Le Salève

The Salève is a mountain east of Geneva that makes up part of the Northern Alps. I actually live about a 20-minute run from the base of the Salève, and I see it every day when I look out my front door. Even though it is extremely close to Geneva, it is actually located in France. Its highest peak is 1400 meters.

On Wednesday, I went on yet another class field trip. We took a cable car up to the top of the Salève, went for a little bit of a hike, and then just kind of enjoyed looking over Geneva. Being able to actually see all of Geneva from a high vantage point made me realize that Geneva is indeed very small. There is a big cluster of buildings, the lake, and then open countryside for as far as the eye can see.

Here is a picture of Geneva taken from the Salève. The second picture is a picture of the people who jump off of the side of the mountain and parachute down. I watch groups of people parachuting off the mountain on sunny days. Maybe one day next summer I will be able to try.