{"id":4205,"date":"2013-05-25T19:11:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T19:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=4205"},"modified":"2013-05-25T19:11:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T19:11:58","slug":"ailsas-travel-photography-challenge-pathways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=4205","title":{"rendered":"Ailsa's travel photography challenge: Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve walked a million miles in the past few weeks, many of them on sealed surfaces and others on dirt paths.\u00a0 The following photos were taken on two difficult climbs.\u00a0 The first two show the path up to the Abbey of St Martin of Canigou in France;\u00a0 I walked up the 3 kms and down again which was steep but not TOO harsh because the path is sealed.\u00a0 But some older people in our group took the optional jeep ride which apparently is not always better;\u00a0 some said they had vertigo looking at the edges.<\/p>\n

\"Jeep<\/a>
Jeep doing 3-point turn on a hairpin bend; at the edge, straight drop down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Abbey<\/a>
L’Abbaye de Saint Martin du Canigou at the top of the 3 km path (check out the cloud!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This next photo was taken from half-way up a steep dirt track on my way to Cap B\u00e9ar, though I never got there.\u00a0 When I reached this point my heart was pounding and I was breathing heavily, absolutely alone and a wee bit scared, so I made the decision to descend.\u00a0 The track is grazed out of the hillside and sometimes supported by improvised stone steps.\u00a0 Very steep but not frightening for genuine hikers.\u00a0 And on the subject of pathways, from up on the hill there’s a great view of the pathway to the lighthouse, that is, the jetty.<\/p>\n

\"Half<\/a>
Half-way up the hill on the path to Cap B\u00e9ar, France; looking over the jetty and lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This post was inspired by Ailsa’s Pathways<\/a>: have a look at the awesome paths she has trod.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve walked a million miles in the past few weeks, many of them on sealed surfaces and others on dirt paths.\u00a0 The following photos were taken on two difficult climbs.\u00a0 The first two show the path up to the Abbey of St Martin of Canigou in France;\u00a0 I walked up the 3 kms and down … <\/p>\n

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