They must really feel the heat here, with all that fur.

Maybe samoyed?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoyed_dog

Thanks Steve - yes it would be a long day from where we are positioned. We going to sleep on it!

Interesting. There have been several large fires in recent years, which is what brought fire towers to mind.

It does look like a North American fire tower but perhaps it's some sort of border security infrastructure?

If you position yourselves close to the start of the route up, and leave lots of time to reach the top, this is not a bad route at all. Dodie, especially, has never been a good hill climber so pushing is always on our minds when ascending.and then there is the stony, rutted section. Still, all things considered, this seems like the best choice to get to Figueres.

Wow - that’s a lot of pushing…what determination. Really got us thinking what route to might take to Figueres.

As we stopped periodically to cool our rims and unclench our hands, we commented on how hard it would be to come up that side.

Thanks Scott, for the information and tips and also for caring about us. Truth be told, Dodie slept poorly last night, worrying about our routing choice but feeling like it was the best one we had.

We feel that it was the best choice for us, and only needed a little (ok, so a lot) of pushing uphill, and some rerouting after the truck stop.

Congratulations! I’ve been watching for this post all afternoon, anxious for you both.

If you hated half, you hated all. In our world, anyway.

Yup, you went the ‘easier’ direction. We’ve never done that.

I was worried that it would be too much for your bikes in spots. Still, better than the alternatives in my opinion.

You found it! Looks just like it did two years ago.