Dwight Peck's personal website

Winter 2003-2004

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

Miscellaneous mid-winter hikes

Some views of the region in fairly grim weather

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.

Grand Cunay

Dr Pirri finds the top of Grand Cunay against all expectations (11 January 2004)

At the Grand Cunay farm building (1567m). Whither now?

A little cabin about a kilometre north (1545m) of Grand Cunay

Time to turn back now

Climbing over a stone wall

Back up Grand Cunay

-- Just keeping going up.

Back to Grand Cunay

The cabane du Carroz

Dr Pirri lost but persevering in the forest a few kilometres north of the Col de la Givrine, 22 February 2004

Whoops!

Step more lightly

The Swiss Alpine Club cabane of Le Carroz (1508m)

Carroz

Les Frasse

Walking up from Bassins, we're passing some happy chamois on the pasture by La Dunanche farm, 28 February 2004

Slim diet in February

La Dunanche (1117m) on the Route des Montagnes from the village of Bassins 750m) up to La Bassine farm (1261m)

The farm of Les Frasses (1151m) in its own little combe a kilometre farther north

Views of Les Frasses from various directions, 28 February 2004

From the northeast. The red and orange trail sign indicates that the Chemin des Crêtes long-distance hiking trail passes through here.

From the south

From the northwest

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