“A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single foot step”…… Lao Tzu
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination”….. From a cushion in a ski chalet
“Because it’s there”……..George Herbert Leigh Mallory, British mountaineer, 18th June 1886-8 or 9 June 1924. When asked, “Why did you want to climb Everest?”
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves-in finding themselves”……Andre Gide, French writer, humanist and moralist, 1947 Nobel prize for literature, 1869-1951
“Adventure is in the eye of the beholder”……. Annie Andre
“We live in a world full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”…….Irving Wallace, American screen writer and bestselling author, 1916-1990
“…… adventures don’t come calling like unexpected cousins calling from out of town. You have to go looking for them”…..unknown….
“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all”…… Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer
![Le Collet](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sept-14-le-collet-3-site.jpg)
Le Collet
![Venosc](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sep-15-Venosc-3-site.jpg)
Venosc
![Clouds above Oulles](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oulles-dec-13-site.jpg)
Clouds above Oulles
![Experience the Alpine world](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oct-14-Chris-and-Pim-site.jpg)
Experience the Alpine world
![Ibex family](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ibex-kids-site.jpg)
Ibex family
![Villard Reculas from a walking path](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dec-13-Villard-reculas-village-site.jpg)
Villard Reculas from a walking path
![Magnificent Bouquetin](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Bouqutinsite.jpg)
Magnificent Bouquetin
![Summer waterfall](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Waterfallsite.jpg)
Summer waterfall
![Snowshoe tracks in fresh snow](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SnowshoeSite.jpg)
Snowshoe tracks in fresh snow
![Spring snowmelt](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sep-15-Venosc-site.jpg)
Spring snowmelt
![Village view](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Sep-15-venosc-2-site.jpg)
Village view
![Splendid isolation](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Nov-15-Villard-Raymond-2-site.jpg)
Splendid isolation
![Lac de Belledonne](http://www.ecrinsalpinesafaris.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Aug-15-Lac-de-Belledonne-3-site.jpg)
Lac de Belledonne