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This was so lucky. I can’t believe that it came out so clear.
2 years agoGorgeous picture!
2 years agoWe got the train to the top! Then rode the Via Rhona. Fantastic
2 years agoI know. This was a big disappointment. It all happened too quickly, and then he slithered off.
2 years agoWait! You didn't get a photo of the snake!
2 years agoI feel the same way having now seen your photos. Of course I've never been to France but still, I had no idea the landscape was so dramatic.
2 years agoWe biked the top of this, from Grimsel Pass to Brig, over 30 years ago. I’d love to see it again, and continue downriver to Geneva. Unfortunately, you have to get up there first. I’m not sure we could make it over Grimsel any more.
2 years agoWell, they actually are called Maikaffers (may bugs) in Germany. I actually saw a few a couple weeks ago here in Ohio. Not a climate change deal really. They continue to emerge through August... Depending on the species and the local weather.
2 years agoAre you sure? It’s not even mid-May yet. Maybe they’re coming out early because of climate change.
2 years agoWhat we call Junebugs around here. Larvae are white grubs that gardeners hate. Lots of species and they all seem to look alike.
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Yes you are doing a great job selling us on the Via Rhona
2 years agoJust Wow!
2 years agoI can feel the glow of your happiness all the way over here!
2 years agoThe wonderful part of the Via Rhona Ithink is from the Rhône Glacier to Geneva. All in all a spectacular route with so much variation
2 years ago
See you soon - can hardly wait!
2 years ago