Monday, May 9, 2016

Crete de Cedres

A post by Robert

This morning, Hector and I got up early, and biked the "crest of the cedres" - a complete traverse of the Petit Luberon mountains along a paved road without cars. Here is what we saw:

Sunrise illuminating Menerbes as we speed away:

The bottom of the climb: after going downhill all morning, it is time to push on the pedals:
Up:
And up:
Roadblock!
The cedar forest:
The Calavon valley below us, with all the hilltop villages:
Approaching Bonnieux, almost home:

STATS: 35 miles, 3400 feet elevation gain. 









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