Pays Basque and the Bearn: Pyrenees 2012

2012: Back to France, again cycling solo, this time exploring the high cols (passes) so often made famous by the Tour de France. Last year I rode a few of them. That ride made me want to climb more! My plan is to start on the Atlantic, and ride in the high country, finishing with Col de Tourmalet. Sometimes I will be riding loaded, with two panniers, sometimes the bags will remain behind in my lodging.

The bulleted items here are the individual posts in my trip. Click anywhere you are interested to start. The next button at the bottom of the post will take you to the following day's post.

 CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Toulouse!
• Photo Details from Toulouse
• Traveling to St. Jean de Luz
• Route de Corniche and Harbors
• Espelette
• Artzamendi
• Rue, or Chemin?
• Col d'Orgabide and Co d'Arnostéguy
• St. Jean Pied de Port
• Cols d'Iraty
• Crevasses d'Holcarté
• Arette
• La Madeleine
• Col de Marie Blanque
• Col d'Aubisque
• Cirque de Litor and Col du Soulor
• Lac d'Estaing and Col de Bordères
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur
• Col de Tourmalet
• Final Post