Dwight Peck's personal website

Winter 2003-2004

wonderful wintry fun in the country the neo-cons have so far overlooked

A visit for the Christmas season {3}

You may not find this terribly rewarding unless you're included here, so this is a good time for casual and random browsers to turn back before they get too caught up in the sweep and majesty of the proceedings and can't let go.

1 January 2004: Grand Fuey and the forest of Bois de la Sauge

Darting up through the forest of Grand Fuey, Kristin stumbles upon a large limestone hole in the forest floor.

The narrator wends a wily way up through the Bois de la Sauge, unaware that tree limbs are entangled in the backpack.

Not far from Mont de Bière Devant, time for snowshoes on.

A short cut

Kristin, Bois de la Sauge

Darkness falling

Kristin, frosty.

Snowflake

The Snowshoe Zombie approaches

Go away, Snowshoe Zombie!

. . . or help me up.

Let's go home then.

You make dinner.

2 January 2004: Monts de Bière, Swiss Jura

An early obstacle to success

-- Easy game

Cowshed on Mont de Bière

Kristin finessing her way down from Mont de Bière, 2 January 2004, en route to Mont de Bière Devant.

The easy way over the stone wall.

Voilà

Forest scenes along the way

The farm near the top of Mont de Bière Devant, 2 January 2004

Toward the flag pole

Some doubt about the best way forward.

Kristin summiting in January 2004

Kristin with the farm behind, 2 January 2004

Circling back by way of Mont de Bière Derrière

Nice day

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