August 3, 2024 Auberge La Flégère to Les Houches 10.6 miles There’s something nice about doing a circular hike. It’s like completing a ring, making it back to the beginning. I do love a full-circle ending, me. Tie up all those loose ends, make it all connect. Bring us back to where it started. You …
August 2, 2024 Auberge la Boerne in Tré-le-Champ to Refuge La Flégère ~5.1 miles hiked (~2.9 miles on Lac Blanc alternate) Despite the storm, I wake refreshed. The campsite is next to a flowing stream, and boy do I love camping next to a flowing stream. It’s so soothing and almost guaranteed to make me …
August 1, 2024 Auberge Mont Blanc in Trient to Auberge la Boerne in Tré-le-Champ 8.6 miles I’m impressed with Auberge Mont Blanc. It’s enormous, but they still manage to provide hikers with everything they need. Enough showers with hot water and good water pressure? Check. Friendly employees and a nice bar? Check. A buffet breakfast …
Sarahmarie Specht-Bird 