While driving to le Dome, we saw a viewpoint and pulled over. There were a few trails there, and they led to two huge rocks! What does a Jeff do when he sees a rock? He climbs it! Do note that the angle of this picture does suggest that Shaina is standing at the top already! Actually, Jeff climbed both rocks, but Shaina stayed behind on his second venture for solidarity reasons... she was solidly frozen!
There's that handsome fellow aftr his successful scaling of the more difficult of the two rocks. Nice view!
We quickly stripped off our jackets for this buff shot on top of the bigger rock. Like our shirts? Shaina has beenmourning the loss of her well-muscled arms, courtesy of 3 afternoons a week in the SVU weight room. Yes, she IS flexing...
Where's Waldo? I mean, where's Shaina? This was a huge bowl we found on our way up to the top of Le Puy de Dome. See tthat neon blur? that's Shaina running down into the bowl!
Stairs. We have a runnung joke about stairs. They are everywhere. We've decided that our day isn't fulfilled if we don'tget to climb at least a couple flights. Well, erosion control on the trail up did not dissappoint us!
Conqerors of the "massif" staircase!!!!
Jeff on the stairs... good thing this avalanche or snowstorm or both came before we did!
Burrrrrrrr! I need my underarmor and my long johns annd my hat, scarf, and gloves for this!!!
Once we were at the top, the wind got too piercing cold for us to linger, so we turned and ran down the mountain. That's our tradition when we climb every mountain, following rainbows (pardon that Sound of Music moment): we hike up nice and fast, and run back down! It's quite fun and invigorating, and we get back in half the time! weeehawww!
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