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That’s a big day on the bike by my measurement system. Nice work!
5 months agoWow!
5 months agoWhat an amazing ride!
5 months agoHah! I copied much of your trip for my 2016 tour, but not the day rides. This time, I was just creating my own. I guess I’ve learned from the master!
5 months agoThis spot! I nearly matched both your two photos a decade ago, on a day ride from Quinlan: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/girona2014/layover-in-quillan/#3249_1912877_1zGsoq_image. After that we biked the other direction through the amazing Joucou Gorge on our way back. Thanks for the reminder of a spectacular ride.
5 months agoThanks, Bill. It’s a pretty unique looking plant!
5 months agoPretty. Its some kind of eucalyptus, I think.
5 months agoI got lucky and found a photo match right away! Tassel hyacinth.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/165590-Muscari-comosum
I got lucky and found a photo match right away! Tassel hyacinth.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/165590-Muscari-comosum
Yes! Crimson clover.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64268-Trifolium-incarnatum
That's a classic south-of-France summer road resurfacing job. They spread tar over the road, dump a bunch of gravel on it, and let the cars grind the gravel into the road surface. Until that happens, it's tough to cycle on!
5 months agoI have never seen anything like these, only red in Europe, yellow in North America, and blue in places like Butchart Gardens.
5 months agoThanks, Patrick!
5 months agoIt could be good, but I tour with 38 mm rather slick GravelKing tires and don’t have the greatest MTB skills. The little pebbles were like ball bearings but at least not too deep. I don’t like chipseal, especially when it’s not yet compacted by traffic.
5 months ago
Big by our standards too. We earned our rest day!
5 months ago