On Friday, we went to the Crêt de Chatillon (1699m) where you can see both Lac d'Annecy and Lac du Bourget from the summit. Or you could if there wasn't a blanket of clouds just below us! We did get a spectacular view of Mont Blanc though and had fun checking out the ski runs.
High above the clouds
Snowboots already been pinched :-\
Lily was excused from Saturday's adventure as she had revision to do. This time we went to the Col de Granier (1134m), and had a nice walk through the trees and a picnic in the scorching sun.
Going to try and Photoshop Lily onto this picture
Sunday's summit was the Molard Noir (1452m) where we traversed the top of the mountain taking in spectacular views over the side.
My little mountaineers
Those little lakes in this picture are where we spent the end of summer in our boat!
To put the heights of these places into perspective, the highest mountain in England (Scafell Pike) is only 978m. Obviously we didn't walk all the way up to these heights as one of our team can't walk yet, another only has little legs and one is weighed down having to carry the non-walker. We usually manage about an hour of walking before Max starts whinging and my back starts aching. Lily tends to whinge before we go out, but when we start hiking you can tell that she secretly loves it really.
It's incredible the amount of breathtaking walks there are literally on our doorstep. I just wish that the babies were able to appreciate it!
First chance I've had to catch up on this for a while, sounds like you've all been busy. Those mountains don't look quite as good as the Rising Sun Country Park but you can't have everything.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Max liked his dressing gown and looks like he had a magic birthday.
I bet Stu will love getting nugget huggers. I wore mine on holiday in France even when they weren't compulsory.
Let us know what your plans are for when you're back at Christmas. Niamh and Max can do a duet.
Will email Susie about Chrimbo arrangements...think I've got a plan coming together!
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