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Friday, May 28, 2010

Kates Playground 2010-11-15

THE PARADE OF Joucou THE NECK OF TOOTH

last leg of our "Tour of the Falls" on the bike Sunday, May 23, the most beautiful in my opinion.

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Ascent of 1 km to the Notre Dame and then to pass the same name.

Party flat 6-km Aunat Rodom and then reached down and NIORT Sault.

We will not follow the D107 which leads to the Col du Pradel, still closed, we turn right onto the D20.
This forest road, very shady, 7 km up to 6.5% average slope and culminates at 1300 m altitude.

After 3 km of flat, we came to the neck of the Seven Brothers, near CAMURAC.

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The road is now down to almost 38 km! We cross

BELCAIRE on the D613 and will stop at Espezel to refresh ourselves at the fountain in front is a bakery, the opportunity to buy a croissant.

After a nice downhill switchbacks 3 km we turn left onto the D107 and go to BELFORT-SUR-Rébenty.

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A small wonder ahead: some tunnels, impressive cliffs, especially the omnipresent river that can be seen at any time break on the right side of the road.
Joucou is the parade, for me much more beautiful than the grooves of Nesque, although a thousand times less famous.

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Joucou After, we continue to descend to Mars.
It is time to eat, we're a few miles from AXAT, Col Dent ahead.
was nice joke about it, we do not lead off.
me back a souvenir on this.

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was in 1996, in August, we start the bike, we planned a short trip through MARSA, Joucou, the opposite of what we did today.
Regrettably, after March, a motorist warns that a swarm of wasps had invaded the road and it would be dangerous for us to continue.
So we turned back and we started on this road not knowing what to expect.
slope, heat, flies, uncertainty, ...
We have not forgotten these moments of hardship.

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For those who do unaware of the neck of tooth, you should know that culminates at 1236 m, it measures 13 km, 820 m elevation, 6.5% average, with EPs to 10%, 12.5% 13.5% and even 16.5%.

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Part 8 km to the pass of Quiere, is hell. The neck of
Nadieu, 2 km away, is slightly less harsh. Two
km longer, and we reach the Pas del Corps, at the junction of the village CLAT.
After a slight descent, and yes, you do not dream, it still ends with a breathtaking final, 1.5 km with maxis to 12.5% and 13.5 %.

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Phew Phew! It came to pass Dent. No action
with the year 96, the training pays.
Anecdote: 1h10 for the climb, just like on the home trainer, where I programmed the same coast!

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Only 6 km downhill to reach the house.

Thus we end our stay in cycling apotheosis in real fireworks. Thank

météofrance.fr, your predictions were correct, the weather accompanied us during these four days.

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As a reward, we decide to stay one more day, tomorrow hiking in the forest of Myeres.

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The first in a series

small supply of wood for the winter

The Rebenty in NIORT Sault

Soon time to ruminate

The small village of Merial, deep!

CAMURAC is right next

That CAMURAC

BELCAIRE and some Belcairoises

A fountain very welcoming Espezel

A double tunnel in the parade Joucou

Another one!

output, already? We never tire of it!

Always Rebenty, Mars

Crossroads QUILLAN / AXAT and two cubs sympathetic

AXAT, we are already in the rise

The first eight miles, endless!

The climb was softened somewhat

A little respite ... before a final hell!

Phew! We did it!

Go, a last little pass to finish off

A short descent ...

... and now the house

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Goldfish Big Bump On Head

PUIVERT MIREPOIX CHALABRE

Third stage of our Tour du Pays de Sault Saturday, May 22

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PUIVERT We parked not far from the castle, and our journey begins, as so often, a side of the neck of Boyer, 700 m

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Descent RIVEL by the D120, we quickly left for the D620 to the left, towards Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers.
Very long straight line over 3 km to Le Peyrat. While I
m'extasie before the bell wall, an aboriginal me says it's called "the wall Toulousain" Normally, it is itself Toulousain.
And he launches into the history of five storks have nested there, thank you, it's very interesting, you tell us to our next visit.

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After LABASTIDE SUR l'Hers, other indigenous fours, we greet with a "Moo!" resounding.
"The milk that you drank at breakfast, it's us who've produced.
_ Ah, it was very good, thank you!"

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It is nice, the road is quiet, but not for long. After
LAROQUE-d'Olmes, we take the D625, more frequented for 14 km.
SAINT-QUENTIN-LA-TOUR, LA-BASTIDE-DE-BOUSIGNAC finally MIREPOIX, where you turn right onto D626.

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A MILL-NEW, little break snacks.
Three kilometers later, we pass the castle Caudeval and his flock of donkeys, what can they serve, not to carry bags of flour, the windmill was in ruins ...

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Gueyte-AND-LABASTIDE we turn right onto D320.
profile changes, all the while. To access
CAMMAZOU must stand on the pedals!

It leaves CORBIERES to our left and descend, finally, to a village that I had heard about a controversy over access to broadband Internet, people are divided on which technique to use: Tréziers.
It should be noted that this county is at the extreme limit of the Aude, west of Limoux, and very isolated, without GPS we do we would never ventured into this country.

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CAMON, at Km 58, deserves a little break.
is a fortified village, damage, no time to visit ...

We are now on the D16.
CAMP-LIMOUX, SONNAC SUR l'Hers, CHALABRE, VILLEFORT, damn, a final coast before reaching PUIVERT, journey's end.

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was a well deserved break at the corner bar, especially as the next step tomorrow promises duraille!

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