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Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » La Grave March 30th 2007

BUSC! Europe » France » Provence Alpes Cote d Azur » La Grave By IrishAshMarch 30th 2007Ashley MaxwellJust got back from an epic week's skiing in Les Deux Alpes in the French Alpes - wrote this a few weeks after I got back and just got on this thing so will leave it at that and let the pics do the talking!!!... read more

Le Meije

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » La Grave August 11th 2006

standing on the le meije glacier

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Eight members of out group got up early and took the lift up to the top of le meije this morning. Le meije is the a mountain that tops out at 10,000 feet. The top of the mountain is covered by a glacier. WOW!!! The views from the top were amazing. If you are ever in La Grave spend the 22 euro to go to the top and go inside the ice cave. The cave was full of ice carvings. It is still hard to believe that in August there is that much ice somewhere. A huge difference from North Carolina. That was a great way to end our trip. We left our guides in La Grave and a bus took us to Grenoble. Most of our group hopped on trains to leave. I am spending ... read more

Alpe d'huez

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » La Grave August 10th 2006

our trek travel group at the top of alp d'huez

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The day i have been waiting for has finally arrived. Today, I will attempt to ride the 21 switchbacks of the the tour's most famous climb. The entire group was very stoked and ready to beat Sheryl Crow's time (1 hour 30 min.) We started out with a 22 k downhill and 3 k of flat riding to the base of the mountain. It was time to shed the warm stuff and get down to business. The switchbacks are awesome; because they are flat they provide a little break. I felt really good and had to make up for the suffering that took place on the Galibier on tuesday. I climbed the alpe easier than expected and had a time of one hour and 14 minutes. It was an AWESOME day. The roads were still covered ... read more

Recovery day

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » La Grave August 9th 2006

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We took it easy today. Most of the group went out and did a 22 k descent and shuttled to do a little valley riding. Stunning is the best word to describe the valley we rode through. The road was not very wide at times. We actually had to stop twice for a herd of sheep being moved along the road. We took a cable car up to Les 2 Alp. I will never forget the sight of snowboarders in full gear in august. I shuttled back to the hotel to get a massage in order to be ready for the assault on l'alpe d'huez... read more

Brief history of France

Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am...more history

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