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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There are something called Sept Merveilles du Dauphiné (Seven Wonders of Dauphiné); they are natural or man-made sites or monuments of special interest or significance located in the historic Dauphiné region (in Isère department). On today’s hike we visited the sixth one ( see the list below for the first […]
Another weekend getaway took us to the charming town of Le Puy-en-Velay in Haute-Loire department, about 200 kilometers west of Grenoble. When driving there we had quite a variable weather from sunshine to constant rain with occasionally heavy downpour, but at the time we reached Le Puy the rain had […]
Let us see if this past weekend was what is left of the Summer in the French Alps. This week is expected to bring a lot of rain and temperature drop of 15° Celsius, even snow below 1000m of altitude! What a Summer it has been! The whole corona virus […]
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 […]
This Saturday took us to The Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette (Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de La Salette), the site of the Marian apparition to two children in 1846 in La Salette-Fallavaux. The Sanctuary, which has a Basilica, a Chapel, and a hotel for pilgrims, is located at about 1800 […]