day hikes, or even multi-day hikes with nights spent under roofs, don’t require you to make a purchase at your local purveyor of rugged-person equipment.
Tag: hiking
Day Hike: Marseille to Cassis Along the Calanques
Walking from Marseille to Cassis through the Calanques National Park
Day Hike: Lacs de la Pra
The Lacs de la Pra are a smattering of tiny lakes in the Belledonne mountain range, a western section of the Alps. And what a section.
11 TAPIF Must-Dos
There are lots of ways to take advantage of your resident expatriate status during the TAPIF
Bicycling and Broiling in Burgundy
The heart and essence of France is not Paris, it’s the cultivated countryside.
The Restorative Properties of Fresh(er) Air
My personal outdoor-exercise drug of choice: mountains.
Worst-Kept Secret
The Cinque Terre secret is REALLY out.
Day Hike: Rochetaillée and the Gouffre d’Enfer
A day hike in the hilly Parc du Pilat
Three Hops Above Grenoble: La Bastille, Mont Jalla, and Mont Rachais
The three-viewpoint ascent of La Bastille (big hill), Mont Jalla (about 600 m), and Mont Rachais (about 1000 m) is one pretty-much continuous climb suited to shorter, colder day
Day Hike: Aix-les-Bains Gare SNCF to Belvédère du Mont Revard
A relatively sporty day hike without too much transportation hassle
Transient Local 