A Month In France

Marseilles

Trying to figure out what this guy is supposed to be

First merry-go-round ride

Briancon

Snowgums holiday apartment, our home for a week.

Warming up our hiking legs

Fort du Chateau

Cite Vauban to the right 

Vallee de Claree

Vallee de Claree, the most enchanting place I've ever seen.
Pictures don't do this gorgeous place justice.

In Nevache for the Trans Humance.

It's just impossible to look cute in these yellow helmets.

Vanoise National Park

Day 1 - Leaving Modane

Freedom from the backpack!

Refuge de l'Aiguille Doran (1900m)

Day 2

Lunch with a view

First encounter with snow

Refuge de Plan Sec (2350m)

Day 3

First bouquetin sighting!

Refuge de l'Arpont (2309m)

Can you spot Ember's boots?

Day 4

Refuge du Plan du Lac (2375m)

Day 5 - We gave our legs a break and stayed an extra night
at Plan du Lac.

Day 6

I'd say they're a little tired.......

Get me out of this thing!!!

Refuge du Vallonbrun (2272m)

Day 7

Shelter from the storm......rain, thunder, lightening, and hail.

Sunshine again.....just in time for a family photo op.

Bonneval

Auberge d'Oul (1787m)

Days 8/9 - We had to cheat and take a taxi to Val d'Isere
because there was too much snow for the kids in the pass.

The view from our room at Hotel Altitude in Val d'Isere.
(1809m)

The French definition of 'heated' does not
match our definition of 'heated'!

You know your kids are too old to bathe together when they
 refuse to go into the bath tub together without their swimsuits.

Day 10

So.Much.Snow.

Mountaineer of the Month

Refuge de la Leisse (2570m)

Day 11

 

Refuge Les Barmettes (2010m)

 Day 12

  

Refuge de Peclet-Polset (2474m)

Day 13 - Last day!

 Col de Chaviere (2796m)

And we're back in Modane!

Avignon

 The view from Maison d'Orsini

 Our home for 3 nights

Indulging in well-deserved ice cream