Afternoon Hike: Fort St. Eynard

A couple of weekends ago, Matt and I went on an afternoon hike with some friends. The absolute best thing about living in/near Grenoble is that we are surrounded by three different mountain ranges, and therefore there are so many good hiking trails less than 20 minutes away from our house :)

Enjoy the photos!

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Solo leading the way like the little shepherd he is ;)

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Almost near the top

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Since it’s an old fort, there were these old gates around the base. Solo was too afraid to explore them…

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The view from the top (not overlooking Grenoble)

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The beautiful Belledonne in the background.

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The top, overlooking Grenoble

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My two boys :)

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Our little family <3

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Another gorgeous view of the mountains

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The city of Grenoble! It looked so small from up there.

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Another picture of Grenoble

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On the way down we passed by a herd of sheep! Look at the little lamb :)

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Another picture of the lamb and it’s mother.

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Seriously, so precious!

Autumn Landscapes

IMG_4314 I just love the mountains that surround our home. There’s a saying about Grenoble: Everytime you turn a corner you can see the mountains at the end of the street. Ok, that was a really bad paraphrase, but it’s true. We’re surrounded by three different mountain ranges: the Belledonne (pictured here), the Chartreuse, and the Vercors. Some people don’t like Grenoble because the mountains can make them feel closed in, but I completely disagree. Being from Florida, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to seeing these gorgeous juts of rock every time I go outside. And now as the trees continue changing color, the mountains become prettier and prettier! They are definitely at their prettiest in the wintertime, but autumn is a nice view too :) The skies were clear and the magic hour lighting was perfect this afternoon so I just had to run outside to snap a few pictures to brag about show everyone. So far it has been a warm autumn, but the trees are making up for it by looking like this: IMG_4317 Hope your little corner of the world is looking beautiful, whether you’re enjoying the autumn or the springtime!