Biking

Grenoble is right in the middle of some of the most famous cycling on the planet. Naturally, Dan is going to take advantage of that. Here are some pictures taken during the first few rides so far.

This is the Isere river to the west of Grenoble, looking north to the Chartreuse mountains as the sun sets over the Vercors behind me. Also, there are swans.

Here's a cool shot of the entire city of Grenoble, from the Vercors Massif looking east. The green line across the middle is the river Drac, the cluster of brown roofs towards the middle is downtown Grenoble, and then a bit further from that and to the right is the University area. Yesterday when there weren't as many clouds, you could see snow on the top of the Belledonne mountains in the back.

And here's a view of Grenoble from the north, from near the Col de Clémenceau.

This is the Isere on the east side of Grenoble, near the university.

Once you get away from Grenoble, you can find beautiful farmland.

Here you see the Vercors Massif (after I went up and down it!) from the north side of the Isere. There's a great path that's part of the Voies Verts ("green ways"), a system of bike paths that goes all through France and even other places in Europe too.

Sometimes it's nice just to take a break and catch your breath!