Sure, I’m nonetheless right here. I do know I haven’t posted in a very long time. Sorry. I’m nonetheless using. However for varied causes this yr it’s been primarily from residence.
Wooohoo! A wonderful journey at midnight freezing chilly to see the dawn with my nice buddies Richard and Tim.
An excellent dawn journey requires an unimpeded view in direction of the dawn. The purpose is at all times to reach not less than 10 minutes earlier than the dawn to benefit from the altering sky. It was chilly and windy so we have been closely dressed and all had bike lights prepared for this beautiful 12.7 kilometre climb on a quiet Jura mountain forest street.
The climb to La Barillette is the third highest paved street within the Juras. There’s a Swisscom communication tower and a Skyguide aviation radar tower on the prime. It has an unimpeded summit view south: straight under is Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) and within the distance the Alps. Excellent!
We cheerfully climbed this beautiful street, chatted a little bit, breathed closely rather a lot. The hassle stored us heat.
There was a robust Bise (north wind) on the summit and we have been chilly as soon as we stopped pedalling so we have been impatient for the solar to rise. However what an incredible view: Mont Blanc was so clear within the distance, excessive above the clouds. And an orange glow.
After which the solar peeked over the Alps. I want I used to be a greater photographer and knew the right way to totally seize the brilliant lighting, and so on. However the first few seconds of the solar was superb. Tim was an ideal mannequin and allowed me to yell at him as he rode posed.
It’s great when a loopy thought works out so effectively. Thanks for the good firm. That is my fourth dawn journey with Tim, and my second with Richard. We now have already begun brainstorming candidate for subsequent yr.
For different dawn rides see:
- Cime de la Bonette
- Grand Colombier
- Mont Ventoux
- Mont Salève
- Col du Galibier
Ventoux
Bonette
Grand Colombier
Grand Colombier
Galibier
Mont Salève
