Dwight Peck's personal Web site

Winter 2003-2004

wonderful wintry fun in the country the neo-cons have so far overlooked



A visit for the Christmas season {3}

You may not find this tangibly rewarding 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.

1 January 2004: Grand Fuey and the forest of Bois de la Sauge

Darting up through the forest of Grand Fuey, Kristin stumbles upon a large limestone hole in the forest floor.

The narrator wends a wily way up through the Bois de la Sauge, unaware that tree limbs are entangled in the backpack.

Not far from Mont de Bière Devant, time for snowshoes on.

Kristin, Bois de la Sauge

Kristin, frosty.

Snowflake

The Snowshoe Zombie approaches

Go away, Snowshoe Zombie!

. . . or help me up.


2 January 2004: Monts de Bière, Swiss Jura

Technique for crossing over stone walls on snowshoes

Kristin departing from Mont de Bière in search of Mont de Bière Devant

Forest scenes between the Monts de Bière

Kristin making track towards the flagpole on Mont de Bière Devant, 2 January 2004

Chilly fingers

Very chilly fingers

Kristin, with the farm of Mont de Bière Devant behind, 2 January 2004

A visit for the Christmas season, 2003-2004
Seche de Gimel, Dunanche, Marchairuz: 23-26 December 2003
Grande Rolat, Marchairuz, Givrine: 27-29 December 2003
Bois de la Sauge, Mont de Bière Devant: 1-2 January 2004
Genolière, Grande Rolat: 3-4 January 2004

Winter 2003-4


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