After lunch we decided to take a trail to the Croix de Fer (literally Cross of Iron). I took one of my favorite pictures along the way – the snow on Mont Blanc and the surrounding clouds seem to blend right into eachother.
While the trail itself wasn’t difficult, at times you were effectively walking on a ridge with steep drops on both sides. As long as you paid attention you were fine, but a missed step here or there would have led to a bit of a fall.
Here are some pictures of Emilie standing at the summit.
We took a different route back down to Trient and it included equally beautiful scenery. By chance we had selected a trail that benefited from the afternoon sun, which was nice as there was a bit of a late-afternoon breeze with cold temperatures in the shade.
There were some nice wildflowers on the way down, as well as some dairy cows near the bottom of the trail. I’m always amazed at how the cows are able to keep there balance on such steep slopes.
As we finished the hike we had a nice view of one of the glaciers in the area (or at least what’s left of it thanks to global warming).
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