Up Sorties montagne à ski, à pied ou à vélo --- essentiellement » Escaping DATE in Grenoble for an excursion to St Eynard Slideshow

The visitors of DATE’15 were very lucky to have a whole week of wonderful weather, warm with blue sky. But they were probably not really aware of how this beautiful scenery looked from above, which we had the opportunity to discover during a small morning visit to St. Eynard, 1200m above the city ….

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View on the Vercors. To the right the Moucherotte, and towards the left, the ridge leading up to the "Grandes Soeurs" ... Mont Aiguille was visible in real life but not on the photo
3/12/15 9:38 AM
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View from the summit towards the south, the fog over the city ... you dont even notice it from below
3/12/15 9:42 AM
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Up here, the visibilite is much better ... view on the Chartreus: Chamechaude (left) and Dent de Crolles (right)
3/12/15 9:46 AM
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... with a bit of effort, one can even see the summit of the Mont Blanc on the right hand side
3/12/15 9:48 AM
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Northern part of the Belledonne mountains
3/12/15 9:49 AM
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View from the top down to the Col de Clemenciere (to the right) where we left the car
3/12/15 10:11 AM
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The scillas are out on the slopes in the sun, even just below the top (probably a scilla bifolia, typical for the region)
3/12/15 10:35 AM
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3/12/15 10:52 AM
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Spring Snowflakes (Leucojum vernum) in the forest above the pass
3/12/15 11:04 AM
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