Alps are still so beautiful - 2017's season

• Alps are still so beautiful - 2017's season
  Posted by zebulon on 18 Sep, 2017 13:13
• 2017's Alpine season is now finished (for motorbiking ) - Skiing and riding will begin in 3 months
  
  Done some interesting rides, a lot of off-road tracks in France and Italy (and also in Cévennes but not the subject here ) ; put the AT on some passes she do not know ...
  
  First done the International Africa twin festival , based in Alberville, done 3 days of nice rides on passes around
  
  Arriving at the camping with Olivier and it's nice candy
  
  
  
  All Honda adventure bikes were represented
  
  
  
  I prefer tracks with less people (too much dust  ) , just near Madeleine pass (2000m)
  
  
  
  A lot of stops, temperature was up to 39° at the end of June
  
  
  
  
  
  scenic roads
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Just under Iseran at Bonneval
  
  
  
  and some oldies
  
  
  
   
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  Posted by MrKiwi on 18 Sep, 2017 19:25
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  Posted by zebulon on 18 Sep, 2017 22:45
• Last part of our Alpine season
  
  
  
  Others parts coming later ...
   
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  Posted by Two Plugs on 20 Sep, 2017 11:27
• Love it! 
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  Posted by zebulon on 22 Sep, 2017 18:13
• Then beginning of July have done Stella Alpina
  
   
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  Posted by zebulon on 22 Sep, 2017 18:33
• Then I ride a little bit with Michelle (done Stella alone  ), and we have planned since years too, to go to Assietta road & pass
  
  Not very good weather arriving Sestrière
  
  
  
  Before you begin, some panel to read 
  
  
  
  But we begun ascent to Basset pass
  
  
  
  And arriving to the pass
  
  
  
  Some other pass to ride
  
  
  
  And we arrive
  
  
  
  Next travelers will remember of us
  
  
  
  Vertiginous passages, stunning landscape   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  and it is the end of the road, we are not far from Finestre pass 
  
  
  
  
  
   
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  Posted by Jyrays on 22 Sep, 2017 19:54
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  Posted by MrKiwi on 25 Sep, 2017 02:31
• Thanks zebulon, very nice... 
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  Posted by zebulon on 25 Sep, 2017 12:41
• Then I've done the Parpaillon Tunnel with my friend Gilles and his GS
  
  Beginning from Risoul resort and Valbelle pass,  it is the indentation in the middle ...
  
  
  
  very nice in the morning ,nobody on the slopes only some marmots 
  
  
  
  Then beginning the ride down to St-André d'Embrun
  
  
  
  Nice track under the larch
  
  
  
  difficult to imagine how the earth gave birth
  
  
  
  A little stop to the pass "Col de la Coche"
  
  
  
  And a nice view on the serre-ponçon lake
  
  
  
  
  
  Tunnel is open !
  
  
  
  inhabitants of the mountain...
  
  
  
  Just stunning !
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  last turn before the pass & tunnel
  
  
  
  
  
  and we are at the top, "barre des Ecrins" on the back yard 
  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  Tunnel is something like this, no more snow this year but a lot of water and mud in the middle (550 m long )
  
  
  
  Quietly the same thing the other side
  
  
  
   
  
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  Posted by zebulon on 25 Sep, 2017 12:41
• It is the Ubaye side (South)
  
  
  
  harder side 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The end is easier
  
  
  
  do not follow the panel 
  
  
  
  Was a nice trip ! 
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  Posted by Two Plugs on 25 Sep, 2017 15:32
• Love it, great pictures. 
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  Posted by zebulon on 25 Sep, 2017 15:51
• Quote from: Two Plugs on 25 Sep, 2017 15:32

  Love it, great pictures. 
  

  
  waiting for you 
• #12 Reply
  Posted by Two Plugs on 26 Sep, 2017 09:26
• Quote from: zebulon on 25 Sep, 2017 15:51

  Quote from: Two Plugs on 25 Sep, 2017 15:32

  Love it, great pictures. 
  

  
  waiting for you 
  

  
  Yeh, rub it in to me, a poor flatlander... 
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  Posted by MrKiwi on 26 Sep, 2017 11:07
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• #14 Reply
  Posted by Jyrays on 26 Sep, 2017 18:52
• Quote from: Two Plugs on 26 Sep, 2017 09:26

  Quote from: zebulon on 25 Sep, 2017 15:51

  Quote from: Two Plugs on 25 Sep, 2017 15:32

  Love it, great pictures. 
  

  
  waiting for you 
  

  
  
  Yeh, rub it in to me, a poor flatlander... 
  

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