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I stopped for the remarkable view skiing above Les Grands Montets and below l'Aiguille Verte and l'Aiguille du Dru (upper left). Few places are so stunning, and so easy to access! Many are the reasons Chamonix is a Mecca for skiing and alpinism. The views, vertical, the terrain, the routes, the exposure, the history, the people....the list goes on. Be sure to visit if/when you can! But beware--as you won't soon get it out of your system (if ever). I first visited as a wide-eyed college student before an exchange program in Avignon and have been blessed with many returns over the years, although it has been too long...maybe next season n'est-ce pas?! Unfortunately, even then I won't be able to get that lush #kodachrome latitude for a monochromatic mountain scene like this, mais c'est la vie... #skiing #chamonix #argentiere #lesgrandsmontets #lesdrus #mountains #skimo #france #alps #adventure #photography #kodakfilm #slidefilm #filmisnotdead #madewithkodak #camp4pix #theoutbound #visualsoflife #passionpassport #monoart_ #photooftheday #tbt #createcommunicateexplore (at CHX - Les Grands Montets)

It was a beautiful day for exploring on frozen Lake Baikal near the Angara River outside of Irkutsk. Buryat men riding vintage Ural motorcycles with sidecars were scattered across the ice in groups like this enjoying the fine weather for ice fishing in March, 1991. Earlier that day ten other of these guys on antique motorcycles cut across in front of me, spooking my horse (a small, long-haired Mongolian pony shod with spiked shoes) who bolted for the mountains of the far shore and Mongolia. A couple miles later he finally wore out and slowed to a walk again. When I eventually returned to the group, the Russians I was with looked at me with a mixture of respect and disbelief that I’d managed to stay on. The rest were in sleighs pulled by these same horses—but I’d tried that earlier and grabbed the only horse and saddle for the rest of the trip. Why? That mad dash on the horse wasn’t half as bad as riding in those sleighs. (But *that* is another story!) For the rest of the trip the Russians just called me “the Cowboy” ...in the most hilarious Russian accent. Follow me to see more from this trip and other #adventure old and new. #ikidyounot @uralmotorcycles #documentary #photography #nofilter #travel #USSR #russia #irkutsk #siberia #fujifilm #slidefilm #tbt #createcommunicateexplore (at Lake Baikal - Siberia, Russia)