Chasing Cols

Monday dawned hot with a wee topping of cloud on the hills. By the te we had coffee and studied the maps the cloud was gone.
Col de la Forclaz 1150m a nice easy start to the day.
Col de l'Appertaz 1581m too many hairpins to count and most on single track. The road alternated between wide open vistas to shaded tree lined road. Eagles soar above the mountain tops I am sure we saw one circling the peak. Espresso with a Mont Blanc view.
Col des Aravis 1486m great road thru a gorge then the wide open spaces and soaring mountains. We are now behind the mountains of the previous pass.
Col de la Colombiere 1613m great run up and down a Tour de France col.
Col de la Croix-Fry 1467m nearly done with cols for the day sneaked this one onto the route much more interesting than the valley route alternative
Col du Marais 843m some tight curves on the descent to Faverges.
That's it for mountain passes today 126 miles of fun & frolics on the cols and not very busy in contrast the lake side route back to Annecy was nose to tail traffic with and what appeared to be a cycle race competing for space with the general traffic.