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Hiking photos

12 Aug 2013
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Some photos from our hiking in Ecrins National Park, France:

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  1. Amy August 12, 2013 at 14:29 Log in to Reply

    Beautiful pictures! It looked both cold and hot! LOL!!

    • LoLaBu August 12, 2013 at 18:04 Log in to Reply

      It was actually hot, but with the wind, it can very fast get chilly at that altitude πŸ™‚ The weather was really perfect, blue sky only every day!

  2. Lena Rahbek August 12, 2013 at 22:50 Log in to Reply

    Amazing photos! The soroundings are just SO gorgeous, and ofc your dogs make good models too πŸ™‚

    Must also have been taken with quite a good camera, they are really high quality.

    Hopefully one day I can go to a place like that with my dog (no mountains in Denmark πŸ˜‰ )

    • LoLaBu August 12, 2013 at 23:57 Log in to Reply

      Yes, Danish (and Dutch) call even my place surrounded by mountains πŸ™‚ -- but we only have little hills around πŸ™‚ -- But we sure always spend vacations in the (real) mountains, we just love it!

      • Lena Rahbek August 13, 2013 at 09:16 Log in to Reply

        Hehe yeah we just dont have anything here. My boyfriend who is dutch even think Denmark have “mountains” with our tiny hills its quite fun πŸ™‚

  3. Evelien Moyaers August 13, 2013 at 09:14 Log in to Reply

    Beautiful pictures and a beautiful sky -- looks like the dogs enjoyed it very much.

    But didn’t you get into trouble because dogs aren’t allowed in that park (not even on a leash)?

    • LoLaBu August 13, 2013 at 11:24 Log in to Reply

      The “no dogs” sign was not set on every path, so I actually didn’t know they’re not allowed in the whole park??? I thought just on some paths? Nobody said anything no (other as bonjour les chiens πŸ™‚ ) and we met some other dogs too (but not all that many, that’s true).

  4. Iris Castaing August 13, 2013 at 17:41 Log in to Reply

    Oh ! You were just a few kilometers away from my home town (I live 30 km from the border of the parc in Gap)!
    Glad to know you enjoy our blue sky and mountains !
    Yes dogs are not allowed there (to protect wild life and herd).
    ( http://www.ecrins-parcnational.fr/decouvrir-parc/randonner-parc/conseils-pratiques-reglementation.html )
    Only working dogs (rescue dogs, sheepdogs…) are allowed.
    So when I want to hike with Kalhy and Boost, we just go arround the parc πŸ˜‰
    Your pictures are beautiful πŸ˜€

    • LoLaBu August 13, 2013 at 19:05 Log in to Reply

      Oh, really, that was close! -- What a beautiful place to live! I had no idea dogs are not allowed in the whole park, ups… I promise we didn’t disturb wildlife and sheep though! Do you know if it’s the same for all National Parks in France -- we were thinking to go to the Pyrenees next year now that we hiked all the Corsica already -- but certainly don’t want to drive that far to find out dogs are not allowed!

      • Natacha Guntz September 4, 2013 at 08:34 Log in to Reply

        Yes, unfortunately dogs are not allowed in National Parks πŸ™ (Ecrins, Vanoise, Mercantour, CΓ©vennes, Pyrenees) so the trick is to hike just outside the border ! In some places like natural reserves, dogs are sometimes allowed on leashes.
        But the Pyrenees are quite wide so there are still plenty of walks available where dogs can run freely, a bit further away from the heart of the national park.
        Enjoy our mountains ! I love them too. Wish I could live there 24/7 !

        • LoLaBu September 4, 2013 at 12:34 Log in to Reply

          Oh no πŸ™ -- that limits the options too much… Sounds like we’ll have to find another destination for next year…

          • Natacha Guntz September 5, 2013 at 07:53 Log in to Reply

            What a shame…. I wish I hadn’t told you that… πŸ™

            • LoLaBu September 5, 2013 at 16:07 Log in to Reply

              It’s just too far to drive to then not be able to hike on the best spots…

          • Maria Alice Ferigo September 5, 2013 at 23:11 Log in to Reply

            Try the dolomities πŸ™‚ no issues with dogs there, you can take them everywhere ( as long as you don’t disturb wildlife or cattle, and other people on the track of course ). They’re allowed even in the national parks, we’re not that strict about dogs, we’re instead very strict about not harming/polluting the environment, and expecially… Never ever touch a flower in the dolomities!! Many species of plants and flowers are very rare and only grow there, so picking or ruining those is extremely fined.
            Best spots for hiking are in the provincia di Belluno ( where I live πŸ˜‰ ); best places to set are the town of belluno, or auronzo di cadore, or cortina ( it’s beautiful, but quite expensive ). From these places you can reach endless wonderful hiking spots in less than 40 mins driving max, often less ( even only 5 mins sometimes )

            • LoLaBu September 6, 2013 at 00:04 Log in to Reply

              Yes, that was indeed our plan! πŸ™‚ It’s much closer too! Thanks for the tip, let me know if you have a particularly cool hike that you would really recommend to not miss!

  5. Chanti Hazeleger August 16, 2013 at 15:23 Log in to Reply

    Nice pictures! Beautiful picture of Bu on the 2nd page.

  6. Maria Alice Ferigo September 6, 2013 at 09:04 Log in to Reply

    Uhmm… Hard to choose one best hike! πŸ™‚ if you can understand some words of italian, go here:
    http://www.magicoveneto.it/dolomiti/
    There are pretty much all hikes in the dolomities, with technical infos and stuff. I think you shouldn’t miss the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, one of the best spots, whose “ownership” is of Belluno, but we’re all the time fighting with Bolzano that claims the Tre Cime are its property πŸ˜‰ actually half of our political issues are on this ( and related ) questions!!
    They’re above cortina and auronzo, there’s a national park there and very close ( you see it if coming from cortina ) there’s misurina lake, also really beautiful.
    Oh, and you should really gather as much infos as you can — dolomities are most definetely not hills, some hikes can be very tricky and challenging and need specifical preparation and equipment.
    If you want to know more — just ask! πŸ™‚

    • LoLaBu September 6, 2013 at 12:57 Log in to Reply

      Thanks, that helps a lot! I’ll certainly research it well before leaving -- it’s a plan for next summer πŸ™‚ We always check the trails are safe for dogs and turn around if necessary. They have amazing climbing skills, but we certainly never take any risks.

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