tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46066508608607248872024-02-25T21:47:54.370+01:00Luc and CassyLuc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-2760896914437033602013-05-21T21:54:00.001+02:002013-05-21T21:54:05.049+02:00Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our Christmas present to each other in 2012 was our trip to Paris and Normandy. One that I will never forget! </div>
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Luc got some amazing photos from the top of the Eiffel Tower.</div>
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Crepes!</div>
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Awesome Christmas markets all over Paris.</div>
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31 weeks pregnant.</div>
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Luc and I at the beaches of Normandy. This was our last big trip together and it was awesome! It rained the entire time that we were there but we had the place to ourselves. </div>
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One of the American Cemeteries that we visited. So incredible the number of soldiers that lost their lives fighting for freedom. </div>
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Visiting Mont St. Michel a beautiful castle about an hour away from the beaches of Normandy.</div>
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We visited Utah and Omaha Beach.</div>
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Luc enjoying his baguette while driving. He loved his bread! </div>
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Dave, the Sierra Nevada legend, looking strong on the 13-mile roundtrip hike</div>
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The Sierra Newt. These dudes are like salamanders, except they have an aquatic phase.</div>
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The smallest newt either of us had ever seen</div>
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Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-27346176915036955162012-11-13T23:17:00.000+01:002012-11-13T21:58:32.620+01:00Switzerland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In November, our family met up for a long weekend in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. </div>
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Mom, Joe, Luc, Cassy, Alex, Britton. It was awesome having almost everyone together...we missed Chance!</div>
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The town of Lauterbrunnen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, can be summed up in 8 photos (in no particular order):<br />
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1. Lauterbrunnen is an awesome valley surrounded by huge walls</div>
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2. The Swiss stack their firewood even neater than the Italians</div>
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3. Cable cars make for super easy access to the high mountains</div>
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4. Magnificent waterfalls are the norm</div>
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5. Cowbells (and cows) are everywhere; traditionally, the bigger the bell, the richer the farmer</div>
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6. The Swiss invented milk chocolate (side note: you can buy mayo in a tube)</div>
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7. BASE jumping access doesn't get much better than this</div>
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8. There probably isn't a better afternoon via ferrata than this one:</div>
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That's the 8-photo summary. </div>
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Let's take another look at that via ferrata. </div>
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When I first saw this suspension bridge, I knew I had to cross it. I approached the first time without gear and as soon as I put a foot on the bridge, the other end (200 feet away) swayed like crazy. I backed off and Alex and I returned later in the day with rented gear.</div>
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Many Italian via ferratas are old supply routes for WWI soldiers that have been maintained by the Italian Alpine Club. This ferrata, though, was built purely for tourists. They purposely built a scary-as-hell route with easy lift access that could be done in a couple of hours.</div>
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The autumn leaves were spectacular.</div>
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The family in front of Staubbach Falls</div>
