Last night, my friend Tom called to see if I wanted to faire une randonnée. 'Randonnée' is the French word for 'excursion,' but it is frequently used to mean mountain hiking. I was really looking forward to going since it would be my first time hiking in these mountains since I arrived (excluding the time that my landlady drove me up to a mountain path and then left me to find my way back down - see the post 'Running Man').We left at 8:15am this morning, and we were hiking by 9. It was really beautiful on the way up. As we started getting closer to the peak the path was getting pretty narrow and there wasn't much separating me from 500-1000 feet drops. We were almost to the top, and Tom asked if we should go to the peak. Of course I wanted to go the peak, what kind of a question is that? You don't hike for three hours up a mountain and then not go to the peak. I realized, though, that there wasn't much of a path up to the peak and soon I was questioning my decision. It turned into more of mountain climbing instead of mountain hiking, but the top was BEAUTIFUL! One of the most exhilarating views that I've ever seen. The peak was 2592 meters (about 8500 feet).
I tried to sing Happy Birthday to Erin on a video that I made at the top, but all you can hear is the wind. Sorry, Erin. Check out the photos!
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