUS4aHWs7m7A0cYUs3wlKtNNktaPRlV352T71p4b55QG1RG-Gc0OGv7o5g7yGJ5pw_ToMS_DnelqJYLRFX1b1RPk/s1600-h/IMG_6834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGCX9f1CfsjUoAj2IYZP4HiTA9aqaRXktAp-vFMo2piaYU5OXEjxPUS4aHWs7m7A0cYUs3wlKtNNktaPRlV352T71p4b55QG1RG-Gc0OGv7o5g7yGJ5pw_ToMS_DnelqJYLRFX1b1RPk/s320/IMG_6834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350865454861710626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See these, this is grass...trust me don't eat it!<br /><br />On Monday I decided to swallow some like the neighbors horse, it got stuck for nearly four hours, yuck and ouchy!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWC5AuZsAmrQjH1YlDp5mmyLimbXM5CzS65MqYwhGa5OJLmKj_6CI2o699CcszNQT_ciyjTnqZxFyza3rBS5z8sZCRma3Jcs9910US2PSP5nIDtI5Ed15SFTBnmyWmLn5DNVrOaxw5Ak/s1600-h/IMG_6835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWC5AuZsAmrQjH1YlDp5mmyLimbXM5CzS65MqYwhGa5OJLmKj_6CI2o699CcszNQT_ciyjTnqZxFyza3rBS5z8sZCRma3Jcs9910US2PSP5nIDtI5Ed15SFTBnmyWmLn5DNVrOaxw5Ak/s320/IMG_6835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350865924641356530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm up for hiking a bit more then I think i'll take a rest again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE-lcmOv39pFnRBHD81JZMwwU5U_XCKyfkgg_qmxbNDm3c90gZBudmCvhBb6MAOobNMx4AKSCZbI9xXFYJWrZrYKd7WhYjox8jkefHx9AnVfh0XXNhO7dga5W1ic8Pg4OWSbCw2gU_TI/s1600-h/IMG_6866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE-lcmOv39pFnRBHD81JZMwwU5U_XCKyfkgg_qmxbNDm3c90gZBudmCvhBb6MAOobNMx4AKSCZbI9xXFYJWrZrYKd7WhYjox8jkefHx9AnVfh0XXNhO7dga5W1ic8Pg4OWSbCw2gU_TI/s320/IMG_6866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350867266170278306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Incredible!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnB09XbuHqZLUrklBiVHRctNFpvSSY-HCydOJEwc-UKoi3fOH6v-K2RQ3p7sGNUyrIjh57VsyVDqNVpAXiTdCLJF9s3LR5qqEaOSQYoC4_B3yb6PlrWYHvTnjQATETKykeEF-T7eIePc/s1600-h/IMG_6846.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnB09XbuHqZLUrklBiVHRctNFpvSSY-HCydOJEwc-UKoi3fOH6v-K2RQ3p7sGNUyrIjh57VsyVDqNVpAXiTdCLJF9s3LR5qqEaOSQYoC4_B3yb6PlrWYHvTnjQATETKykeEF-T7eIePc/s320/IMG_6846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350866204141498050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Next rest is on mama that is, she can take us up to the summit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtYkooqSfTO4Tmj407uLsMnlX5BDsEM9QAVx7j8CyKtbN7pKkB_5FSwpNBi-uzCH82sWurX3fWohqn5R1d55Uft3-6j-s2hVCDKx4MlvZInqZlgTcrlvxAhrhBORJ0zHe2vyIBJV0DUY/s1600-h/IMG_6868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtYkooqSfTO4Tmj407uLsMnlX5BDsEM9QAVx7j8CyKtbN7pKkB_5FSwpNBi-uzCH82sWurX3fWohqn5R1d55Uft3-6j-s2hVCDKx4MlvZInqZlgTcrlvxAhrhBORJ0zHe2vyIBJV0DUY/s320/IMG_6868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350969439886229762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBzpVJvvCXAdiwxMTv4xZ5qK-EDChxgFLtLHrx56ddfFUcR0FW94mSvJLfsf6Pk_fwjFP9pXoj2EAkgOixOWYObEmtxOLS3fhhFHc7dPs_z7_n5OFD5tc0cBLjfPHkYrHuFolgdSQ94o/s1600-h/IMG_6847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBzpVJvvCXAdiwxMTv4xZ5qK-EDChxgFLtLHrx56ddfFUcR0FW94mSvJLfsf6Pk_fwjFP9pXoj2EAkgOixOWYObEmtxOLS3fhhFHc7dPs_z7_n5OFD5tc0cBLjfPHkYrHuFolgdSQ94o/s320/IMG_6847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350968802593275138" border="0" /></a><br />And here we are, feels good for my 1st summit this summer and easy height for me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow, there are amazing 360 degrees views of France and Italy.