25 October 2018

Laval de Nize Hike

Laval de Nize was a superb hike!

We followed a stream with plenty of small waterfalls and pools. It was easy enough to crisscross on a beautiful Fall day, although we were warned that it gets pretty flooded in Spring!

Our trail ran through an oak forest - wonderful shade, still-moist trail, cool air, with just a touch of breeze.


I stopped for a little close-up

And a look ahead

Then back :-)


We stopped for lunch and enjoyed the views from on high

And made a little collection through the chestnut groves


There were certainly a few striking moments



We passed through a small hamlet, where I could not resist this photo of The Unknown Hiker...

Then down and down and down, along a narrow, rocky trail, back to the trailhead. From there, we drove back the *very* narrow "two-lane" (if you say so) road into Lunas, where we had a well-deserved rest.

By the way, I'm increasing my vocabulary! If you order "une bière," (feminine) you would get a bottle of beer. "Un demi" (masculine) is a 33cl glass of draft beer. And, "un galopin" is a 25cl glass (I had forgotten the word for this; after all, it had been a while!)

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Notes from our organizer:
Hike #35 from l'Hérault à pied - 6.5km, for 2-1/2 hours, rise in terrain 248m, no particular difficulties.

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