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Posts Tagged ‘Doreen’

No Cycling: London & Prague

By Will • Sep 20th, 2007 • Category: Cycling, Doreen

I am just back from a great six day vacation with Doreen and my mom - three days in London then three days in Prague. We had good weather, walked miles everyday, saw two West-end shows, and Rigoletto at the Prague Opera and generally had a great time.
But despite seeing a lot of cyclists [...]



Les Arcs - Hiking

By Will • Aug 4th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, Hiking

Perfect deep blue sky as we hiked high above Les Arcs - stunning.



Col de l’Iseran

By Will • Aug 3rd, 2007 • Category: Climbs, Cycling, Doreen, Favorites

Col de l’Iseran appeared in stage 9 of the 2007 Tour. Formerly, the highest road in Europe, 2007 is the 70th anniversary of the opening of the road over this legendary mountain pass. The gift shop t-shirts still claim it to be the highest. Still, at 2,770 metres (9000 feet) it is [...]



Hiking From Home

By Will • Apr 7th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, Hiking

Its great having several hiking trails directly from our house up the Saleve mountain to Thuile.



Hiking Near Home

By Will • Jan 27th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, Hiking, Snow



La Plagne

By Will • Jan 15th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, Snow

Another great day of skiing. Today we went to the neighboring La Plagne Ski resort. It is linked to les Arcs by a massive double decker Cable Car that traverses a huge valley.
Click here for La Plagne Cycling



Skiing - Les Arcs, France

By Will • Jan 14th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, Snow

Great day skiing on a warm, sunny day.



Glacier Hunting in Italy

By Will • Oct 15th, 2006 • Category: Doreen, Hiking

We drove to Courmayeur ski resort in Italy, just the other side of Mont Blanc, just over an hour from home. Great hiking in high alpine valleys, littered with huge glaciers.
The photo is of Lake Miage. Touching the back of the lake is the tip of the Miage glacier ( hidden a [...]