Light As Magic » Villard de Lans http://www.lightasmagic.com --through the lens you see light as magic Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Villard De Lans http://www.lightasmagic.com/2009/10/villard-de-lans/ http://www.lightasmagic.com/2009/10/villard-de-lans/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:20:12 +0000 Justin http://www.lightasmagic.com/2009/10/villard-de-lans/

Villard De Lans, originally uploaded by LightAsMagic.

My first experience of the French countryside was a fast paced hike through the high mountain meadows of Villard De Lans as I raced to see the finish of my first stage of the Tour de France. This was also the first stage that Lance Armstrong won in the 2004 Tour de France. LA went on to win the remaining decisive stages and complete his record breaking 6th consecutive TDF win. He would go on to win the Tour again the following year.

After we had witnessed the beginning of a historic record breaking TDF we hiked back down from the ski village where the stage had ended to eat dinner with thousands of our closest French friends. What a time! It was on this descent that the crazy cycling fan in me had subsided and I was able to experience the beauty that was surrounding me. The TDF is the most scenic sports event on earth. I suggest to everyone that you visit France and let the race be your guide.

Camera: Nikon D1X (yep, you read it right!)
Lens: Nikon 20mm 2.8

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