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February 1, 2021

Hike to Aire de Décollage de Planfait & Ermitage de Saint-Germain

At the beginning of 2020, starting from Col de Bluffy, I walked to Aire de Décollage de Planfait, a take-off area for paragliders above Rochers des Moillats, then went down towards Talloires.

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January 21, 2021

Hike along the Drize river / Bois du Milly (Geneva)

At the beginning of 2020, I went on a hike in Geneva: Starting from the Lancy-Bachet train station, I followed the Drize river until the border with Haute-Savoie, then walked back passing through Bois du Milly in Plan-les-Ouates.

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Tagged drize, geneva, hiking, nature, river, switzerland, winter
January 19, 2021

Hike to Montagne de la Mandallaz (Winter 2020)

On the first day of 2020, I went on a hike to Montagne de la Mandallaz near Annecy: This time, instead of the Tête where I had already been a few times, I went up to the actual (and somewhat unremarkable) summit of the mountain.

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January 14, 2021

Hike to Barrage de Génissiat & Berges du Rhône

As my last outing of 2019, I went on a hike to Barrage de Génissiat, a large dam on the Rhône, then followed the river north to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine.

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January 8, 2021

Hike to Barrage de Chavaroche & Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brassilly

At the end of 2019, I went on walk in Poisy, near Annecy: From the center of Poisy, I went down towards the Fier river and Barrage de Chavaroche then walked along the Fier until Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brassilly.

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Tagged annecy, dam, fier, france, haute-savoie, hking, nature, poisy, river, winter
January 4, 2021

Snowshoe hike on Plateau du Semnoz

Last winter, I tried snowshoeing and visited a few of the nordic skiing resorts around Annecy. Most of them have prepared tracks (with packed snow) for walking and snowshoes. The first resort I visited was the one closest to Annecy, at Station du Semnoz.

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Tagged annecy, bauges, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mountain, savoie, semnoz, snow, snowshoe, winter
February 15, 2020

Fox & Chamois in Mont Veyrier

I met this fox today, while walking on a trail in the forest below Mont Veyrier. It didn’t seem too afraid.

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Tagged animal, annecy, bornes, chamois, forest, fox, france, haute-savoie, mont baron, mont veyrier, mountain, nature, winter
May 26, 2019

Camino de Santiago / Via Gebennensis: Walk from Col du Mont Sion to Frangy

At the end of winter, I walked on the Via Gebennensis from Col du Mont Sion to Frangy, continuing the Camino de Santiago where I had left off the last time.

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May 5, 2019

Walk in Sources du Lac d'Annecy

Last winter, I went on a walk in the area south of Lake Annecy, in the group of towns ("Communauté de Communes") known as Sources du Lac d’Annecy, where the main rivers flowing into the lake (Ire and Eau Morte) originate.

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April 26, 2019

Camino de Santiago / Via Gebennensis: Walk from Geneva to Col du Mont Sion

Last winter, I walked a small part of the Camino de Santiago: I took the Via Gebennensis from Cathédrale Saint-Pierre in Geneva to Col du Mont Sion, in Haute-Savoie.

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