Stage 1

July 1 Day 1) Leave USA
July 2 Day 2) Arrive Lyon, night at Ibis

July 3 Day 3) private transfer to St. Gingolph--transfer reserved, lodging reserved (Hotel Le Leman)--1 double room, 1 triple room.

July 4 Day 4)--Hiking Day 1: St Gingolph to Novel (2 hrs hike--3 for us?)

Stay at Les Chemins du Leman in Novel, small hotel 2 rooms reserved

July 5--Hiking day 2: Novel to Dent d'Oche - dorm, no showers, no running water, bring your own container for picnic

July 6 -Hiking day 3 : Dent d'Oche to Chapelle d'Abondance
Stay at Le Vieux Moulin--2 rooms, dinner and breakfast included. (Melissa joins us!)

July 7--hiking day 4: Chapelle d'Abondance to Trebantaz (3.15--4.5 for us?) 1 private room for 3, plus dorm

July 8--hiking day 5: Trebantaz to Refuge de Chésery, dormitory only (5.35--7 or 8 for us?)

July 9--hiking day 6: Refuge de Chésery to Refuge Golese  (6--7 for us?) private room

July 10--hiking day 7: to Samoens (2 hrs--3 for us?)

Hotel Eidelweiss (private rooms)

July 11--hiking day 8: Samoens to Sixt -- gite Auberge de Salvagny, private rooms (2.30--3 for us?)

July12--hiking day 9:  Auberge de Salvagny to Moede (6.15, 8 hrs for us?) Private room reserved

July 13--hiking day 10: Moede to Auberge de Jeunesse (via le Brevant) telecabine from Planpratz if weather is bad, Brevant if weather is good (4.30 hrs--6 hours for us?) Private rooms

July 14--hiking day 11: Auberge de Jeunesse (Chamonix) to Les Houches (1 hour?) to Hotel-Restaurant St. Antoine (private rooms) (Covid testing day for return to US)

July 15--hiking day 12: Les Houches to Col de Voza (3), to Chalets de Miage (4.05) Total hours--7, 8 for us? (or take the telecabine to cut down on the time, making a total of 6 hours for us.

July 16 Day at Miage (chalet reserved)-- late lunch? private transfer to Lyon Ibis in the late afternoon. 5?
July 17 Travel to USA