<br /><br />Maybe we should go trekking into Italy?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw3dzURgBf9U0_TLOFtp9OxtJsNE-OF-cEL-QV28yPNE7YYAULPrCgzoHdryHP3rZSSwD-sLM8hkqCB1gYjUrnSHSKTmWFkSMFLOe8IYx1AfBRWli9PejlFt5BP0DE0xROptpt1lGnLQ/s1600-h/IMG_6855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw3dzURgBf9U0_TLOFtp9OxtJsNE-OF-cEL-QV28yPNE7YYAULPrCgzoHdryHP3rZSSwD-sLM8hkqCB1gYjUrnSHSKTmWFkSMFLOe8IYx1AfBRWli9PejlFt5BP0DE0xROptpt1lGnLQ/s320/IMG_6855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350970236555155330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fun! I'm getting used to this lifestyle....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUCPl6NgSLVr2l6Owf8vn-8ZMh2GHsOQgplcsHu4orxhYOtyoRDUBXe1NK_fobfrFxLEfUtQUIIPYj6BcwY4bXKW480KBnZg-bgC43HMUOmYlzkSux6k3vPevnewB0-63f9hTAsokgMw/s1600-h/IMG_6878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUCPl6NgSLVr2l6Owf8vn-8ZMh2GHsOQgplcsHu4orxhYOtyoRDUBXe1NK_fobfrFxLEfUtQUIIPYj6BcwY4bXKW480KBnZg-bgC43HMUOmYlzkSux6k3vPevnewB0-63f9hTAsokgMw/s320/IMG_6878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350970794781238450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Back down for my a bike ride uphill and dodo.<br /><br />A bientot....Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093425902953262436.post-33528831509283705892009-06-24T03:29:00.001-07:002009-06-24T03:56:30.073-07:00biking adventures about the valley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7ZU5ihRW2voBG81vIb6ze3LslmAAM4LGdVZ_BEJXCQB_bSNtYWuX_Sm7XOXZm2UoKVWlC0z77sa4wQgOh1AhWs9If9vP4bxEu9zq18nsq1gsB7A9uv55X8clKWJOv72O1bjFZ2RL4EQ/s1600-h/IMG_6792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7ZU5ihRW2voBG81vIb6ze3LslmAAM4LGdVZ_BEJXCQB_bSNtYWuX_Sm7XOXZm2UoKVWlC0z77sa4wQgOh1AhWs9If9vP4bxEu9zq18nsq1gsB7A9uv55X8clKWJOv72O1bjFZ2RL4EQ/s320/IMG_6792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350839933539625762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ui1KCz0k0Dp_IXK22Td455Obr5cNmoEXfmLbFnFFVQFJcEDyBCNTXVNObingUa3iO_CCR9jnpRi4UzDUclDnZOQYnLWx21GbBhH33C9MUVcQLSDzOPmPm-kUxHX551Opa8JWztkprio/s1600-h/IMG_6794.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ui1KCz0k0Dp_IXK22Td455Obr5cNmoEXfmLbFnFFVQFJcEDyBCNTXVNObingUa3iO_CCR9jnpRi4UzDUclDnZOQYnLWx21GbBhH33C9MUVcQLSDzOPmPm-kUxHX551Opa8JWztkprio/s320/IMG_6794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350840251333493922" border="0" /></a>Here we are at our home; morning is good time to head off exploring as mom has lots of energy to pull me about.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First stop is dropping off our recyling down on the small street of Les Houches.