Thursday, December 2, 2010

A winter's walk (I don't care if it's still not really winter) in Ventoux

Today's walk took me from the tiny village of Le Barroux to Malaucène, through the foothills of Mont Ventoux. Walk Inn's roadbook got a bit of updating today, ensuring the paths and waymarks are a perfect match to the information provided in the written notes.

It had rained all morning, but by mid-afternoon the sun made a brief appearance. And at only 600m in altitude I was high above the clouds, staying low and carpeting the valley.




A view of the Dentelles range to the west, a set of cragged limestone teeth peAking and peEking above the cloud...



Nearing the end of the hike, the town of Malaucène comes into view, and about time: I was running out of daylight..



And the sun sets on the Rhône Valley, the cloud covering all but the 12th century castle atop the town of Le Barroux, where I began the day's hike...

To learn more about our self-guided walking trip at the foot of Ventoux: http://www.walkinnprovence.com/ang/walking-product-D0.html