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Joe got his first taste of Switzerland when we crossed this pass just after leaving northern Italy.</div>
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Two perspectives of Staubbauch Falls from our apartment</div>
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Britton, Alex, Mom, and Cassy take the scenic ride to the summit of Schilthorn</div>
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The Eiger (3970 m), Mönch (4107 m), and Jungfrau (4158 m). If I'm still in Europe next summer, I hope to climb an easy route on the Eiger.</div>
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The town of Mürren, only accessible by cable car</div>
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This was our third trip to the annual Festa della Zucca (Pumpkin Festival) in the walled city of Venzone, Italy.</div>
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Pumpkin muffins, doughnuts, liquor, pizza, ice cream, gnocchi, soup...pumpkin everything.</div>
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Cassy, Tiff, and Meghan went on a 7-day cruise that left out of Venice with stops in Italy, Greece, and Montenegro. I served as editor-in-chief for this trip report. After browsing over 1,000 photos from the trip, I've concluded that the girls had a pretty decent time.</div>
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<br />Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-49455003829518872542012-09-15T13:30:00.000+02:002013-01-06T19:25:15.089+01:00Paddling the Fjords of Norway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Cassy is calling our 5-day Norway trip at the end of August, "the best trip we've done in Europe." I think she's right.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Crew<br />Top Row: Riot, Boba, Nic, Britton, Gina, Craps<br />Bottom Row: Jennifer, Alana, Tonka, Gaza, Lady Gaza, Amanda, Michae</span>l</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's make one thing clear: this was not a sufferfest. We spent lots of time "foraging" for food after our guide laid out enough grub for 20 people (we had 13 in our group). Fresh avocados, blueberries, delicious bread, cheese, potatoes, burgers, pesto, and wine were all standard fare.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Planning the route. Here, Tonka worries about the 50 miles of paddling and a bit of hiking. We spent 2 nights in a Norwegian home and 2 nights in tents. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Josh and Jennifer in front of one of more than 100 waterfalls we saw in 5 days.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The fjords were carved by glaciers and subsequently filled in by the ocean. The mountains rise 2000-3000 feet above the fjords. The water itself is up to 4,000 feet deep in one section we paddled.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Riot demonstrates how to make your wife nervous with a stupid human trick.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Norwegian kids were absolutely psyched to see us when we landed our kayaks on the banks below their school yard.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nic guides in Norway in the northern summer and in New Zealand in the southern summer.</span></td></tr>
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In June, we drove to the city of Rovinj, Croatia for the 2012 Salsa Dancing Festival. We spent several days cruising the beach on our bikes during the day and salsa dancing late into the night. </div>
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Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-17362470254022927112012-09-12T23:52:00.000+02:002012-09-15T13:36:05.035+02:00Malta - A Photographer's Paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our March 2012 trip to Malta was rainy and windy, but still completely awesome. With tons of colors and culture, this island south of Italy is a photographer's dream.</div>
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Our July 4th trip in the Italian Dolomites was fantastic. We spent 5 days on Alta Via 1 (High Route 1), which consisted of gorgeous hiking between mountain rifugios (huts). As Kenny said, "Take everything bad away from backpacking (heavy loads, setting up and breaking down camp, etc.), keep everything good, add beer, wine, polenta, a shower, and a bed...that's hiking in the Dolomites."</div>
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Rifugio Cinque Torri - my favorite rifugio</div>
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Day 2: Cinque Torri to Passo Staulanza</div>
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View of Monte Pelmo from our rifugio at Passo Staulanza.</div>
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Our lunch stop at Rifugio Coldai, perched on the edge of huge cliffs.</div>
