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
hiking
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
The Haute Route
The Haute Route, (or the High Route or Mountaineers’ Route) is the name given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between Chamonix, France … Read More
Quick Haute Route Update
We have Internet and phone service for the first time in a few days; we were pretty remote on the first couple days of our Haute Route adventure. We are … Read More
Hotel du Col de la Forclaz
This wasn’t our favorite place to stay, but it was a hopping spot for all sorts of activities, so we sat in the afternoon sun and people watched.
The hike of many names, Friday, 30 Aug
Our hike from la Fouly to Champex, Switzerland turned out to be about 5 hikes rolled into one. It started with a pleasant shady stroll down-valley where we watched the … Read More
la Fouly, Switzerland
There’s no way to capture the entire view out our hotel Edelweiss room in one pic because the wall of mountains is just so close and straight up…
