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 dwelling.
Wooohoo! A wonderful journey in the dead of night freezing chilly to see the dawn with my nice associates Richard and Tim.
A very good dawn journey requires an unimpeded view in the direction of the dawn. The objective is at all times to reach at the very least 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 high. It has an unimpeded summit view south: instantly under is Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) and within the distance the Alps. Excellent!
We cheerfully climbed this beautiful street, chatted slightly, breathed closely rather a lot. The trouble saved 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 awesome 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 tips on how to totally seize the intense lighting, and many others. However the first few seconds of the solar was wonderful. Tim was an ideal mannequin and allowed me to yell at him as he rode posed.
It’s great when a loopy concept works out so properly. Thanks for the nice firm. That is my fourth dawn journey with Tim, and my second with Richard. We’ve already begun brainstorming a superb candidate for subsequent yr.
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