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Rifugio Tissi with the iconic Civetta in the background</div>
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Alex looks 2000' down to the town and lake of Alleghe</div>
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Day 3: steep climbs and awesome views on the way to Rifugio Carestiato</div>
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Lunch stop at Rifugio Vazzoler. This place is a perfect base camp for long climbs on Torre Venezia and Torre Trieste (visible in the background). Torre Trieste is a popular spot for BASE jumpers as well.</div>
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Last stop: Rifugio Carestiato</div>
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Typical rifugio accommodations</div>
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Cassy finishes the long trek with a short hike to the car on day 5</div>
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<span id="goog_525994251"></span><span id="goog_525994252"></span><br />Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-58469654908069289472012-06-12T21:57:00.000+02:002012-08-24T16:04:14.967+02:00Lightning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The beginning of June felt more like October, with rain storms constantly rolling through northern Italy. I shot these from a bedroom window and from our front yard.</div>
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Chance, Joe, and I spent Mother's Day in South Lake Tahoe with Mom. Unfortunately, we didn't take any money from the house, but I did get a few shots from the weekend.</div>
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Room with a view.</div>
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This balloon takes off and lands on the lake. </div>
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I was out shooting in the early morning and not really getting anything good. Just as I was about to leave, the balloon filled up and drifted right above me.</div>
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Disk Golf</div>
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Chance and his dog Cleo have been playing a lot of disk golf lately, so we explored a new course in the woods near Lake Tahoe.</div>
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<br />Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-14615536785154021922012-05-08T00:31:00.000+02:002012-05-16T00:37:24.815+02:00Yosemite - Climbing Snake Dike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Chance wanted to climb a classic Yosemite line, so I picked Snake Dike (5.7). The climb is a great Valley experience and entails 16 miles of hiking and 800 ft of technical climbing. It's a big day.</div>
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Snake Dike ascends the low angle rock to the right of the vertical face.</div>
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After a 4 a.m. wakeup, we finally reached the back side of Half Dome and I found perfect reflections in this lake.</div>
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Meanwhile, Chance was feeling terrible. He tried to beat the lightheadedness and shakes with frequent naps in the pine needles, on a rock, or in the sand. He also ate all our food, which seemed to help.</div>
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Pitch 1.</div>
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At pitch 3, the route follows an intrusion (dike). At times, there's no protection for 75 feet, but the climbing is easy and the views are awesome.</div>
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In the high season, the cables are up and wooden planks create stairs up the dome. But in the off season, we descended the slabs by picking up the cables and bat-manning down.</div>
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The Mist Trail - more than just a clever name.</div>
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This fountain is 7 miles from the top of Half Dome. Our bottles had been empty for quite a while when we finally got here. You can see how psyched Chance is to drink some cold water.</div>
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I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a month-long training for work. I was lucky to have Chance stay with me for the whole month, which meant lots of time hiking and climbing in NM.</div>
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El Rito, about 2 hours north of Albuquerque, is now on my list of top 5 favorite places to sport climb.</div>
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The next 4 shots were taken by Andy Bean.</div>
