Sunshine, blue skies, good friends and mountain scenery to enjoy. Flocks of parapenters floating around the valley above Chamonix as everyone escapes to the hills for hikes, bikes …or just to train for the UTMB ultra-race around Mont Blanc.
Glorious walking weather around Bellevue and the Col de Voza with the Mont Blanc Tramway passing by en route to the glacier at the foot of Mont Blanc
A short sharp shower to freshen the air and leave some dramatic clouds rising out of the valley, past the Aiguille de Midi telepherique
The dramatic Mer de Glace near the Montenvers station is a wonderful hiking starting point, although the dramatic receding glacier shows how much the climate has warmed …as you walk past the 1890 level near the station one can dismiss it at “a long time ago” but when the 2010 mark shows and there is another 20-30 meters drop, it does help focus the mind.
Around the streets of Chamonix the graffiti is typically inspired mountain / out-doors
…although the views of Mont Blanc from around the hills need no further graffiti other than the wonderful flushes of colourful flowers
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