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In the footsteps of Cézanne and goodbye to 2020!

January 5, 2021May 3, 2022 tei

When returning from our first winter vacation in Les Saisies the snow situation in the French Alps was not too good. We did not want to risk another week in a ski resort without anything to do — with too little snow for skiing, or too much ice, slush, or […]

 Airbnb, Hiking, Plateau, River valley, Road trip, Running, Sun, Wind  Aix-en-Provence, Mistral, Sainte-Victoire, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

Same, same but different

December 31, 2020February 16, 2021 tei

This year was not too bad for us despite the two strict lockdowns. During the first one we actually exercised more than usual: since we could not go for long runs, we made sure we went for the allowed one hour run every morning. However, during the second lockdown in […]

 Bicycle touring, Bicycling, Hiking, Running, Skiing, Traveling  covid-19, lockdown

First vacation after the 2nd lockdown

December 24, 2020December 25, 2020 tei

Because of the lockdowns of 2020 we still had two weeks of vacation to spend in the last two week’s of the year. As soon as we learned that there was a de-confinement coming, we booked a week in Les Saisies in Savoie department, where we had already booked our […]

 Airbnb, Clouds, Fog, Hiking, Nordic skiing, Skiing, Snow, Snowshoeing, Sun  Bisanne, Col de la Lézette, Hauteluce, Les Saisies

Foggy and sunny Sunday

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 tei

Yesterday (5.12.) there was no place within 20 kilometers where we could expect to see the sun above the clouds, but today was different. This morning the fog was so dense that we could barely see Tour Vercors only 100 meters away. So, we checked the area webcams to find […]

 Clouds, Fog, Hiking, Inversion, Snow, Sun  La Bastille, Mount Jalla

Locked down – literally

November 29, 2020April 16, 2021 tei

Low hanging clouds above Grenoble this morning made us feel literally locked down. So, we tried to find the closest hiking destination with a chance to get above the clouds. We drove to Revel on Belledonne at about 700 meters, but we were still in the clouds. We continued to […]

 Clouds, Fog, Hiking, Inversion, Sun  Belledonne, Lac de Freydières

Lockdown is over — sort of

November 28, 2020December 5, 2020 tei

The strict lockdown restrictions under which we have been for a month were lifted today: the radius from home within which we are allowed to do any (individual) outdoor activity was increased from one kilometer to twenty, and the time limit from one hour to three hours. So, we did […]

 Clouds, Fog, Hiking, Sun  Cascade d'Allières, Chardeyre, Château d'Allières, Vercors

Foggy hike in mud and snow

October 19, 2020 tei

The weather forecast promised clouds in the morning, but then clear skies in the afternoon, at least at the altitude, so we returned to the scenic and colorful Eastern slopes of the Vercors range. We chose a trail starting from Col de l’Arzelier (1154m) towards Pas de la Balme that […]

 Clouds, Fog, Hiking, Mountain pass, Snow  Col de l'Arzelier, Pré Achard, Vercors

First view of Fall colors

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 tei

This past Sunday (11.10) we went for another scenic hike on Eastern balcony of the Vercors range (11km in 3h 45mins, D+/D- 720m). Once again we miscalculated the effect of strong wind on a higher and somewhat exposed altitude. When we started in Prélenfrey (Le Gua) at 11am. it was […]

 Clouds, Hiking, Mountain, Wind  L'Éperrimont, Prélenfrey, Vercors

Vertige des Cimes revisited

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 tei

This Thursday’s (8.10.) afternoon getaway took us to the Vercors, and the sightseeing platform of Vertige-des-Cimes, which we had visited once before in May last year. This time there was less snow (although the first snow this Fall had already fallen in September).  We don’t usually go for hiking in […]

 Hiking  Vercors, Vertige des Cimes

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