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The Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos.</div>
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Chance and I drove from Albuquerque to Colorado Springs to visit with Auntie M, Eza, and Max. It was great to be back for the first time in 5 years or so.</div>
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I was psyched to reunite Air Force Academy Wings of Blue skydivers. Here's the legendary Bryan Stokes.</div>Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-15065082078936808612012-04-08T00:12:00.000+02:002012-05-16T00:37:24.828+02:00Dolomites Peaks - Piancavallo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A simple day hike near Aviano resulted in surprisingly steep terrain and awesome views. We are incredibly lucky to be able to hike in the Dolomites with just a 30-minute drive from our house.</div>
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<br />Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-61823670162845224652012-02-12T12:29:00.002+01:002012-02-12T12:29:32.457+01:00Sardinia, Italy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R0-UGC_Ym1nVnQ2ehtrIQspxUq4OMfMUXHPq2p0EPUfpVBp6foTr6_RNjm6f2I9KAtRT-GAi-gS6HJoa2Jsq4CwWVNjJS8kYNXw4VUqPRMf87tCQCSReD3vRpYyAmoNkbW1o57_Hpy-s/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-11+at+9.14.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R0-UGC_Ym1nVnQ2ehtrIQspxUq4OMfMUXHPq2p0EPUfpVBp6foTr6_RNjm6f2I9KAtRT-GAi-gS6HJoa2Jsq4CwWVNjJS8kYNXw4VUqPRMf87tCQCSReD3vRpYyAmoNkbW1o57_Hpy-s/s640/Screen+shot+2012-02-11+at+9.14.41+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sardinia, an island 150 miles long by 50 miles wide and just west of the Italian mainland, has been on our travel list for a long time. Sardinia is known for its great beaches, tasty Italian food, lots of rock to climb, and gorgeous views. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KSiQ_VczCoC-wDwYO-hLETIOj8JbA9RZ8g0-9o8WKqen8uGMrMZZNFrpk8NPb1nUzUlxUp9gL6qmo7AKrZ_eD_ytG7W08xrsEYoZ2ndYL0fwsip8wJOz8GzP0GeZttWl3dUXiYw_JhSW/s1600/Sardegna-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KSiQ_VczCoC-wDwYO-hLETIOj8JbA9RZ8g0-9o8WKqen8uGMrMZZNFrpk8NPb1nUzUlxUp9gL6qmo7AKrZ_eD_ytG7W08xrsEYoZ2ndYL0fwsip8wJOz8GzP0GeZttWl3dUXiYw_JhSW/s400/Sardegna-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent 7 nights at an amazing hotel in the sleepy town of Tortoli, about midway up the east coast of Sardinia. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We drove north to the coastal town of Cala Gonone. The drive consisted of 1.5 hours of 25 mph curves, dodging horses, cows, sheep, and pigs as they roamed the fenceless land.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Rain or not, we decided to go hiking. This photo below of Cassy pretty much says, "THIS IS NOT THE VACATION I SIGNED UP FOR!" The wind was absolutely howling and we were freezing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U8OYCMkQfYL01dYSp8toej9yuUe3gLR4qFcVw2j83Jq4jucgDiHKhyphenhyphenfUJwTvdF3_LLLM9m6xM9XuIIyzhywCSacTtTBvAjh5Z5LomehwOGZcLXiw1b1zZwfos0DApRj4sxwcLTlSErhu/s1600/Sardegna-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U8OYCMkQfYL01dYSp8toej9yuUe3gLR4qFcVw2j83Jq4jucgDiHKhyphenhyphenfUJwTvdF3_LLLM9m6xM9XuIIyzhywCSacTtTBvAjh5Z5LomehwOGZcLXiw1b1zZwfos0DApRj4sxwcLTlSErhu/s640/Sardegna-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As we started to hike out of the parking area, a ranger who was hidden out in her car stopped us to give the, "It's dangerous out there" speech. I guess she saw that we had decent rain gear and day packs, so she just told us the forecast was crappy and then let us go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnVRjCbgCr0Tv97JnO4Kt8McrvTyTj-B4pY8kQSH5gHksbxrqRZUi24uN2FlkHZ2OC1onlRZy8p5K5hFQ4Vs35e5oETWYLqCMklIu599o0oHR12qBZWiAk_NtQprVSgxqcY2KSfoGYpNo/s1600/Sardegna-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnVRjCbgCr0Tv97JnO4Kt8McrvTyTj-B4pY8kQSH5gHksbxrqRZUi24uN2FlkHZ2OC1onlRZy8p5K5hFQ4Vs35e5oETWYLqCMklIu599o0oHR12qBZWiAk_NtQprVSgxqcY2KSfoGYpNo/s400/Sardegna-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJn9tz4AXFs3ZKqrEBmBzFfc_xiv2NsPErZeel8dc6_lgy67Jv2nL0nCLQr8iT6MdQYMlPGvqr5jsRYAxqGYG-ntptr5ac9EJlEhCUJw3LkSHxxmnM-o4FavrV25ui_pwO6dEegr9ycRF/s1600/Sardegna-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJn9tz4AXFs3ZKqrEBmBzFfc_xiv2NsPErZeel8dc6_lgy67Jv2nL0nCLQr8iT6MdQYMlPGvqr5jsRYAxqGYG-ntptr5ac9EJlEhCUJw3LkSHxxmnM-o4FavrV25ui_pwO6dEegr9ycRF/s640/Sardegna-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather got considerably better. I can't ever think of a time when I decided to go out in bad weather and then regretted the decision and wished I had stayed in a warm house/bed/car. From sweltering climbing days in Texas and Oklahoma to freezing days in Ohio or Colorado. It's never