Cabane du Plan Névé 11 August

DSCN4374 The route to Cabane de Plan Névé begins in Bex where Christine waits for the bus... DSCN4375 which hauls us (and only us) up to les Plans sur Bex, where you can see it was a pleasant 15° C DSCN4376 Suissitude DSCN4377 More Suissitude: chalet at Le Richard
DSCN4380 Here, we took charge of Oscar, a pup belonging to the Cabane de Plan Névé who, alas, follows hikers DSCN4381 Christine, knowing dogs, takes him on the leash DSCN4382 We go up through a herd of goats DSCN4384 You would think that the goats would be fearful of the dog
DSCN4385 but mostly it was the other way DSCN4386 Oscar was scared of the goats who were clearly interested in him DSCN4387 Oscar tries to run away as the goats watch but Christine's got him DSCN4388 Looking back toward the south side of l'Argentine
DSCN4390 Oscar in the stream DSCN4391 Approaching the Cabane at 2262 m DSCN4393 Looking down to the Chablais DSCN4394 Looking up toward the much-reduced glacier
DSCN4395 It is a small cabane and not run by CAS DSCN4396 Looking east toward le Col de Chamois, a blue-white route DSCN4397 We returned partly the way we came DSCN4399 Stream pool
DSCN4401 We dropped to La Vare, where we dropped off the leash DSCN4402 and then followed the contours around l'Argentine DSCN4403 Looking back over the same route DSCN4405 We ended at Solalex, a well-developed alpage with a bus stop
DSCN4406 and nice restaurant, so I have read.