Up into the Alps

I started this post while on vacation, it was slow going,  but I’m posting it now and soon will be posting more images, now that I’m home and it doesn’t take hours to download a photo.

Here’s the view from our chalet, snow, glacier, and. Right blue skies.time to take the Mont Blanc tramway up to one of the peaks.one of the longest cog railways in the world. World War l puts an end to these.  Years later the gondola will become the favored technology. The view all the way up is amazing.Watching the tram go back down the mountain. Looking back down into the valleys below. A glacier closes up, as it slowly moves down the mountain, it scrapes the rock and it becomes incorporated into the mass, changing the color to grey. The cloud formations are equally fascinating.

Later we hiked through the Forrest to this suspension bridge, Joel had no problems , me on the other hand, I have fear of heights, so this was a no go..A wobbly bridge over a gushing river? No Way!but to be able to look down on a view like this? Priceless.We took to cable cars to get to the Aiguille du Midi, this is part of Mont Blanc, what they call needles in French we call minarets. I need to clean my camera lens, otherwise, what a cute couple!This tower reinforces the idea of the needle. Very visible from the valley below.Cable car going to Italy.Glacier hikers.And rock climbers. I love watching other people do these kind of physical challenges.

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Leah

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