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Saturday, 13 July 2013

Saturday 13 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 29 - Stage 23 - Lac d'Oô to Bagnères-de-Luchon

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Distance: 20 km (Cum: 437 km)       Ascent: 1070 metres (Cum: 24,200 metres)                        Time taken: 8.5 hrs including 2.0 hrs st...
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Friday, 12 July 2013

Friday 12 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 28 - Stage 22 - Germ to Lac d'Oô

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Distance: 17 km (Cum: 417 km)       Ascent: 1300 metres (Cum: 23,130 metres)                       Time taken: 7.0 hrs including 1.5 hrs sto...
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Hoegaarden - Fresh as a Mountain Stream

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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (10)

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We saw quite a few of these yesterday, and orchid lovers may have started to feel deprived. It's the appropriately named Pyramidal Orchi...
Thursday, 11 July 2013

Thursday 11 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 27 - Stage 21 - Saint-Lary-Soulan to Germ

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Distance: 15 km (Cum: 400 km)      Ascent: 1130 metres (Cum: 21,830 metres)                       Time taken: 5.75 hrs including 1.25 hrs st...
Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Wednesday 10 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 26 - Stage 19/20 - Chalet-Hôtel Orédon to Saint Lary Soulan

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Distance: 21 km (Cum: 385 km)       Ascent: 780 metres (Cum: 20,700 metres)                       Time taken: 7.5 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (9)

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We've seen lots of this 'Red Helleborine' - Cephalanthera longifolia - a white variety!  Sent from our GR10 trip - see  here   f...

Tuesday 9 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 25 - Stage 19 - Barèges to Chalet-Hôtel d'Orédon

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Distance: 21 km (Cum: 364 km)       Ascent: 1380 metres (Cum: 19,920 metres)                       Time taken: 8.25 hrs including 1.5 hrs st...
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (8)

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Spring Squill (Scilla verna), is usually found in spring, which this year seems to have extended well into July in the Pyrenees.  Sent from ...
Monday, 8 July 2013

Monday 8 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 24 - Stage 18 - Luz-St-Sauveur to Barèges

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Distance: 13 km (Cum: 343 km)       Ascent: 870 metres (Cum: 18,540 metres)                       Time taken: 4.75 hrs including 1.0 hrs sto...

Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (2)

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We've been searching for the elusive Lamborghini, but all we could find was this. I'm sure Alan R will be able to identify it, seen ...
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Sunday, 7 July 2013

Sunday 7 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 23 - Stage 17 - Cauterets to Luz-St-Sauveur

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Distance: 22 km (Cum: 330 km)       Ascent: 1220 metres (Cum: 17,670 metres)                       Time taken: 8.25 hrs including 1.75 hrs s...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (7)

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Trumpet Gentians - Gentiana acaulis - a frequent pleasure above about 1400 metres,  throughout the Pyrenees.  Sent from our GR10 trip - see ...
Saturday, 6 July 2013

Saturday 6 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 22 - Cauterets (3) - Trophee du Grand Vignemale

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We walked about 4 km today, with about 200 metres ascent                              Weather: sunny and hot You might guess from the above ...
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Friday, 5 July 2013

Friday 5 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 21 - Cauterets (2) - Café Society

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Only a couple of km walked on this very sunny rest day. Summer has arrived.  We've been very lazy.  This despite the fact that compared ...
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Thursday, 4 July 2013

Thursday 4 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 20 - Stage 16 - Arrens-Marsous to Cauterets

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Distance: 28 km (Cum: 308 km)       Ascent: 1650 metres (Cum: 16,450 metres)                       Time taken: 10.0 hrs including 1.75 hrs s...
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Cauterets (1)

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After a fabulous mountain day, we arrived here at 5.30pm. The view is from the balcony of the studio apartment we have for the next three ni...
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Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Wednesday 3 July 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 19 - Stage 15 - Gourette to Arrens-Marsous

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Distance: 14 km (Cum: 280 km)      Ascent: 650 metres (Cum: 14,800 metres)                       Time taken: 5.25 hrs including 1.25 hrs sto...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (6)

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On the descent from Col d'Iseye on Monday, just before the storm, we found this Pyrenean Snakeshead (Fritillaria pyrenaica). Wonderful! ...
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Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (1)

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We found this Ferrari today. The owner was harvesting his hay in the field just behind the tractor and must have become concerned at our biz...
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