A few passes in South French Alps

• A few passes in South French Alps
  Posted by zebulon on 05 Aug, 2014 16:40
• We're coming back from a few days trip in in south french (and Italian) Alps.
  
  Riding in the middle of lavender
  
  
  
  
  
  Then Moustiers Ste Marie, Ste- Croix lake & the Verdon Gorges
  
  
  
  Then Riding to "Col d'allos"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
• #1 Reply
  Posted by jackyork on 07 Aug, 2014 04:53
• Fabulous.
• #2 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 07 Aug, 2014 15:23
• Then viewing some old military places in Ubaye valley:
  
  
  
  And riding up to Vars pass.
  
  
  
  
  
  Finding Napoleon's refuge on the other side of the pass
  
  
  
  Taking some nice forest road
  
  
  
  and up to the bonette-restefond pass (highest asphalt road of Europe)
  
  
  
  
  
  to be continued ... 
• #3 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 07 Aug, 2014 16:21
• Up to the bonette ! 
  
  
  
  
  
  Then riding down south, and again some military village ( defending against Italians  )
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A small perched village
  
  
  
  Then arriving a other pass "col de la Couillole"
  
  
• #4 Reply
  Posted by JosepM on 07 Aug, 2014 18:30
• What spectacular views you had with a very nice clean athmosphere!
  
  IMO one nice feature of la Bonette-Restefond is that I feel it's sort of a border between N and S.
  I mean that just like the passes in the Pyrenees, you can notice that landscapes evolve differently as you go down to the N or the S. Which is not the case IMO in other cols farther N, that have "Athlantic" character at either side.
  
  Congratulations for your ballade!
  
  Josep
• #5 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 07 Aug, 2014 19:38
• Josep, I have more this impression on Lautaret pass ...    oftenly it is the limit between sun & rain 
• #6 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 07 Aug, 2014 20:09
• Then coming back by another pass ....
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  meeting some Finnish friends on the Cayolle pass
  
  
  
   
• #7 Reply
  Posted by jackyork on 08 Aug, 2014 03:55
• Beautiful!
  
  JK
• #8 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 08 Aug, 2014 11:02
• Quote from: jackyork on 08 Aug, 2014 03:55

  Beautiful!
  
  JK
  

  
  I love the Alps, everywhere 
• #9 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 08 Aug, 2014 17:40
• Going down from Cayolle (North):
  
  
  
  Yes, it is not Norvegian cascade ! 
  
  
  
  Yes JK we were in Risoul for the arriving of Rafal Majka (when he took the polka-dot jersey)
  
  
  
  Nibali, Nibali ! 
  
  
  
  Then going to Izoard pass
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "casse déserte " just near the Izoard
  
  
• #10 Reply
  Posted by Jyrays on 09 Aug, 2014 00:17
• Nice ones...
  
  My last trip highest one was Sierra Nevada 
• #11 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 09 Aug, 2014 18:45
• Then going up to Col Agniel French/Italian border. Nice road, but the weather
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Coming back by Chateau-Queyras
  
  
  
  And "gorges du guil"
  
  
• #12 Reply
  Posted by jackyork on 11 Aug, 2014 15:05
• 'Gorge du Guil'...is that where the term 'gorgeous' comes from?   
  
  JK
• #13 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 11 Aug, 2014 16:15
• We decide then to go to the 2 famous and classics, but before discover a new one:
  
  
  
  
  
  West side view
  
  
  
  East side one
  
  
  
  Try this access an other time 
  
  
• #14 Reply
  Posted by zebulon on 11 Aug, 2014 18:07
• Than going up to "Lautaret" : not too much people on the road: perfect ! 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A perfect place for pic-nic : full HD 
  
  
  
  A biker place ! up is the "Galibier"!
  
  
  
  And then arriving to Galibier