Rouffac to Saulxures-sur-Moselotte: les ballons d'Alsace

Blut und Eisen
Statistics for today
Distance 108.00 kms 67.11 miles
Statistics for trip to date
Distance 1,912.19 kms 1,188.06 miles
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Some great climbing in the Ballons d'Alsace today. A series of peaks of around 1,200 meters, plenty of sunshine, still a fair amount of snow at the top. I descend into les Vosges to find a room chez l'habitant (basically just a room in someone's house) at the tourism office of a small town. The elderly couple who I stay with are super nice, retired butchers making a little extra money by renting rooms. Dinner consists of a big plate of pasta at a local Italian restaurant.

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Looking forward to these climbs.
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Lots of hairpins today.
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Looking down. Smudges...
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This one is 1210 meters, high enough for snow.
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Outtake.
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At the top of one of the climbs. Looking a little too smug, these aren't the Alps after all.
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Schneeumlaute
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1,336 meters = 4383 feet
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Down to the valley.
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Pretty lake, Vosges