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Winter season 2000-1 in Switzerland

Alison and Marlowe snowshoeing with the Older Person

By a happy confluence of circumstances, Alison Peck and Marlowe Peck were able to visit their old dad, from Bonn and Philadelphia respectively, at the same time, during the Christmas season 2000-2001.

Here are some commemorative photos of the occasion.

You will not find this interesting unless you're included here, so this is a good time for casual and random browsers to turn back before they get too caught up in the sweep and majesty of the proceedings and can't let go.

Sneaking up out of the steep foresty cliffs above the Marchairuz road, snowshoers take a break, 30 December 2000.
As Ms Marlowe seeks the first occasion to sit down and take a good long rest, where is Mr Peck going in his mismatched gaiters -- looking for the loo, if any?

Nope. Taking a photo of Marlowe (Photo credit: Alison Peck).

Marlowe and Dad, 30 December 2000.

And the Sony Mavica turned the other way round: Alison and Marlowe.

New Year's Eve, 31 December 2000: at some farm in the Jura, Marlowe, Dwight, Joe and Teny Pirri.

Bill Bremer and Mr Peck trying to work out the present location, as Marlowe and Teny begin thinking of hot chocolate.

A school of Pecks: Marlowe, Dad, Alison, 31 December 2000.

New Year's Day, 1 January 2001, semi-grim weather in a snowshoe hike to Mont de Bière: Marlowe (in contemplative mood), Alison, Dad.

Alison and Dad in a fairly chilly wind, Mont de Bière.

Marlowe and Alison digging into some wet new snow descending Mont de Bière.

Dr Alison Peck, snowshoeing about Switzerland and preparing to leave Europe to reside henceforward in Hawaii. Where showshoes are not required.

Marching back to Marchairuz, 1 January 2001.

For more snowshoeing, see the snowshoeing index


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