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The hike to l’Arpont refuge: Morning

September 8, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This is a continuation on my series of trekking La Vanoise National Park in the high Alps of France. To see all posts in this series, click here. “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs After a rough night’s sleep, I gathered my wits and set off with our group a little past nine o’clock to the rising sun. The fresh air seemed to help immensely and draw […]

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Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, France, Tour de Vanoise, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: alps, CULTURE, France, Hiking, life, Nature, Photography, thirdeyemom, tour de la vanoise, Travel, trekking, walking

A rough night’s sleep in a French mountain hut

September 4, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This is a continuation on my series of trekking La Vanoise National Park in the high Alps of France. To see all posts in this series, click here. If you have never been on a mountain hiking trip before, you probably haven’t been properly introduced to “les refuges” or mountain huts. Over the years of my travels, I have stayed at many, some nice and others not so nice. Mountain huts are generally basic shelters in which hikers can sleep and […]

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The free spirit of me

August 31, 2012 by thirdeyemom

“The mountains are calling and I must go.” -John Muir

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, BLOGGING, France, PHOTOGRAPHY, Tour de Vanoise, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: CULTURE, France, free spirit, Inspiration, life, Nature, Photography, postaday, thirdeyemom, tour de la vanoise, Travel, trekking, Weekly Photo Challenge

Morning hike to Vanoise National Park

August 28, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: This is a continuation on my series of trekking La Vanoise National Park in the high Alps of France. To see all posts in this series, click here. Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will […]

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Sumptuous Savoie: The heart of Vanoise

August 24, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Our week-long trek through the peaks and valleys of the French Alps took place in the beautiful eastern Rhône-Alpes region of France known as Savoie (pronounced “saw-vwa”). Savoie, along with neighboring Haute-Savoie, has a long, fascinating history as a prosperous kingdom known as Savoy that was annexed by France in 1860. Savoy existed as an autonomous country for almost a thousand years and its traditional boundaries have not changed since the annexation (placed at the crossroads of the Alps in the […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, France, Tour de Vanoise, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: CULTURE, France, french alps, Nature, outdoors, Photography, simply savoie, thirdeyemom, tour de la vanoise, Travel, trekking

The Alps in Black and White

August 19, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Sunday morning and I’m back in Minnesota after eight wonderful days in the magnificent French Alps around La Tour de la Vanoise. All I can say is that it is quite a spectacular place. I’ve got over 800 photos to prove. The raw, untouched beauty of the French Alps cleansed my soul and revived me mentally and physically. My body still aches from the mountains and valleys we climbed with packs on our backs yet my body feels stronger and more […]

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Bon Voyage!

August 10, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Today was a hard day. I didn’t feel great and had another big trip ahead of me, my third time traveling in less than three weeks. I felt the toll on my body and mind as well as my children. My son Max cried and cried, filling my heart with grief, anguish and guilt. For some reason instead of getting easier it always is harder. It doesn’t make sense.

Categories: France, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: alps, CULTURE, family, France, thirdeyemom, Travel, trekking, vacation

Travel theme: Parks

June 25, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Ailsa over at Where’s my backpack’s weekly travel theme is parks. I couldn’t think of a more perfect theme. If you have been following my blog, you probably know that I am an avid hiker and find myself at peace in parks. I have been to many beautiful parks in my life, however, there are a few that have stayed in my heart and soul forever. Places of such eternal, everlasting beauty that I will never forget them. Here is […]

Categories: ACTIVE TRAVEL, Argentina, BLOGGING, Chile, El Chalten, Iceland, Other Photo Challenges, Perito Moreno Glacier, San Carlos de Bariloche, Torres del Paine NP, TRAVEL BY COUNTRY, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: Argentina, Chile, CULTURE, Hiking, Iceland, Patagonia, Photography, thirdeyemom, Travel, trekking

Travel theme: Secret Places

June 17, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Ailsa over at Where’s my Backpack did it again this week with a tricky travel theme: Secret Places. Of course there was one place that came immediately into my mind: The infamous lost city of Machu Picchu which was hidden for well over 600 years and has an amazing history of being a secret, magical place. Back in 2001, my dad and I hiked the strenuous Inca Trail which took a little over three days trekking some of the same […]

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Destination North Shore: Our first stop along the way of Lake Superior

June 13, 2012 by thirdeyemom

The state of Minnesota may have some severely cold winters, yet one thing that makes up for it is the fact that we do have lakes. Lots of them. Recent estimates have put Minnesota’s lakes in the 11,000-13,000 range, depending on what you count as a body of water. Lakes not only provide us with water but with everlasting, pure beauty and recreation. You can hardly drive anywhere without seeing a lake.

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