Morning in Les Houches

Rather a cloudy morning with some drizzle continued from last night
We fortified ourselves with some yummy breakfast and checked ourselves out ready to tackle our first day of the adventure 😀
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Rather a cloudy morning with some drizzle continued from last night
We fortified ourselves with some yummy breakfast and checked ourselves out ready to tackle our first day of the adventure 😀
LetLeia mais
So we cut off a couple of kilometers and some time by utilizing Bellevue Telepherique instead of hiking from Les Houches Centre up the mountain
Here we did our Cerene Foggy video of the morning,Leia mais
After a couple of little ups and downs, we finally came into Les Contamines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Contamines-Mo…) and checked into out abode Hotel Christiania.
Our little room
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Took a nice break at Bionnassay - a high-altitude hamlet in France located in Haute-Savoie , in the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains , in a small side valley to the Val Montjoie , at an altitude ofLeia mais
After crossing Riv Arne we cameout into a clearing an soon had a fast brake at La Vilette - another little hamlet known for its fountain where hikers can replenish their water supply
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So... this was not exactly a piece of cake walk in the woods.
While I'm not going to say that, we struggled, but it wasn't easy even with that initial shave of time and distance.
At times, the trailLeia mais
Checked out from Christiania after breakfast (scrambled eggs, local cheese & ham, nutty bread and Café au Lait), stopped at the supermarket to get some provisions for the hike and decided to take aLeia mais
The Notre-Dame-de-la-Gorge chapel is located in the commune of Les Contamines-Montjoie ( Haute-Savoie ) at the bottom of the Val Montjoie , at an altitude of 1,210 metres, on the edge of the Bon-NantLeia mais
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bo…
Technically, the explanation above has little to do with our hiking. However, that's how the waypoint is marked (nearby farm ChaletLeia mais
Situated at the heart of the nature reserve, this mountain refuge hut sits at the foot of the Pennaz needles (2688m) in the direction of the Bonhomme mountain pass.
We stopped at a well-deservedLeia mais
ViajanteAlways have a good breakfast!
ViajanteNeed protein for these types of outings
Viajante👍