31.08 Becs de Bossons to Sorebois

DSC00955 Some folks were up early for breakfast. IMG 9030 Soon the whole crew was present. DSC00956 A cozy spot at 3000 m. DSC00958 A huge group from France left at the same time as us.
DSC00953 Clouds drifted over through the valleys IMG 1326 Starting point for the day, Weisshorn (L) and Dent Blanche (R) in the distance. DSC00960 The full set. IMG 1329 Clouds over Val d'Anniviers
DSCN2154 Down the ridge below the hut. 20140831 083055 Jeremy and Christine 20140831 084914 Footpath DSCN2155 The clouds roll over us,
DSCN2157 but open to stupendous vistas. DSCN2158 Sharon and la Dent Blanche IMG 5257 We passed through a population of edelweiss DSC00962 that Brigitte remembered from a previous hike.
DSC00963 We are headed for the low spot on the ridge to right. DSCN2161 Sarah and Sharon IMG 1332 On that low spot in the ridge (Basset de Lona) DSC00966 Getting ready to drop down to the Lac de Moiry
DSCN2164 Ridges across the valley. DSC00968 Lac de Moiry DSC00969 Looking up the lake DSC00971 What fish are in this lake?
IMG 1346 Fireweed and the dam IMG 2393 Hanspeter and Kate DSCN2174 The road below the dam. IMG 2397 Sarah pauses on the dam.
IMG 9062 The route back the way we came would take 3 hours and 50 minutes DSCN2175 Lunch/snack break at the dam IMG 5262 then up the far side toward Col d Sorebois IMG 1286 The route started as a road
DSC00972 that led to a structure CIMG3395 Onward we go CIMG3397 Above the road to the far end of the lake CIMG3399 Kate, Sharon and Sarah
IMG 5263 Leo in the mists IMG 5264 A stunning color! CIMG3400 The road turned to a path before a last steep climb to the Col IMG 1355 Resting on the far side of the Col
IMG 2400 It was not easy. IMG 9077 Hanspeter IMG 0563 Communing with the bovines down in the Zinal ski area IMG 2406 Yummy salt
IMG 2407 Such eyelashes! IMG 0567 Like a plush toy animal.. IMG 0568 that speaks! IMG 0569 Bri and Nico
DSCN2179 Apèro time at the restaurant half way down to Zinal IMG 9078 Happy to be here! IMG 9079 Kate in repose IMG 9080 Jeremy and Leo consider the route
IMG 9081 as do Greg and Christine IMG 9085 Bri considers Kate's discourse DSCN2181 Hi-jinx with ibex IMG 2413 Leo's turn on the ibex
IMG 2417 Sarah's turn! DSCN2185 The rented cabane at Sorebois had copious hot water! IMG 9088 Nico and our multiple röstis for dinner IMG 9090 Sarah, Christine and Leo using wine to prepare for dinner.
IMG 2423 Post-dinner games IMG 2426 Some really got into character.