THIS is our new most beautiful place in the world. In a quick chairlift, Chamonix has mind blowing summer hiking. Most famous for skiing, the Winter Olympics were held here in 1924.
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- Hiking in a postcard.
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- Hard not to stop and gawk at the 360 degree view.
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- Mike overlooking charming Chamonix valley floor, which is at 3,400 ft.
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- Mont Blanc, at 15,776 ft. is the grand dame of Europe.
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- Let’s add in some wildflowers, to make it even more pretty.
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- Cable cars go on a s-l-o-w crossing between France and Italy across the Alps.
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- We were dubious about this cable. Sure enough, a couple of weeks later there was a malfunction requiring helicopter rescues from the cable cars!
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- See the tiny hikers? They’re like ants from the cable car.
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- We had such incredible weather!
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- Believe me, I earned my slice of this pie.
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- Bob, Bill and Mike taking a pre-lunch nap.
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- We hiked up and back down from the chairlift behind me to get to Lac Blanc.
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- The ice and snow leave behind a rocky terrain. Good boots are a must.
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- It felt so good to lose the shoes and dip my feet in the cold alpine lake.
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- Lac Blanc, at 7,716 ft. is one of the most famous hikes in the Alps.
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- Our table at a tiny restaurant at Lac Blanc. Omelettes :)
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- Trompe l’oeil mural of the guide house in Chamonix looks 3D.
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- We LOVE this place!
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- Saussure and Balmat, two of the first alpinists to conquer Mont Blanc.
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- Au revoir! We’ll definitely be back.
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