The going to the sun trip

Mid-August. The weather is not that great in Tignes, but it doesn't matter because I am heading south to meet my former roommates.
Leaving Tignes (green) and going to Briançon (red)


And my smart friends had brought the mansion-tent: 2 bedrooms and a large living room. A very good idea, it turned out, as we actually spent most of the weekend in it.
A few pics of the short hike we had time to do. The scenery is quite different from further north. Elevations are mostly the same, but the weather is (usually) warmer, with winds coming from the south, and there is less snow up in the mountains. The grass also looks yellower.



Taking advantage of still dry weather to check the itinerary - we don't want to get lost and soaked..




It was a nice weekend though. We had a chance to visit Briançon, a very pretty mountain city. I did not take pictures, but the boy did and is supposed to send them to me. Then I'll post them.
After two days of winter, though, I decided it was time for me to go back to Tignes - and summer.