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friday 26 august
2022 - Redoing bm262 & 267-269 with Carlos & Conchita  previous
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Summary:
part of a series of 9 daytrips in august & september 2022 across
the Pyrenees. The main goal was to finish my plan to have visited all
bordermarkers at least twice. It was also a kind of sentimental farewell journey, visiting old friends and cherished places. This is daytrip 3. Today: together we visit three bordermarkers, still to do by Carlos & Conchita. Weather: foggy/drizzly in the beginning, later some sunny spells Basecamp: Camping Asolaze near Isaba Same trip to be seen at Carlos & Conchita's website. |
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(click to open this trip in Google Earth or copy link to Google Maps; click right on this link to download gpx-version). The gps-track has not been manually corrected which explains the inaccuracy and misalignment at some points. 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 elevation added by gpsvisualizer.com) |
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According to Garmin
Basecamp (uncorrected track with elevation added by Gpsvisualizer.com): Distance: 9,5 km Max-height: 2161m Min-height: 1765m Elevation: +677m -679m Total elevation: 1356m Start 8:41 Finish 14:54 Total time: 6:13 |
 | A drizzly start at Col de la Pierre St-Martin. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Well rainsuit-covered into the hills (click photo to enlarge) |
 | but it is not that wet. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | The sunshine peeks in from time to time. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Arriving at the foot of Pic Murlong. At its top (click photo to enlarge) |
 | we find bm267. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 There is a moment of doubt whether to continue or not because of the rain but we carry on. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm267 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Descending back to the trails (click photo to enlarge) |
 | which brings us to this passage which is about the spot to leave the trail and climb gently SW to (click photo to enlarge) |
 | bm268. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 with the original cross to the left. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 with cross (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 - cross (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 Apparently these pillars were built in 1988. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Then we continue to bm269. (click photo to enlarge) |
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There are 2 routes from bm268 to 269. This is the one we follow today. This picture is from 9-9-2020 and on that page some more information on these 2 routes. |
 | Posing heroically (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 appears in the distance. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 with the original cross (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269, Carlos & Conchita entering the scene. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 with the year 1983, that is a five years difference with bm268. Why? (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 - cross (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 Note the number 267 upside down: apparently they wanted also a pillar next to bm267 but never made one. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 - the selfie (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 Doing some cleaning and crayon work on the original cross and number. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269 - selfie with pillar and cross. Now Carlos & Conchita have almost completed the entire range of the first Treaty (bm001 to 272). Only bm272 is waiting their visit. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm269, last picture (click photo to enlarge) |
 | The job is done and we return. Before descending to the grass, we spot in the distance (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Bm268 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | A delicate passage (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Passing bm266 and not far from the parking (click photo to enlarge) |
 | a last scramble. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Once againg bm262 (click photo to enlarge) |
 | with also a selfie. (click photo to enlarge) |
 | Celebrating our trip with a sandwhich and a beer. (click photo to enlarge) |
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