Voie Sacrée de Fontanalbe
July 19 The gravures of the Vallée des Merveilles have been a goal of mine for years. I finally made it! We got an early start at balise 395: 9.10am to be exact. Although definitely warm the heat had not yet become stifling. The patches of shade made it bearable. As we climbed higher it became cooler and the alpine vegetation was cool indeed. A little over 2 hours later we were here in cooler air: We reached balise 388 at 11.30 where a sign directed us to Lac Vert. It took only another 20 minutes but it was a hard 20 minutes as a park official reminded us to put the hiking poles away. The metal tips are forbidden once you enter the area of the gravures. Then, there it was! Lac Vert de Fontanalbe: By now the air was cool and refreshing. The lake was cold but swimmable I suppose once you got past the muddy bottom. After a relaxing lunch, we decided to press on to check out the gravures which involved an easy climb of about 100m to an orientation table with sweeping views that included Mont Bego on one side and its foothills (below) on … Continue reading →