We have not been particularly lucky with our attempts to hike to Refuge Font Turbat (2169m) in Valjouffrey valley. Our first attempt was four years ago in December. It was a perfect sunny day but the sun did not reach to the bottom of the valley, so we were freezing. […]

La Dolce Vi(t)a

October 14, 2019May 11, 2020 tei

Old railway lines make perfect bike paths: they go from town center to town center, or from village to village, and even if not completely flat, they have gentle grades. The US has its Rails-To-Trails project, which is a nation-wide system, and France has La Dolce Via in the Ardèche […]

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River valley

Valjouffrey — Vallée de la Bonne — revisited

La Dolce Vi(t)a