This weekend, we went hiking in Chamonix. Switzerland is home of Mont Blanc, or the famous white mountain. Many days, admiring the view of the lake and mountains, Swiss people have told me "it is not a good day, you cannot see the white mountain." Now, after seeing the mountain, I know what they are talking about! It was breathtaking!
First, we boarded the cable car to get to the top of the mountain. We rode over trees and saw the city become smaller below us. Looking above, we were just about entering the snow covered portion. Then, we saw a glacier. Wow! The cable car let us off at the top and we could climb the various platforms to see the mountain from various angles. We also had a picnic lunch in the snow. What is better than lunch in shorts, tossing a snowball in the air?
Afterwards, the cable car took us halfway down the mountain where we began our hike. It was the perfect beautiful day for what the Swiss call an "easy" hike. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of climbing up over rocks and down paths, winding through the forest. It was an amazing adventure. In three hours, we crossed over three mountains. Every view was more spectacular than the last--seeing the city down below, seeing the canals of green-aqua glacier water, looking up to the majestic white mountains, seeing the remains of erosion, watching the waterfalls and viewing the forest green trees against the beautiful blue sky. Finally, we made it to the glacier on the other side. What a feat!!! We definitely celebrated after this one.
The ride home-naps.
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