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tuesday 12 september
2023 - Revisiting bm317 with Carlos & Conchita  previous
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Summary:
part of a series of 9 daytrips in september 2023. This is day 9. Today: climbing to bm317 with Carlos and Conchita Roca. Weather: cloudy, a bit rain. Same trip to be seen at Carlos & Conchita's website. |
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This gpx-track has not been manually corrected which explains the inaccuracy and misalignment at some points. The original elevation recording has been replaced by more accurate DEM-data with Gpsvisualizer.com. For cartographic backgrounds: see the cartography-page Gps-waypoints of all bordermarkers (most recent version): kml: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.kml gpx: esfr-bordermarkers-all-waypoints.gpx (with reliable elevation data added by gpsvisualizer.com) |
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According to Garmin
Basecamp (uncorrected track with elevation added by Gpsvisualizer.com): Distance: 9,6 km Max-height: 2342m Min-height: 1730m Elevation: +655m -655m Total elevation: 1310m Start 9:15 Finish 14:11 Total time: 4:56 |
 | Breakfast in Hôtel d'Annécy. Yesterday I heard from the owners that the hotel will be closed in autumn. Alain, the oldest of brother and sister, will retire. He told me that he had never seen the sea in his life. And that the guests have become more 'pénibles', I guess more difficult to handle. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Also that the majority of the guests are regular guests who deeply regret the closure of the hotel. And so do I. It's been my hotel in Lourdes for many years. I loved it's simplicity, hospitality and proximty to the shrines. There were always rooms available. They never wrote down my name but expected me every year to come. Through the years I saw Alain age, just like me. (click photo to |
 | After thanking alain for all his hospitality through the years, we drive off. Bye bye hôtel d'Annécy. We park here, west of Gavarnie. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We pick up a trail which (click photo to enlarge) |
 | climbs SW to the GR10. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We spot marmottes. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Carlos and Conchita following. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We discuss our route. The original plan was to do bm315, 316-fake and 316 and perhaps bm317. But Carlos & Conchita still feel a bit tired of our trip to bm417, two days ago. So we decide to do only bm317. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | The route is simple: a bit along the GR10 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | and then heading S into this long valley. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Progress is good, the climbing is easy, (click photo to enlarge) |
 | with some drizzle rain in between. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We have arrived at Col de la Bernatoire with (click photo to enlarge) |
 | bm317. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm317 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm317 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Plaque besides bm317. There is one other similar plaque: near bm321 at Port de la Canau. Why these 2 borderpasses have been chosen is unknown. Also when and by whose initiative. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Making pictures (click photo to enlarge) |
 | and of course a selfie. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm317 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Then a look at the lake. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | And we find a remembrance plaque. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | The clouds have drifted away and we can admire this (click photo to enlarge) |
 | beautiful lake, (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Looking into France. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | A last view of bm317. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | On our return we spot this very dead cow. We are surprised that we didn't see it while climbing, passing so close. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | A view back (click photo to enlarge) |
 | and then the last descent (click photo to enlarge) |
 | to the parking. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | There is another remembrance plaque on this rock (click photo to enlarge) |
 | about Frenchmen fleeing occupied France in WWII. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | We finish with (click photo to enlarge) |
 | a lunch (click photo to enlarge) |
 | with wine and sandwhiches. (click photo to enlarge) |
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We say goodbye and drive back on the dirtroad through a herd of cows. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Carlos and Conchita will stay 2 other days to do other bordermarkesrs. But for me it's the end of this holiday. The last night I stay at the rainy camping La Hounta in Luz-Saint-Sauveur. (click photo to enlarge) |
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And there is a resolution. Last year I reached my goal to have done each bordermarker at least twice. This year it was my plan to redo all bordermarkers which I had done for the last time 10 years ago or longer ago. For that purpose I made an Excel-sheet (see picture). That resulted this year in long daytrips to bordermarkers where nothing had changed in the last 10 years. A bit useless, I concluded. So from now on, I will only redo those bordermarkers where something has changed or to help Carlos & Conchita (or others) or for special cases or just for the fun of walking in the Pyrenees. In 2024 I will only travel to the Pyrenees in september. |
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My return-journey: Day 1: from camping La Hounta to camping Vaugeons, cheapest camping of France I think. (10:15 - 17:45) Day 2: to camping de la Warenne, 5 hrs driving Day 3: day of reposing, enjoying the beach.  Day 4: back home, 4 hrs driving |
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