Les Sept Laux

I missed the sunset last night as I fell asleep as soon as I lay down to get some rest. But the sunrise at Lac de la Sagnes compensated it fully. What a beautiful morning! Watching the slowly changing reflection in the water, I set about to walk past all seven lakes of this Alpine plateau. Each lake was a jewel of blue and rock and golden light.

After a beer at the refuge, I set about climbing down from the top. This was an extremely hard descent - so steep and rocky. My knee started to throb and ache. Eventually I got out at the bottom of the forest in Fond de France. A beer never tasted as refreshing as the one at Lac Curtillard.Read more