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Posted by: | on August 29, 2022

Strada del Canoni…

  After Colle Agnello, we continue to discover high altitude trail.     1. Ascent in the rain…       2. Fortunately, after lunch, the sky starts to open.       3. We are again at more than 6,500 feet elevation.       4. And the sunRead More…

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Posted by: | on August 22, 2022

Lacs et Queyras…

    1. Dernière soirée dans le Val Argentera.       2. Le Lago Nero (Lac Noir), proche de la frontière franco-italienne, bondé ce jour-là alors que plusieurs colonies s’y sont données rendez-vous pour la journée. Nous décidons ainsi de poursuivre la piste vers un autre lac d’altitude.  Read More…

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Posted by: | on August 15, 2022

Slowly going South…

  After these two days around the Colle del Nivolet, we move a few miles South along the first alpine foothills which border the Piedmontese plain..     1. Short stop at Pont-Canavese to refurnish us with various groceries.       2. This village offers the typical architecture ofRead More…

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Posted by: | on August 8, 2022

Hike to Colle del Nivolet.

  After being dislodged by a guard from the Gran Paradiso National Park who didn’t want to let us sleep in the car park of the refuge, we went back up the next morning to discover the various high-altitude lakes that dot this magnificent valley..     1. Departure forRead More…

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Posted by: | on July 25, 2022

Finally again some vacation in VivaLaVida !

While VLV had been sleeping quietly since last November, it’s finally time to enjoy it again for a few weeks, starting with the discovery of new valleys or alpine ridges.     1. Long hike to the end of Val Savaranche, still very wild…       2. Little breakRead More…

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Posted by: | on January 3, 2022

Happy New 2022!

  Just a few lines to wish you the best of years in 2022.   I hope that the pressure imposed by the pandemic will gradually subside, allowing to enjoy travel and great encounters again.   Take care of you!   Claude-Alain        

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Posted by: | on December 19, 2021

Fall holidays (4)

    1. Wake up at 8,500 feet elevation under Fort Jafferau and the full moon.       2. Mineral universe in the warm light of the rising sun…       3. Another fort, Föens fortress, much lower in the mountain.       4. I love theseRead More…

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Posted by: | on December 12, 2021

Fall holidays (3)

    1. This high valley of the Clarée is just magnificent at this season!       2. Back from our hike to Long Lake, we still walk along the river.       3. Emile takes the opportunity to play one of his favorite hobbies:      Read More…

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Posted by: | on December 5, 2021

Fall holidays (2)

    Continuation of these few days of relaxation and discovery…     1. To descend from Mont-Cenis to Italy, VivaLaVida discovers a trail, an old border road, some passages of which are spectacular.       2. Passage near the pretty little lake of Roterel…       3.Read More…

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Posted by: | on November 28, 2021

Fall holidays (1)

    As Emile is on vacation with me for a week, we decide to go enjoying the fall colors without traveling too far since we only have 5 days to travel. The destination will be the Hautes-Alpes, between France and Italy.     1. After half a day onRead More…

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