Crêt de la Neige

Today was a rest day for Schopper and the sandals. So I snuck out to clamber around the mountains behind the house.

The steep path through the pine forests, and beyond the tree line brought me up to Le Reculet (the reclined). From there I walked the ridge to Crête de la neige (Snow ridge), which lives up to its name and I had to trudge through some snow banks. And thus I reached the highest point (1720 m) of the Jura mountains!

The clear weather kept the Alps in view, and the higher I got the closer they seemed to be - all day the Mont Blanc seemed to be glowing at me.

This turned out to be a grueling 8-hour trek. Totally worth it for the distant views, the crisp and still air of the mountains and a chunky challenge completed.Read more