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dFVnqgptdHvKFyTP-oDisSJh35pBIEx04bW1OjCNRPLCsIY4MY3R55jCmFnI2NX0pJVNLNPWj1gbFTmdEaqKtqQX6G6sdy2aMtAfEYM1GKE1tVcKP260HTku-GAeO1WpF4ZjaEo_bDk/s1600-h/IMG_6789.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dFVnqgptdHvKFyTP-oDisSJh35pBIEx04bW1OjCNRPLCsIY4MY3R55jCmFnI2NX0pJVNLNPWj1gbFTmdEaqKtqQX6G6sdy2aMtAfEYM1GKE1tVcKP260HTku-GAeO1WpF4ZjaEo_bDk/s320/IMG_6789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350840901361096658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No shortage of diggers, cranes or lifters for me to watch.<br /><br />I love it!<br /><br />This one is moving the recycling from all the bins and bringing it down the valley to get processed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVhtGex8nb3OjlLmrL-_-w9jVRp5xSAgfy-4QJi6AhDdWPgf3cxjLGCbZjAqSRsDq5yzcN0B-q5fzN3XUxtWmhAa94y-fcLN5pJ4eOe5XZly_dIJ64YgtIwJ1qktRjGm9xGSCGoWnU1Q/s1600-h/IMG_6763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVhtGex8nb3OjlLmrL-_-w9jVRp5xSAgfy-4QJi6AhDdWPgf3cxjLGCbZjAqSRsDq5yzcN0B-q5fzN3XUxtWmhAa94y-fcLN5pJ4eOe5XZly_dIJ64YgtIwJ1qktRjGm9xGSCGoWnU1Q/s320/IMG_6763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350841351314302706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next stop is a French bank, mama is trying to use her francais to get papa a bank account.<br /><br />That way we can get paid and have some euros for all our gourmet meals and our home...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWCVz6N76KaJUBsl0Aw1vHIiUh70CiScV1YBFVwXxuc5DxvCjUxWaTdxcUn7PgB-L2d2sJqkp9GoDQ1YJkv19MtUa1wAXA0D_ucwd6dYLkuL6qsYS4fKqoiI6-U9WO4lvIqaOLjzZUs/s1600-h/IMG_6766.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWCVz6N76KaJUBsl0Aw1vHIiUh70CiScV1YBFVwXxuc5DxvCjUxWaTdxcUn7PgB-L2d2sJqkp9GoDQ1YJkv19MtUa1wAXA0D_ucwd6dYLkuL6qsYS4fKqoiI6-U9WO4lvIqaOLjzZUs/s320/IMG_6766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350842007345384578" border="0" /></a><br />Now we're going to head out of town to find a good place to pick strawberries.<br /><br />The heat and sun have returned so I've decided to put on sunscreen "myself"...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bvIeXrLuCy-vbzrOpsSsU0mYSQcFzAjhwf0-T86l0wQpE_qeS4Ia9tOVBrvFsXs0iXFcg4x84yUWLXsY8Jbx8ZWCfEYU1_1PZYuoNhS8nJ3JdUf_-VZXB7-qjmw9j6A5vTZ-NwaOmQ8/s1600-h/IMG_6780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bvIeXrLuCy-vbzrOpsSsU0mYSQcFzAjhwf0-T86l0wQpE_qeS4Ia9tOVBrvFsXs0iXFcg4x84yUWLXsY8Jbx8ZWCfEYU1_1PZYuoNhS8nJ3JdUf_-VZXB7-qjmw9j6A5vTZ-NwaOmQ8/s320/IMG_6780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350842519032680402" border="0" /></a><br />We've found an huge stash of strawberries!<br /><br />Loads & loads that we can fill our bellies just off our bike path.<br /><br />When mama is fit, she can pull me all the way to Chamonix on this up and down trail...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicomrYFdmp4Ds7zjZEA9ECG1Nr1XhwV_3fL9w65_nEixq7pT__AV4L9AW0afM6-sQ2FHQoe6UoaR58u3PHeuP1Jcy7NHRxKYBm3kLQhdJ7MVEIzziVhVZwMdZwlw_fQumgHYp68K-9CoQ/s1600-h/IMG_6785.