Final Two (Glorious) Pyrénées Hikes
We’ve somehow pleased the weather gods. We took Wednesday off, and that worked perfectly as it was foggy and misty most of the day. We took a stroll around some … Read More
Hiking Europe
One of our Favorite Hikes – Hospice de France
We’ve done some great hikes around Luchon, but our best of the trip was a loop that we completed from the Hospice de France. The Hospice de France, dating from … Read More
Bagnères-de-Luchon, France
We would highly recommend Villa Portillon. It is located on a quiet street just a block off the main street. The English owners, Michael and Annette, have updated the property … Read More
A Week on the GR10: Hendaye to Auberge Logibar
We spent a little over a week on the GR10 from Hendaye to Logibar. The hiking was varied and gorgeous, and very up and down. Now we see why the … Read More
Hiking the GR 10 – Basque Country
Yesterday, we started our hike on the French hiking trail called the GR 10. GR stands for Grande Randonnée, and the “10” is just one of many. The Grande Randonnée … Read More
September Showers lead to…. Les Trois Vallees
After 4 weeks of almost continuous sunshine in the Alps, this weekend brought thunderstorms to the Val d’Anniviers and the Turtman valley, our from/to points. The Forcletta pass we were … Read More
Moiry reservoir to Col de Sorebois to Grimentz to Zimal
Leaving Moiry Hut, approaching Moiry reservoir Our contribution to the height of the mountain Love the water color in this resevoir Moiry dam Love popping over the pass to see … Read More
cabane Prafleuri to Arolla… ahhhh…
We hightailed it out of Prafleuri early and were treated to a lovely morning hike along the Dixence reservoir (after climbing up to Col des Roux). This milky-green lake is … Read More
One man’s yuck is another man’s treasure
I noted in my brief Haute Route update a few days ago that we did a ‘Yucky’ hike on Tuesday from cabane Louvie to cabane Prafleuri, but more than one … Read More