Tag Archive for: France

Topping out on the Col de I'Iseran

Running High, Up the Col de I’Iseran, French Alps

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The Col de I'Iseran is the highest paved mountain pass in the Alps, topping out at 2,764 metres. Even though it was closed for snow, Jay still ran it.
View from the Col du Galibier

The Col du Galibier to the end of the road; Bonneval-Sur-Arc

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Zagan the motorhome had an epic driving day over the Col du Galibier yesterday, to bring us to the ski resort of Bonneval-Sur-Arc, where we are now stuck!

Alpine Majesty at the Col du Lautaret

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Zagan the motorhome's surrounded by sheer rock and ice, a simply beautiful place, at the Col du Lautaret in the French Alps.
A very happy me at the top of the Col du Galibier, woo hoo!

Running Up the Col du Galibier, Slowly!

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The Col du Galibier's famous for torturing elite cyclists in the Tour de France, but not for muppets like me running up it in hats advertising sausages.

Ski Resorts in Summer – Chamrousse and Auris en Oisans, France

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Zagan the motorhome has the most amazing view looking out along the Gorges de i'Infernet he's in the motorhome aire at the ski village of Auris en Oisans.
The ILL: a nuclear reactor a stones-throw from a city centre

Sassenage, On the Edge of a Nuclear City (Grenoble)

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Zagan the motorhome's in the motorhome aire at Sassenage, where the Drac and Isère rivers merge at the northern end of the mountain city of Grenoble.
Villard-de-Lans, Vercors

From the Gorges de la Bourne to Lans-en-Vercors

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Zagan the van's in the western Vercors, at a free aire at Lans-en-Vercors, the route here took us through the notorious and beautiful Gorges de la Borne.
That's the first corner, looking backwards.

An Amateur Cyclist on the Combe Laval, Vercors

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The Combe Laval is one of France's incredible balcony roads. Located in the Vercors Massif, near Grenoble, it's unsuitable for motorhomes, so Jay cycled it.
The chateau at Rochechinard

Wandering Around the Vercors Massif

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Zagan the motorhome has the wiff of tarmac wafting from his chassis, after this mornings drive to the free aire at La Chapelle-en-Vercors, France.