Mont Blanc - Queen or Monarch

Mont Blanc, at 15,780 ft., could be considered the Queen of the Alps. This massif is circled by valleys in France, Switzerland and Italy. It contains five glaciers and more than fifty major peaks. This is our story as we hike the Tour Du Mont Blanc. We hope you follow along. 

Lord Byron said "Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains; they crown'd him long ago on a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, with a diadem of snow."

 We are aging baby boomers, 65+ year old codgers, who enjoy walking/hiking. In 2013 I completed 420 miles on the Appalachian Trail. In 2014 for our 44th wedding anniversary we completed the Camino de Santiago/The Way of St. James (a walk of almost 500 miles) beginning in France and finishing in Santiago, Spain. We kept a a Camino blog here. This year we'll celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary with a much shorter trek at approx. 112 miles but with elevation changes daily that will make it more strenuous.

"Living a life is much like climbing mountains--the summits are always further off than you think, but when a man has a goal, he always feels he's working toward something." Louis L'Amour

Such a fresh fragrance this time of year and beautiful too!