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicomrYFdmp4Ds7zjZEA9ECG1Nr1XhwV_3fL9w65_nEixq7pT__AV4L9AW0afM6-sQ2FHQoe6UoaR58u3PHeuP1Jcy7NHRxKYBm3kLQhdJ7MVEIzziVhVZwMdZwlw_fQumgHYp68K-9CoQ/s320/IMG_6785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350843391852072674" border="0" /></a><br />There's Les Houches just across the valley.<br /><br />We live just below the left drainage, about 5 minutes from a mountain river, fun for rock throwing and cool shady place in the afternoon.<br /><br />Soon we'll head back for our mid-day nap, mama's pretty happy I'm still taking these!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhcZYoV6QIFj9QiyQ4dl01O_r-UChv-3tdpksj7SK4riYwvJwAIN1CjcIUFrqLTXZnbBH85bMbruBWTe83Ex_Yq_xdMSUNSLzaLgohjZcKJgfr-8jG0bXEuuC_t3J9DYJH4c_NNtT8SE/s1600-h/IMG_6884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhcZYoV6QIFj9QiyQ4dl01O_r-UChv-3tdpksj7SK4riYwvJwAIN1CjcIUFrqLTXZnbBH85bMbruBWTe83Ex_Yq_xdMSUNSLzaLgohjZcKJgfr-8jG0bXEuuC_t3J9DYJH4c_NNtT8SE/s320/IMG_6884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350844287856873970" border="0" /></a><br />I'm pretty lucky, where we live there is a swingset...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpJDzwzx_m9PrW-Vz5qqS9xQy5CuaM6YiU5pmUxoW07CAyjyz9v8uReb8lYm11bOoHwaBwzI7MQvjQBY2f6_1RNQcJ4jSXMbgHeMPVf5sO8N9QhXx4IdJ5p75FHBE5VDQgkueMKjeSFM/s1600-h/IMG_6879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpJDzwzx_m9PrW-Vz5qqS9xQy5CuaM6YiU5pmUxoW07CAyjyz9v8uReb8lYm11bOoHwaBwzI7MQvjQBY2f6_1RNQcJ4jSXMbgHeMPVf5sO8N9QhXx4IdJ5p75FHBE5VDQgkueMKjeSFM/s320/IMG_6879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350844760669349970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a trampoline!!!!<br /><br />Crazy bouncing I can do.<br /><br />Mama was worried, I'd get hurt but I'm pretty good at....look "watch me"...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRrS0ULk3LwhQOmfntvn4vUoATuHtXz9Cl3yfE_u7THyjtHlneORlIzoX3E-sdu0SPgHSu0QyEVaGkZ6u2wI9Od6waMydhvhTsMJEj0RbadWNn8T9pYyUIm88JyAo9t8QqpZ2dGEed68/s1600-h/IMG_6892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRrS0ULk3LwhQOmfntvn4vUoATuHtXz9Cl3yfE_u7THyjtHlneORlIzoX3E-sdu0SPgHSu0QyEVaGkZ6u2wI9Od6waMydhvhTsMJEj0RbadWNn8T9pYyUIm88JyAo9t8QqpZ2dGEed68/s320/IMG_6892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350845213074988306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's Steve our neighbor. He's pretty fun to chat with, which I do quite alot...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaZYQqrCz90PsGVJRkVzcdw-b_AVgh0Fs-z70ceFSASQOYf-f9VqC8tFeJNiqcu5sBkiUKn790V_CHp4qpMIsPmuY8uoOCD-UsXhsfAsvjmQ67QQtsPUv2FLiUgPYIoOpSbHTadyJiVg/s1600-h/IMG_6750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaZYQqrCz90PsGVJRkVzcdw-b_AVgh0Fs-z70ceFSASQOYf-f9VqC8tFeJNiqcu5sBkiUKn790V_CHp4qpMIsPmuY8uoOCD-UsXhsfAsvjmQ67QQtsPUv2FLiUgPYIoOpSbHTadyJiVg/s320/IMG_6750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350845574829154594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Speaking of which, time to do ours so we're ready for tomorrow's next adventure...Miranda, David & Elias Photo Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518110681087233830noreply@blogger.com0