23 July Col du Palet to Rosuel

IMG 2876 end points of the GR5 noted; also the French National Park symbol - great! IMG 9341 we stayed in this building, thank goodness IMG 2877 starting down the long valley IMG 2878 it had rained again in the night so mist on the peaks
IMG 9342 IMG 2881 note the use of gaiter IMG 2880 un-oh.. IMG 2882 need to get the hair fluffed
IMG 9343 we run into cowz IMG 9344 young cowz IMG 9348 curious cowz IMG 9349 a little munching
IMG 9350 some interrogation IMG 9351 let us by please IMG 2883 there is a hut down there: a huge alpine bowl IMG 2885 we continue around high above the lake
IMG 2886 further down IMG 2887 azalea IMG 2890 a non-eroded stream bank IMG 2892 the border of the park: always a lot of rules
IMG 2894 donkey route IMG 2896 a steep descent through wet vegetation IMG 2897 then the forest IMG 2899 looking back everything gets higher (see falls in previous photos)
IMG 9353 approaching Rosuel IMG 9354 looking back at where we came IMG 2902 a magnificent valley! Tents are for a outing by senior citizens IMG 9355 we walked in the afternoon and found the donkey rental
IMG 9356 IMG 9357 the donkeys themselves IMG 9358 a very be-flowered cabin IMG 5984 kicking back in the nice facilities of the refuge
IMG 5985 what we look for in a hut