On the way to Lacs de Bastan (Bastan lakes), Natural Reserve of Neouvielle, Hautes-PyrénéesIt snowed one night in the middle of our stay in Hautes-Pyrénées (in the southwest part of France) last month. The following day, we are greeted by a bright sun and this lovely vista --- snow as early as first week of October! It was such a pleasant surprise, a wonderful and unexpected change of landscape for our hike. We’ve never done raquette à neige (snowshoeing/ hiking in the snow) before, and this was a fine initiation. With the brilliant sun against the clear blue sky, everything glistens as the sunbeams strike the snow-covered scenery. It was like being in “winter wonderland” in early autumn. I hope we can do more of this kind of hike in the future *hopeful sigh*.
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16 comments:
beautiful mountain. happy ww!
Looking at snow I am freezing, lol !
Saturday I am off to Egypt for 2 weeks ! No snow for me !
Terrific shot. I'll have to get to the Hautes-Pyrénées one of these days.
Beautiful view!
I have never seen real snow all my life.
Breathtaking!
Mountains are always so breathtaking and lovely. Thank you for your comments to me. I hope to travel to Europe again someday.
Wow that is an amazing photo. I will have to get there one day
That's a gorgeous picture. I love scenic mountain photos. So did you enjoy snow shoeing? I haven't done that in ages!
Nature certainly does as she pleases--and pleases the eye in the process!
Brrrr
Ours is here...
Beautiful sight! Breathtaking!
A stunning shot of the mountain covered in snow :)
to everybody: thanks for dropping by and taking the time to leave a word or two...
to Beth F and Junebug: the national parks here are worth visiting...
to Tricia: yep, i enjoyed it... had a bit of difficulty finding the "trail signs" but it was worth it:)!
to Gattina: enjoy your "egyptian" holidays:!
Hi Lareine!!
What a spectacular view !! Lucky you, to have been there. Love your new layout. The pictures have truely taken a new "dimension".
Regards
Girish
hi girish! thanks for the visit... how"s the voyage?... i hope the sea isn't giving you a hard time:)...
and yeah, it was a marvelous sight... there wasn't supposed to be snow there at that time, so i have my lucky stars to thank for that... glad you like the new layout:)...
i really need to visit you (i mean your site) as soon as possible... i hope i haven't missed a lot :)...
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