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#mountains

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George Steffanos

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June 1, 1983, 42 years ago today: Monday night on the bank of the Nolichucky River had been a time of gentle breezes and soft starlight, but clouds had begun rolling in yesterday morning. By the time I reached the shelter last night they were looking ominous. No rain fell overnight, but day broke gloomy and foreboding.

The sun has broken out on a stormy day and the downward sloping meadow before us is bathed in sunshine. Shreds of dissolving clouds stream past us. In the distance, banks of still substantial clouds reflect the bright sunshine. The lush green grass of the meadow is sprinkled with hundreds of yellow daffodils. Farther down the mountainside, the meadow is broken up with pine trees and hardwoods sporting bright white or yellow blossoms.
#backpacking#hiking#outdoors
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Sander Meijer

Over the bank holiday we visited Chambéry and took the opportunity to hike to Le Grand Roc (1814 m).

After a first steep climb it flattened out a bit before we had to do some scrambling, which led to steep grassy slope (not recommended it wet conditions). Coming onto the ridge the beautiful panorama opened up.

Star of the panorama was the Mont Blanc which presented itself in perfect conditions. But all around the views were fantastic. The colors were deep, which you can expect in spring and flowers were all around (so were the flies and bugs).

Only a few people around and we had the summit to ourselves. We took the time to enjoy the views before descending to a farm where they sold very cold drinks. The last 5 kilometers were a bit boring down to the car, but overall a super day in the mountains.

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Mrs. Bergmeister walking a grassy ridge with the Mont Blanc on the horizon.
View back to the grassy ridge with at the end Le Grand Roc summit. Some rocky mountains on the right and snow capped mountains on the left.
View over Albertville in the valley and Mont Blanc on the horizon
Gray mountain with green pastures and a ridge with trees in which a mountain hut is hidden.
#Hiking#LeGrandRoc#Mountains
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