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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m

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viharnik14. 07. 2010 19:05:21
For the return to Genoa to the south and home, I chose a circular tour over the highest European pass Col de l'Iseran 2770m. Here I met a young cyclist from Colorado USA, who later explained that his roots from his great-grandfather are from Slovenia, he knows that. He came by bike on vacation from America, partly by train, higher ascents by bike, and was very enthusiastic about nature. Briefly, I viewed the church of Mary and the souvenir hut, then the road descends through smaller idyllic high-mountain villages to Lanslevillard 1500m, where the road turns left to Mt. Cenis pass 2083m, further with a slight descent, we spot the huge lake Lac du Mt. Cenis, all still on French soil. Later we finally reach the Italian side. Below, I won't talk about the rip-off of Italian tolls. I paid twice without a ticket (drove through city accesses meanwhile - Garmin) and later joined the motorway. I just snarled at the collector, asking what and with what they charge, he arrogantly and bitterly replied that he can't help, that's how it is, and closed the window. You can tell I've entered Italy one way or another. Well, later I was stewing in Genoa at 38°C. At night in the middle of Italy, the temperature on motorways doesn't drop below 27.5°C. After the long trip, I safely arrived home at 3 a.m., despite the nighttime bang of two cars around me (chain collision). In thanks to the guardian above me, I just prayed in gratitude and drove into the night towards Ljubljana.
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m View waving goodbye to the pleasant host, already on the hairpin turns of Col de l'Iseran1
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m In half an hour and 17km already arriving at the highest pass in Europe2
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Hut at the pass3
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m 5
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Photo of previously easily accessible Col Pers saddle 3009m, now right tip of rocky summit where I was7
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Above Pointe des Lessiers 3043m, accessible8
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Mean martin 3330m, right9
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m View into the valley10
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Church of St. Mary de'l Iseran11
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Statues of St. Mary also as souvenirs12
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m History (I still need to translate)15
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Friendly saleswomen with souvenirs in the hut, on the other side refreshment place17
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Well, let's go down, although unwillingly18
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m 19
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m The road winds to the next ridge on the right20
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m 21
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m First idyllic village below Bonneval-sur-Arc 1800m22
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Church and lake23
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Below the road forks into remote valleys of high mountains25
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m L´Albaron 3637m from the foot of the valley26
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Lanslevillard 1500m, where we turn left to the Mt.Cenis pass 2083m27
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Top of the pass29
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m A little lower is the huge lake Lac du Mt.Cenis30
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m According to the map it is at least 2x larger than Lake Bohinj31
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Taken from 2064m altitude - Garmin Nuvi 255W32
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m By the road house-pyramid34
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Still in France35
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m For a better idea of the lake's size36
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Still French destinations by the lake38
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m here already the border crossing with Italy, where two policemen were standing39
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Descent to the Turin lowland with many more hairpins than the St. Bernard pass-Aosta direction40
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Here already nearby Genoa42
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Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m Restored old ocean-going sailboat44
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m I apologize, here right the snow-free peak where I walked Pointe Sud de Bezin 3061m45
Col de l'Iseran 2770m, Col du Mt. Cenis 2083m From Val d'Isère I brought home a nice gift (ceramic bowl for the oven - recipe written right from that valley and nice tea cosies)46
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