Deep shadows mark the sides of the mountain in the morning on the Meije massif.Date: 03/03/2014

This small oratory has recently been restored, but the bench in front of it was in a poor state. I used a ND grad filter to balance the lighting between the top and bottom of this image.Date: 03/01/2014

The morning light already reached the Emparis plateau, but the Chazelet village is still in the shadow.Date: 03/01/2014

The highest mountain in the area, the Meije, is visible on the right. Its highest peak reaches 3734m.Date: 03/01/2014

A trunk on a small chapel on the roadside.Date: 03/01/2014

As we came back from the lake, a storm was building in the distance. It came on us as we were enjoying an ice cream in a bar in la Grave, but there were still people on the cable car when it broke out.Date: 03/01/2014

Snow stayed late during the season in the year 2013 and was still abundant near the puy Vachier lake.Date: 03/01/2014

The Puy Vachier lake is fed by the melted ice from the glaciers above it. Its water is cold but very clear. Small trouts dwell in it.Date: 03/01/2014

This lake is reached by a short walk from the cable car intermediate stop. The path continues to a refuge located not far from the lake.Date: 03/01/2014