Chamonix!

I am finally back to one of my favorite places I have ever been to!! CHAMONIX! It's so incredibly beautiful here and reminds me so much of home :) Several times on the hike I was brought back to Glacier National Park and felt very nostalgic.. Later tonight I proceeded to wear my Montana shirt. Just because.

The walk that we went on today was about 7.5 miles and we were at about 6000 ft elevation. The weather was cold if you weren't moving, but perfect for walking around. Also, it was cloudy, but because of that I didn't realize how tall the mountains around us were. At one point during the hike, they peaked out and you could see blue sky and part of the beautiful view! I got so excited and started jumping around and making excited girl noises. What can I say? I'm a sucker for some beautiful mountains. :) After we got back, Nicole (a junior at St. Lawrence and the girl who suggested this trip to me) and I got in the hot tub at the chalet we are staying at. And what do you know? Crazy gorgeous mountains popped out right in front of us! I love it here!

This was the best vacation I could ask for, and it's only been one day! I can not wait for the rest! The pictures don't even do the views close to justice, but they're still really pretty. Today we went to Aiguille de Bionnassay which has an incredible glacier that we couldn't see too clearly, but got glimpses of. The people here are great, the food is great, the housing is great.. It will be a week to remember :)

xoxo,

          Keckeley

This section of the hike in particular reminded me of Glacier soo much! I felt like I was just walking along Avalanche Creek and I thought about all of the time I've hiked that path and with so many great people. One time, my family and I hiked to Avalanche Lake in June and the second half of the trail was still entirely covered in snow. Of course we had no idea so we dressed in t shirts and shorts. Even if we did know there was snow, I'm sure we would have dressed the same. So many people were walking by and were amazed that we weren't cold! They kept asking us where they were from and said we were crazy! Two guys from Kentucky walked by and were wearing down jackets and cramp-ons! We laughed at ourselves and everyone we saw and how ridiculous the whole situation was. Then, like always, we'd drive through Hungry Horse and stop at the Huckleberry Patch and get some ice cream. We'd eat it on the way home, but Adam would always eat his the slowest. I'm pretty sure it was just so he could rub it in my face that he still had some and I didn't :) I love my family.