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SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, ITALY: Alamo resident Kathleen Dunlap, 67, had the adventure of a lifetime with her son, Doug Dunlap, 36, as the two spent 10 days hiking the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. While Kathleen was not excited by the idea of carrying 80-pound backpacks and camping or sleeping with strangers in huts and sharing bathrooms along the way, she found an alternative: a lodge-to-lodge trip along Mont Blanc with hotel stays each night.

Curated by Berkley-based company, Backroads, the trip began in Geneva, where Kathleen and Doug spent two days exploring the Internat

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