Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Day #12 - TMB Trek

 Day #12 - TMB Trek


Monday, August 14th


Hiking Day #7 - Champex to Trient via Alp Bovine - 10.9 miles - 2,519’ ascent - 3,103’ descent.  


A really solid effort today!   I got the first full night of sleep I’ve had in 5-6 days last night, and I awoke with only a minor sore throat.  My resting pulse rate was also just about back to normal.   All very good things!!  Thankful!!


I started and was able to stay with Greg and Korby all day.  The first 3-4 miles were easy, flat terrain.  This was followed by an aggressive 2,500’ climb.  It was steep - but I was able to hang on.  The final part of the day consisted of a pretty good downhill into Trient.


Trient is a quiet little Swiss town tucked away in this valley.  Very small town - no Wi-Fi tonight unfortunately.  We were only able to check-in at 3pm, so we lounged in this backyard garden area for a couple hours.  They had really comfortable, lounging chairs.  I was under a nice shade tree, with a gentle breeze blowing, beautiful, towering Swiss Alps in my distant view.  I drifted off for an hour nap - incredible!!!


We checked into our room, grabbed a shower, then hung out on the outside deck of a restaurant for a couple drinks with Jack.  Dinner will be served at 7pm.   A great comeback day!


……..Great dinner.  Pasta, salad, and a dessert cake.  Each hotel is different - and some of them assign seats for the evening meals.  Tonight - Greg and I were seated with a husband and wife from Queenstown, South Island - New Zealand, and a man (from Alberta, Canada) and his daughter (from the Yukon in Canada).   Very interesting conversations- my favorite time of the day!


Goodnight from the Swiss Alps.  Tomorrow we’ll re-enter France to complete our three country loop and return where we started.  3 hiking days left (Plus maybe more - been strategizing a way to complete the TMB after all - details later.)


Start to the morning in Champex

Really neat buildings everywhere 

Flat stretch to start the day

Distant mountains 

Entering the woods

Awesome



Typical trail

More views

Lots of cows

Cows with noisy cowbells

Very nice

More views

Final couple miles into town

Entering Trient





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