27 June 2017

IMG 1325 breakfast at the gîte 20170627 081117 after a nice ride up to Camp des Fourches, Christine boots up 20170627 081954 and then immediately descends 20170627 083513 gully from the ridge we must cross
20170627 083805 shelter 20170627 084337 trail junction 20170627 085700 up we go 20170627 090050 our goal is the low spot on the skyline
IMG 1326 climbing IMG 1327 the pass has not disappeared 20170627 091558 lush grass IMG 1328 asters
IMG 1329 scree IMG 1330 somewhere up there we go 20170627 095509 starting up through the rocks 20170627 100200 steep trail
20170627 101122 but no problem! On top IMG 1331 where we came from 20170627 101145 some of the cliffs IMG 1332 we started beyond the most distant ridges
20170627 101151 where we will go 20170627 101201 documenting IMG 1334 documenting IMG 1335 mountainscape
20170627 101238 cairn and peak 20170627 102902 down the first side with sticks 20170627 105858 then into the green zone 20170627 105923 getting ready to document
IMG 1336 document IMG 1337 what it's like 20170627 110701 lake high in the basin IMG 1338 marmots
20170627 111949 garden path 20170627 112104 looking past the end of this trip 20170627 112348 down the slabs IMG 1341
IMG 1343 marmots IMG 1344 marmots IMG 1345 marmots IMG 1346 Lac du Lauzanier
IMG 1347 marmot cross-section 20170627 120233 torrents 20170627 120833 very popular place 20170627 123210 hydro-therapy
20170627 123221 for me too 20170627 123226 not as bad as it looks 20170627 123231 lunch time too 20170627 125409 preparing to leave
20170627 130146 auto-route 20170627 130734 down to a lovely valley 20170627 134919 at the far end of the valley, looking back toward the pass 20170627 135952 and down toward the village of Larche
IMG 1349 IMG 1354 IMG 1356 this is for later 20170627 143037 waiting for the taxi
IMG 1357 fountain in Barcelonnette 20170627 153010 the whole Mexico-Barcelonnette thing IMG 1358 Mexican murals 20170627 155603 some explanations
20170627 155638 lots of Central American handicrafts for sale IMG 1360 more murals IMG 1362 more explanation 20170627 155745 people coming from Mexico to die in WW I, a lot of them
20170627 153630 side street IMG 1361 rockin' marmots IMG 1363 carousel 20170627 160924 a Mairie that could be in Bern!
20170627 161043 colorful facades IMG 1365 in the bus to Gap 20170627 174740 arms of Serre-Ponçon reservoir 20170627 204122 fountain in Gap