Day 8 Hiking- April 5

Pyrenees Hike with Blantons

Rise and shine with eggs, sausage, fruit, pastries and cousins!

Today’s adventure started in the small village of Gavarnie….We walked along a babbling brook for quite a while.

Each stone bridge we crossed was a passageway to further natural beauty.

We stopped for lunch upon this amazing rock with perfect areas for sitting.

Cirque-de-Gavarnie was absolutely breathtaking. Snow was still present. As we sat and admired God’s creation we heard snow falling as it was being melted by the sun’s warmth. Hearing mini avalanches caused a little panic with our younger crowd. It was fascinating to hear and see the mounds of snow fall. With each landing snow powder sprayed into the sunlight.

Glacier sledding anyone? Ok, so not a glacier but still fun and different.

A higher view gave us dry ground to rest upon without other spectators.

I am famous for taking us on different routes to see different views. Sometimes this works in my favor, other times I may have ended up in a French hospital on a Saturday night. This notion must run in the family because Jan mentioned taking a different route to the car.

Game on! We hiked and hiked until we could not hike anymore safely. Ike and Randy scouted it out and concluded we should not continue on the shady, icy, narrow, cliff path covered in snow. We concurred and retreated safely without injuries. Aunt Jan and Mazie even rolled down a green hill together.

On our way out Keeler looked back and noticed a new waterfall. We sat and watched the seasonal birth of a waterfall from ice to falling water. We were all mesmerized.