{"id":321,"date":"2024-07-08T19:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/?p=321"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:57:24","slug":"into-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/2024\/07\/08\/into-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Into town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 25, Jul 8, 2024<br \/>From Hourquette des Hounts-Secs to Bagn\u00e8res-de-Luchon<br \/>14 km hiked, 45.5% complete<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/1000016000652882813430232594-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/1000016000652882813430232594-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/1000016000652882813430232594-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/1000016000652882813430232594-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/1000016000652882813430232594.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dawn from our tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night, we were camped in a flattish hollow between 2 mountain peaks. Despite its seemingly sheltered position, the wind blasted intermittently through the night, disturbing our sleep. We were up and moving a little after 7 am and soon were at the top with good weather for the second day in a row and it was great to pull on dry socks and shoes for a change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160026535492131490788744-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160026535492131490788744-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160026535492131490788744-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160026535492131490788744-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160026535492131490788744.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160031837610225575274220-1024x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160031837610225575274220-1024x387.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160031837610225575274220-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160031837610225575274220-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160031837610225575274220.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The descent this time was long but more gradual. As well as the usual hopping to avoid cow pats, today we had the inconvenience of a track diversion which was poorly signed, leaving us trying various paths to find our way through the forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were glad that we had tackled a long climb yesterday because we still had 5 hours of walking today to get to the town of Bagneres-de-Luchon, where we have a room booked for 2 nights. This is probably the last big town that we travel through and we have some planning to do before we continue on, either further progressing along this trail or perhaps getting a taste of a different kind of terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160178341617905795763917-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160178341617905795763917-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160178341617905795763917-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160178341617905795763917-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loudonweb.com\/gr10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/10000160178341617905795763917.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day 25, Jul 8, 2024From Hourquette des Hounts-Secs to Bagn\u00e8res-de-Luchon14 km hiked, 45.5% complete Last night, we were camped in a flattish hollow between 2 mountain peaks. 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