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