After our hiking day to Lac Blanc, the next day we set off from Chamonix to the Italian side of Mont Blanc and then continued up the mountain pass road with many hairpin turns all the way to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Afterwards, we made our way back toward Chamonix, passing between Point de la Terrasse and La Clavettaz. Along the way, of course, there were plenty of stops, leisurely snack breaks with delicious Japanese whiskey, and several drone flights. Here are a few pictures from the day — some of the drone shots were taken by Oliver.
Mont Blanc in the morning light, dark slopes in front – setting off for the Italian side.
Hairpin bends through the forest, in black and white.
Left, “Stop” on the tarmac; right, an old Italian number plate.
A mountain torrent in the gorge, a small hut beside it.
Left, contrails above the mountains; right, an alpine pasture with huts.
A crumbling stone hut in the grass.
Remains of a hut on the alpine pasture.
Jagged peaks above green slopes beneath a blue sky.
Left, an old building on the plateau; right, its walls in outline.
The mountains through an opening in the wall.
Remains of walls like a floor plan in the grass, in black and white.
Weathered shutters on a crumbling facade.
Left, the road through the green; right, it winds down into the valley.
A bend, a tiny cyclist on it.
The road snakes across the slope.
Feathery clouds across a blue sky.
Left, a mountain range; right, a glaciated summit.
Two carriageways side by side on the dark slope.
Bends of the pass road, twice.
Left, snowy summits behind the forest; right, a deep valley.
A green valley between steep slopes.
The road follows the stream through the valley.
Left, a rock face; right, rock and forest.
A large boulder in the meadow, mountains behind – time for a picnic break.
A dark ridge against the light.
Green knolls above a rock step.
A mighty pale rock wall.
Steep rocks with trees on the slope.
Lots of blue sky above a narrow ridge.
Layered ridges in the light.
A valley with a track between steep slopes.
A green summit beneath a blue sky.
Left, green hills; right, a boulder by the path.
Turquoise water in front of dark forest.
Pale rock ridges above green slopes, twice.
A reservoir in front of the mountain ranges.
Forest and rock by the lakeshore, twice.
The dam wall, stepped like a staircase.
A rocky mountain above the lake, snowy peaks behind.
A rocky tooth above green mountains by the lake.
A chalet in the meadow in front of the forest.
A pale rock wall above dark forest.
Sunset behind the peaks – heading back towards Chamonix.
