The first 14km were poussé à pied [ pushing, on foot ] up a steep climb.
le Col de la Faucille
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Friday,
June 29, the first really nice weather for about a week. Set of f from
Montrez without a clear idea of where I'd finish the day. The first 14km were poussé à pied [ pushing, on foot ] up a steep climb. |
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A difficult moment. At Les Rousses, about 10km above Montrez, we had to traverse a tear in the map, rain damage from a few days ago. [ a bit tense ]... |
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Twenty
minutes later, safely on the other side. whew !!
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A
dozen or so ski resorts near Les Rousses. They hibernate in the summer |
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Another
one for the Cows Page |
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At
about km 20 I had to choose routes. Go down the valley to Mijoux, or
continue up the side of the valley to the Col de la Faucille and over
into Switzerland. ["col" = "pass"] I chose the Col. Way below, you can see the road to Mijoux .Even from this height I could hear the cowbells from the valley. The grade was a bit gentler and I was able to ride up, about 10 more km. |
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At the top of the Col | |||
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Monsieur
Duncan, we've found you an Alpe |
And she's a BIG one!!! | |||
Mont Blanc, about 100km in the distance
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Coming
down the east side of the Col, In the distance, you can see the fountain at Geneva, 20km away, at the south (right) end of the lake. |
The descent was 8km of 7% grade |
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