{"id":13937,"date":"2024-10-12T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T16:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/?p=13937"},"modified":"2024-10-02T19:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:56:43","slug":"picos-de-europa-suite-et-remontee-vers-lest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/picos-de-europa-suite-et-remontee-vers-lest\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Picos de Europa (continued) and back towards East."},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nWe go up the valley towards Sotres and leave the road on the right to discover a trail which climbs to almost 6,000 feet above sea level.
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\n1. Alpine pasture at the bottom of the valley, before the climb.
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\n2. As VivaLaVida gains altitude, the landscape becomes more arid.
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\n3. Snack break!
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\n4. At the end of the afternoon, the convection of the day brings us a beautiful thunderstorm, forcing us to turn back.
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\n5. Going down in the rain…
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\n6. After the storm, we go up to discover a viewpoint on the opposite slope.
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\n7. Small mountain church.
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\n8. Then we head back east. Emile wants to go back to sleep at the surfing spot where we already spent a night.
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\nAlong the road the next day, we make a quick stop to discover Santillana del Mar which also turns out to be a real tourist trap….
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\n9. Village house.
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\n10. Church porch.
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\n11. Entrance to the inner courtyard.
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\n12. Large traditional house.
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\nWe continue on the road and reach the Spanish Basque country.
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\n13. Nice bivouac on a ridge…
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\n14. The sky is heavy at the end of this day.
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\n15. A visitor who comes to observe us closely at our camp.
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\n16. Last image of Spain in a pretty Basque village, the next morning, just before crossing the French border.
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\nTo be continued shortly with the rest of the trip: a stop in Navarrenx and a lovely bivouac with friends, in the foothills of the Pyrenees. \ud83d\ude09
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