Westweg Day 2: Birkenfeld – Dobel
After a lazy morning, we enjoyed a lazy day of trekking. The terrain wasn’t challenging and so we had plenty of opportunities to notice small things in our surroundings. First of all we… Continue reading
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Westweg Day 1: Pforzheim – Birkenfeld
It can be said that the Westweg trail through Schwartzwald (Black Forest) is the origin of all German long-distance hiking trails, becoming the first designated path of its kind back in 1900. Since… Continue reading
HR – Day 1: Champex-Lac to Le Châble
“You really live up to your trail name,” Dave said as we packed today. We have just finished Tour du Mont Blanc yesterday afternoon and he was hoping for a rest day while… Continue reading
TMB – Day 10: Refuge Elena – Champex
The wind we thought would blow forever. There was no relief whatsoever during the night or in the morning. A thought occurred to me when we were packing the tent, carefully holding onto… Continue reading
TMB – Day 9: Refuge Le Randonneur – Refuge Elena
Courmayeur was a very nice town, clean with lovely houses spread through the valley. We stopped at a grocery store to pick up more bread and sausage, and in the pharmacy to get… Continue reading
TMB – Day 7: Les Contamines-Montjoie – Refuge des Mottets
The feeling of guilt for taking a day off melted away as soon as I looked up and saw beautiful peaks perched against perfectly blue sky. The moody feel of yesterday would have… Continue reading
TMB – Day 6: Les Contamines-Montjoie
And then the visibility got worse. After the most intense lightening storm swept over the village, the morning dawned wet and dreary. The clouds hanged low, concealing the mountains completely, even the village… Continue reading
TMB – Day 5: Les Houches – Les Contamines-Montjoie
If I was to nickname today’s section of our Tour du Mont Blanc adventure, it would have to be the procrastination stage. We planned to leave by 7:00 a.m. but the bed was… Continue reading
TMB – Day 4: Chamonix – Les Houches
I woke up today feeling hugely grateful for the flexibility of our schedule. Having Refuges and/or hotels booked in advance erases the worry of looking for a camp spot each and every night,… Continue reading
TMB – Day 2: Refuge Les Grands – Lac Blanc
During the night the wind visited us frequently, leaning into the tent, testing the structural soundness of the shelter. Morning then dawned surprisingly calm, except for occasional and rather unexpected gusts, one of… Continue reading