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Valley of Glaciers
As Emile will soon be joining his mother for the rest of his holidays, we stop at the foot of the Val des Glaciers, near Les Chapieux. We spend a day there without moving VivaLaVida as Cormet of Roselend road is closed one day for the “Etape du Tour”. It’s the largest amateur cycling event with no fewer than 19,000 entrants who set off on one of the stages of the Tour de France: 85 miles and 12,500 feet of elevation gain!
1. We find a nice bivouac spot near the river.
2. The next morning, we take the bikes to explore the Valley of Glaciers.
3. Panoramic view of the valley with the Aiguille des Glaciers towering above. The Tour du Mont-Blanc trail passes through this valley and the Pass of la Seigne, to the right of the needle.
4. As we look back, the small road that leads us to the Refuge des Mottets.
5. Despite the long climb, Emile once again makes it on his mountain bike !
6. Last look at the valley as we leave the next day.
7. And the last image of this holiday: a small chapel in Les Saisies, with the Aravis Mountains in the background.
The year of VivaLaVida continues with a mountain bike getaway in Valais, a few weekend outings followed by the fall break.
Find out more here soon! 🙂
Way back to home…
It’s time to head home, our three weeks coming to an end soon.
1. From Colle della Maddalena, we go down the Ubaye valley and we stop for a picnic on the banks of this beautiful river.
2. Window from the Girabeau Pass under the Parpaillon Pass, with the Serre-Ponçon Lake in the distance.
3. We make a detour via the Glandon and Croix-de-Fer passes. Obligatory passage by Lake Guichard while the Arves Needles disappear in the storm.
4. Along the trail…
5. Chruch in l’Eglise, above Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte, as we descend after finding a closed barrier on the trail VivaLaVida wanted to drive.
6. We reach Aravis mountain range for a last night in VivaLaVida.
7. In the distance, the Arpettaz Pass as the storm prepares.
8. Our boondocking spot.
9. Stormy atmosphere…
10. On a walk to discover the surroundings.
11. To shelter before the thunderstorm.
12. The next morning, we go to pick blueberries spotted the day before. Yum!!
13. End of summer vacation selfie. 😉
That’s it for this little trip obviously too short. Thank you for following us through this little blog.
VivaLaVida will resume service for the next weekends and for the October holidays. I’ll feed this page with new articles during next fall.
See you soon and thanks again for your loyalty ! 🙂
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