Saturday, 13 August 2011

backpacking

4 days in the mountains
with 4 guys

 which way men?

 dinner by head lamp

i'm the small one

made it worth the vertical, CRAZY climbs

far from home

 french mountains

La Cime de la Calmette - lunch spot day 2

wearing my jacket on my legs - ha

battle scar - wrestled a wild pig

i love my husband

looks like fall

roasted marshmallows 

2nd campsite - not a bad view

Notre Dame de la Menour in the distance

decided to stop for lunch at the church

the heart of a man

 swimming hole

 tonio swimming - it was COLD

 Cascade du Piaon

hiking up the Vallon du Guion

 3rd campsite - le Pont du Fountan

home is where you hang your hiking boots 

morning light

 river men

exploration
working on their hypothermia

 old house on the trail

le Pont du Sugliet

 wild blackberries everywhere

 final destination - Lucéram
our tour:
8-11 August, 2011
about 40 km
roughly 25 miles

my husband did an incredible job organizing this trip
james, thomas, and jonathan were great company
i praise Jesus for opportunities such as these
can't wait to do it again !!!

--Linz

2 comments:

  1. um......could you elaborate on the wold pig wrestling??!!!!

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  2. wish it was that exciting - we actually do have wild pigs here called sanglier, and they have tusks, but we didn't see any...i was just walking with my eyes looking down and got caught by a branch - ha !

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