This was not at all the hike we had planned from Super Collet (at 1640m altitude), only half of the distance and partly different route. After about two kilometers into our hike, we got apprehensive of the dark clouds that were gathering above us (it was perfectly sunny when we […]
Let’s see how many heat escapes we need to take this summer. We have orange warning (the second highest level) for heatwave on this weekend and the early days of the coming week. Daytime temperatures are expected to climb close to +40°C. Yesterday we escaped the afternoon heat to the […]
This past July was the second driest month in France since they started to keep record in 1959. The driest was March 1961. The drought has not only affected crops and the nature in general — most vegetation has turned into vivid Fall colors already — but together with the […]
The original plan was a bit more challenging hike (9K with D+/D- ~700m): a loop from Val Pelouse (1689m) to Refuge de la Perrière (1853m) , Col de la Perrière (1984m) and Source du Gargoton (1634m), and back to Val Pelouse. Because of the road closure some five kilometers before […]
Earlier this summer we spent two weeks traveling while our bathroom was under renovation (separate post about that is forthcoming). Still after the works a few things were missing and we had a wrong toilet (because of unclear communication and some email glitches). For the contractors to finish up, yesterday […]
Next week we are leaving for another bike tour in Central France. Today we did a short (37.4km, 3h) recreational practice ride exploring the new bike path along the river Drac, South of Grenoble. It was a very comfortable ride, but we wish there would have been more picnic spots […]
Another visit to the ghost ski station of Saint-Honoré 1500. The previous one was on winter last year when we started a hike to Lac-de-Charlet (1921m) but had to turn back because of the icy snow conditions. Today’s hike was nothing like that. Of course it wasn’t since we are […]
Despite my recent rant, we returned to Chartreuse this Wednesday morning for another hike. We started at Col de la Charmette and climbed to Col de la Grande Vache, then descended to Col de la Sure, again slightly ascended to Goulet d’Hurtières, and then descended back to Col de la […]
The heat was back (and still is) after a few cooler days, and we took advantage of the nice weather going on another bicycle tour on Saturday (14.9.). Since we have fully explored the two nearby valleys — Grésivaudan and Isère — we looked for other options within a short […]