The hike was called Lac Blanc and I am sure it's a really lovely hike...In July. When we left the car, there was snow at the valley bottom. I was starting to wonder if this hike was going to be a bad idea. I voiced my concerns but I think they went unheard. :). We carried in a little bit, at this point we were hiking through a slide path! The snow was starting to get soft and we were falling through. Frustrations were building. We took a different route up through some shrubs in hopes the trail would become obvious and miraculously snow free, but this was not the case. We did manage to gain a few hundred metres before we decided to turn around. We also realized it would probably easy to go down the very snowy route because at least when (not if) we fell,it would be soft. We eventually made it down, completely soaked feet and cold cold hands and wet rear ends. At least we managed some fun pictures!
In the afternoon our hosts recommended a different trail and this one was hikable. There was still lots of snow on it but it was passable. We got amazing views of months blanc and probably kept us busy for a few hours. We hiked up to a hut, similar to those in the Canadian rockies, but this one was locked! The picture is of me outside the hut taking a little break.
Tomorrow it is off to Zurich to visit Michele! Hope we can keep the weather streak alive, but it looks like it's coming to an end!
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