THAT bad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQeYk1xFiJTkFNRxmZINFV0Nh9UMivzEh4L1JmdrKA5kqddXZZGlNwdribevh1IJ_u-cl9CqQWVNvz9zNy3dC3kOOcSiNmxrGCwJS2x6sBeAyMojAnNhtA_z-3atR1yseFOMvsZmp-mV-/s1600/Sardegna-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQeYk1xFiJTkFNRxmZINFV0Nh9UMivzEh4L1JmdrKA5kqddXZZGlNwdribevh1IJ_u-cl9CqQWVNvz9zNy3dC3kOOcSiNmxrGCwJS2x6sBeAyMojAnNhtA_z-3atR1yseFOMvsZmp-mV-/s640/Sardegna-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the fourth day, we drove the 1.5 hrs back to Cala Gonone and then hiked with climbing gear for 2 hours to get to Cala Fuili, a sport climbing area right on the beach. I took the photo below when we were about 30 minutes from the crag. The routes we did are on the left side of the main rock face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rCikdNwNPgXM-l1mxuABnl5J8xI_rPwS4kcGRmaGXhO56mfJHf3VB5SI5PEJVxoMKk0r_hT99v38rVCTOys0Wxp_mZufahtPLPkh7sTZRUT7yrSsFCGuvfPSysHUAqXjQLfRu9rmGy_h/s1600/Sardegna-26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rCikdNwNPgXM-l1mxuABnl5J8xI_rPwS4kcGRmaGXhO56mfJHf3VB5SI5PEJVxoMKk0r_hT99v38rVCTOys0Wxp_mZufahtPLPkh7sTZRUT7yrSsFCGuvfPSysHUAqXjQLfRu9rmGy_h/s640/Sardegna-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And notice Cassy's bottom in this photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsuA_UbImTW9Q0d0YJR0QRuxD9f48_SQ1f2mhtBLJhLX3lyIWazAQDSAT5Z-LdgBsQ4b9mC4euPy3luGzdmuGIiRiGSlGwOIWxIuyLwbxB0-2HHapnqwvh0dNGtwP6u8PsVGNyz_w1q4r/s1600/Sardegna-32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsuA_UbImTW9Q0d0YJR0QRuxD9f48_SQ1f2mhtBLJhLX3lyIWazAQDSAT5Z-LdgBsQ4b9mC4euPy3luGzdmuGIiRiGSlGwOIWxIuyLwbxB0-2HHapnqwvh0dNGtwP6u8PsVGNyz_w1q4r/s640/Sardegna-32.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A parting beach shot. We did spend a couple hours of one day hanging out on a true beach in the sun. Not too bad for a vacation in November.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguCR8AgDLJH2Hwme7mDLHtgAfgg8t2GLWgzTPC9UhN9cNb5ykexTfxtp2oCGNG0Hd_Wtb2lApHiSlK4gN8FHNMy64d1N12mBc35mqtEhe4LA49CAEZT25CfMEkhg5UMPnthZfA0JBX2c5/s1600/Sardegna-35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguCR8AgDLJH2Hwme7mDLHtgAfgg8t2GLWgzTPC9UhN9cNb5ykexTfxtp2oCGNG0Hd_Wtb2lApHiSlK4gN8FHNMy64d1N12mBc35mqtEhe4LA49CAEZT25CfMEkhg5UMPnthZfA0JBX2c5/s640/Sardegna-35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-91618258803594443642012-02-12T12:29:00.001+01:002012-02-12T12:29:22.285+01:00Chamonix, France<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKGTRhyphenhyphen2bRVt8w-5Icy-tcFBYwszIHyojb3NsJ2RnnTyKEAOQhrA7bLcYhofwA8j3Hu1Y3dQoSlEcxk9Q1R39MtZP5j_IDxQhf84fO5qXGTmdIkg9vHsiFJq1nn0k_oWyyepmzGgtEfUg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-02-11+at+9.22.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKGTRhyphenhyphen2bRVt8w-5Icy-tcFBYwszIHyojb3NsJ2RnnTyKEAOQhrA7bLcYhofwA8j3Hu1Y3dQoSlEcxk9Q1R39MtZP5j_IDxQhf84fO5qXGTmdIkg9vHsiFJq1nn0k_oWyyepmzGgtEfUg/s400/Screen+shot+2012-02-11+at+9.22.35+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For years I had heard about the legendary town of Chamonix, France. This place is revered by rock climbers, alpinists, and skiers alike. It's a cool mix of down-to-earth locals, visiting yuppies, and dirtbag climbers and skiers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While Cassy and I were apart for 6 months last summer, we trained for a marathon. While I was running at night in the Afghanistan dust, Cassy was running 1/2 marathons in Tahoe and training in Italy. Part of our reunion vacation was the Lausanne Marathon in Switzerland. This was my first full marathon and Cassy's second.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We made a side trip to the Cailler chocolate factory, which was one of the coolest factory tours we have ever done. Did you know the Swiss invented milk chocolate?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzSNnuTsaDZhmJkrl5yuYJ19ZAx6sm67pwbMms5Tk1QUTXJHvV4yPAnXwIQ80c2TtpwksBI0tcNxOnR3zZhjmVESh-uWwz5EOlAzKwT9E7kFYoQfZVBWv1cTms4-JBTwKFDnX2w8FlSan/s1600/Switzerland-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzSNnuTsaDZhmJkrl5yuYJ19ZAx6sm67pwbMms5Tk1QUTXJHvV4yPAnXwIQ80c2TtpwksBI0tcNxOnR3zZhjmVESh-uWwz5EOlAzKwT9E7kFYoQfZVBWv1cTms4-JBTwKFDnX2w8FlSan/s400/Switzerland-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Nearby the chocolate factory was the touristy town of Gruyeres.