This last Saturday I went snowshoeing in the Pyrénées! I went with Estelle, her boyfriend, and two of my other American friends for a day of hiking, blisters, and snowball fights. The scene was incredible: ancient, mountain towns, snow-covered peaks, and gently flowing waterfalls. We started the hike around 10AM and finished around 4 or 5PM. We were planning to hike all the way to the top, but it was a lot steeper and farther than we had anticipated, and one of my friends got some pretty nasty blisters, so we didn't make it to the lake. However, the plateau that we reached was breathtaking; we stopped there and ate our lunches as well as chatted and compared French and American expressions. I got to hear my friend Clement's French impression of a Texan accent, which was absolutely hilarious. I was quite content with the day; there was even a cute puppy that we got to pet. After the hike we went and ate crêpes. It was an all around fantastic day.
Enjoy the pictures, which don't do it justice:
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| Classy, orange snowshoes! |
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| The road we came from. |
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| A beautiful stream. |
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| Another beautiful stream. |
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| Le Pic du Midi d'Ossau |
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