{"id":13101,"date":"2023-08-26T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog?p=13101"},"modified":"2023-08-12T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:56:23","slug":"pyrenees-chaleurs-et-geologie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/pyrenees-chaleurs-et-geologie\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Pyrenees: heat and geology&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. After a quiet night at 8,600 feet above sea level, the good weather is in the game.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6378b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6378b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6378b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6378b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. We take the trail again for the descent.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6379b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6379b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6379b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6379b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. We head West through the southern foothills of the Pyrenees, sometimes on small roads, sometimes on trails, discovering pretty villages&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6380b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6380b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6380b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6380b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. It is the hottest day with 110\u00b0F in the shade. We camp under the trees, near a river and take advantage of the new VLV shower installed before departure to refresh ourselves. A flock of sheep comes to drink right next to us.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6381b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6381b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6381b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6381b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. The next day, we leave early to avoid the high temperatures. Panorama from Coll de Boixols.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6383_pano_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6383_pano_b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6383_pano_b-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6383_pano_b-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. And still these beautiful villages&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6385b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6385b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6385b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6385b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. We arrive near the Congost de Mont Rebei, a deep canyon of the Noguera Ribagor\u00e7ana river in which a vertiginous path has been dug. Parking is prohibited to vehicles over 6 feet high and we have to park along of the access road, 1.5 miles from the trailhead. View to the south from the \u00ab\u00a0Mirador de les Lludrigues\u00a0\u00bb.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6387b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6387b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6387b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6387b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. Despite of the 104\u00b0F, we leave for the 4 miles leading to the beginning of the path dug in the cliff. Emile crossing a pedestrian suspension bridge.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8070b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8070b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8070b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8070b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. Gradually, the trail rises as you enter the gorge.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6391b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6391b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6391b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6391b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. In the heart of the canyon, the path is aerial !<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6393b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6393b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6393b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6393b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. Congost de Mont-Rebei in its upper part. The path is 400 feet above the river!<br \/>\nA gust appropriates Emile&rsquo;s cap; we therefore improvise a headgear for the way back with a small cloth and a lace because the sun always beats down hard!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6394b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6394b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6394b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6394b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. Back to VivaLaVida after 4 hours of hiking under 105\u00b0F, we take the road again, then a trail to get to the Muralla de Finestras. We get there in late afternoon as the sun starts to go down&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6395b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6395b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6395b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6395b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13. The level of the artificial lake which sometimes bathes the foot of this wall is very low this year&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6396b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6396b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6396b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6396b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. From the ghost village at the end of the trail, we hike to the small hermitage of San Marcos which offers a nice viewpoint.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6398b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6398b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6398b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6398b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. A last look at this geological curiosity before going back and finding a nice spot to sleep in the middle of nature and enjoying a shower&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6397b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6397b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6397b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6397b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nTo be followed in a few days&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1. After a quiet night at 8,600 feet above sea level, the good weather is in the game. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2. We take the trail again for the descent. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3. 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