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2FTVhR8s3oJu8mdK4q9j0B5DQ7cgjLMp8A7HxsCjqSbFkASKtqKcC-0voGmUszlRP9-WEqfV54cDv_rL6Z_rtnAMSu0sPk9ajv04s1-5r4oY3vrpqXnZQKJigISgNkbiboWpBZ0mHefn/s1600/Switzerland-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2FTVhR8s3oJu8mdK4q9j0B5DQ7cgjLMp8A7HxsCjqSbFkASKtqKcC-0voGmUszlRP9-WEqfV54cDv_rL6Z_rtnAMSu0sPk9ajv04s1-5r4oY3vrpqXnZQKJigISgNkbiboWpBZ0mHefn/s640/Switzerland-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw8BAnl2yPAhIo2xzS3GOcjy0Wxmh7RYQdimQoAUyNUvqbuMQ9_C6bG_GxHl1Vl0mKVej69zTb4ynGOSff3QWiV-CMhTMugF6xWJ2XIVGk1BirpeO_Xwa1R1z98k_fs6iZ-FmEC1_g3m3/s1600/Switzerland-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOw8BAnl2yPAhIo2xzS3GOcjy0Wxmh7RYQdimQoAUyNUvqbuMQ9_C6bG_GxHl1Vl0mKVej69zTb4ynGOSff3QWiV-CMhTMugF6xWJ2XIVGk1BirpeO_Xwa1R1z98k_fs6iZ-FmEC1_g3m3/s640/Switzerland-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Gruyeres trademark meal. That's a huge chunk of cheese on a heater. The procedure is to scrape the top layer of melted cheese onto baked potatoes, pickles, or onions. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first trip after I returned from the deployment was a roadtrip to Siena and Florence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The vibe of Siena's central piazza is amazing. It's a place to just sit around and people watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5H8gLhjMxWI3OctDYlwHEzPuxmY_E3j1L29ifTcwVOTCXHDNRoDpyogk2DCpgteh1BUne50HfJbc92v-m9RDBOboVbFr683XE233afaJ9DQOz5F5bNR9_VLmEjNGNE09SqWJKLOcv39X/s1600/Florence+and+Siena-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5H8gLhjMxWI3OctDYlwHEzPuxmY_E3j1L29ifTcwVOTCXHDNRoDpyogk2DCpgteh1BUne50HfJbc92v-m9RDBOboVbFr683XE233afaJ9DQOz5F5bNR9_VLmEjNGNE09SqWJKLOcv39X/s640/Florence+and+Siena-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Imagine 10 horses racing around the outside of the piazza. The Palio, as the annual race is called, is held annually on July 2nd and August 16th. The outer part of the piazza is covered with dirt and the inner part of the piazza is filled shoulder-to-shoulder with people. To see horses crashing into walls during the Palio, click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzKAxEx4I2Q" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gtAIup3tsTYSQquoKtg_7TOmLA0GVHloXtNpC6GfMs1y56CV5RFKcMuI0NfpyrnwCPCNFW9s7pLLhcNXeY-6VWvqBn8j_6rQz6eV82T-XtoP4ooqLkFHOokMN46iHYNTK3Bl6r-BXblG/s1600/Florence+and+Siena-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gtAIup3tsTYSQquoKtg_7TOmLA0GVHloXtNpC6GfMs1y56CV5RFKcMuI0NfpyrnwCPCNFW9s7pLLhcNXeY-6VWvqBn8j_6rQz6eV82T-XtoP4ooqLkFHOokMN46iHYNTK3Bl6r-BXblG/s400/Florence+and+Siena-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scene without the horses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRPcVviG0fw7AtHzLMmX-ozONTYk3_Zwjwo-bo4yS9Z0d7sb3AivLPiOh2a2EFqmjPCKy9qCkNz288G1zZ1RY9KD8glgJzJK6y1OOJIJAT6QABKnFu6MvRXJW1A7eN2FpPVl-pYOQWu-G/s1600/Florence+and+Siena-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRPcVviG0fw7AtHzLMmX-ozONTYk3_Zwjwo-bo4yS9Z0d7sb3AivLPiOh2a2EFqmjPCKy9qCkNz288G1zZ1RY9KD8glgJzJK6y1OOJIJAT6QABKnFu6MvRXJW1A7eN2FpPVl-pYOQWu-G/s400/Florence+and+Siena-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-91410048574777133672012-02-12T12:28:00.000+01:002012-02-12T12:28:44.383+01:00Afghanistan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last post to this blog was in April 2011, just before I deployed to Afghanistan for 6 months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cramming 6 months of photographs into a single story is a bit challenging, but here it goes. There will be more words than usual for this post, but I'll show you around the base and then show some of my favorite photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>On a rainy day we opted for a via feratta and got to see a bunch of WWI bunkers and some awesome views of Lake Garda.<br />
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</div>Luc and Cassy Gruentherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984622112536970492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606650860860724887.post-54843122044857340372011-04-10T10:34:00.000+02:002011-04-10T10:43:50.339+02:00Slovenia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is about 2 hours from our house. We stayed in an apartment right on one of the main canals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to a restaurant where they serve the same thing to each table. The waitress told us we would get a good roast and some vegetables. Sounded good, until we found out the roast was horse meat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYYtEa6ORgboMzmwgc6ypidkIiEVttZ0u_ldPsuR3Jji1NR1f-HxQXTnt2yr7lbD6NCbmwefy_Dz1EsZcO9LpuiGUt8kik0I1aKFFdgMwLJQxSS8y9Bn5e3IaYoadySD5BvnV0QnAnfY/s1600/IMG_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYYtEa6ORgboMzmwgc6ypidkIiEVttZ0u_ldPsuR3Jji1NR1f-HxQXTnt2yr7lbD6NCbmwefy_Dz1EsZcO9LpuiGUt8kik0I1aKFFdgMwLJQxSS8y9Bn5e3IaYoadySD5BvnV0QnAnfY/s320/IMG_0368.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cassy is sad to be eating horse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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