The Alps

[Daveyboyjunior]

A few pics of our trip to the French /Italian border.
Driving between 9000 & 13000 ft up...awesome!

[threedogs]

Awesome pics
how remote is a place like that?

[Daveyboyjunior]

Thanks TD, oddly the nearest town Bardonecchia was about 20miles away, but you're climbing for about two hours to get to a spot like this Col du Sommelier the highest driveable track in Europe!

[rusty_nail]

wowowow! crazy mate, i cant believe how barren it is! why is it so inhospitable? too high? too cold? thanks for sharing mate, we have absolutely nothing like that(the altitude) here is australia

[threedogs]

wowowow! crazy mate, i cant believe how barren it is! why is it so inhospitable? too high? too cold? thanks for sharing mate, we have absolutely nothing like that(the altitude) here is australia

Totally agree what would live in an enviroment like that, has to be very hardy IMO,
again awesome, any more pics?

[Daveyboyjunior]

Thanks Guys, I'll post some more. Threw a few up to check they would load ok.
These pics were September 2015. Massive temp range from 25c in the valleys to 7c in the mountains, but that drops to -4c at night.
Wildlife not much, mountain foxes and Marmots ( a kind of prairie dog/beaver) that you only see in the Alps.
Basically these two animals can burrow through the hard ground and stay up there all year round.
No birds, except for small finches lower down the slopes and Golden Eagles higher up.

[Daveyboyjunior]

Here's a few more....
64890
64891
64893
64892
64894

[Daveyboyjunior]

some more pics...

[Daveyboyjunior]

More Alps pics....

[Daveyboyjunior]

Bumped.
Checkout this 'photos' section for more pics

[mudnut]

Wow! beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing with us.

[Daveyboyjunior]

Wow! beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing with us.

Hey, you're all very welcome. I'm really chuffed at the response Mudnut, cheers!

[lucus30]

Thanks mate for sharing. It's great to see different parts of the world.
As others have said we don't have anything remotely even close to that terrain

Keep posting. Always love to see new pictures

[threedogs]

Yeah agree get sick of seeing pics of ayers rock etc too commercial these days.lol
Your pics are what Id call postcard perfect, again thanks heaps, nothing like that
here in Oz.

[Daveyboyjunior]

Some more pics, this time taking in the Somme area of Northern France on the way down to the Alps.
One of the more sombre moments, visiting an Australian WW1 cemetery outside of Arras. Respect..
64952
64954
64955
64956
64957
64958
64959
This is the Napoleonic fort we camp in on the French Italian border..
64960
64961
Colle de Tende..53 hairpin bends!
64962
64963
64964
64965
64966
Camping on the lower slopes...
64967

[Daveyboyjunior]

Youve probably realised by now, that the Pajero in the pictures was mine before I got my Patrol. Enjoy all the same!

[threedogs]

Again great pics, thats a great looking awning
Im sure a lot of us here have some one buried
in that cemetery,,,Lest we forget,,,

[blocko05]

Wow, what an experience you must of had. Thankyou for sharing them with us.

[Daveyboyjunior]

You're welcome Blocko, many thanks!
Equally I would love to drive your part of the world....

[threedogs]

You're welcome Blocko, many thanks!
Equally I would love to drive your part of the world....

You'd love it from the purist air in the world and stunning scenery in Tasmania through the arid deserts
of central Aust, up to the tropical rain forests of Nth queenlsand, Then the beauty of S/W western Aust
up the west coast right up to the Kimberlies, Yep we have it all or go off the beaten track if youre prepared
for expedition style touring. Over here you need to travel light and travel smart a few have been bitten on the Butt
from being under prepared.

[Cuppa]

It's a few decades since wife & I travelled in that area on motorcycles. Stunning scenery as your pics show. Thanks for sharing. One shot in particular had me feeling pangs of envy, we didn't manage to get off the bitumen.


http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=65191&stc=1

[Daveyboyjunior]

Thanks Cuppa, my Caroline took that shot, and it won our UK forum competition.
Davey

[Daniel75]

Awesome pics Daveyboyjunior

[Daveyboyjunior]

Thanks Dan!🙂