To complement the two previous posts about the HRP, we prepared a gallery of 130 of our favorite photos from the trail
If you want to see if it’s worth visiting the Pyrenees, or you simply want to take a break from the Covid reality and watch some pretty mountain landscapes, this gallery is for you!
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Hendaye, France - the beginning of the trail
Time to grab our backpacks and leave town
First day of the hike and the first views
The first of maaany horses we've met along the way
First morning on the trail
Improvised campsite by the river
Maciej took 99% of the photos in this gallery, but still managed to end up on some of them
This (giant) horse was trying to get back to its herd on the other side of the fence
More horses
One of many huts open to hikers on the Camino de Santiago
As you can see, we've spent most of our time above the clouds
Cows in the fog
Resting in our portable hotel
This calf was surprised that we dared to enter its territory
After 10 days of walking we've finally switched from sandals to actual hiking shoes
Weronika swaying on her feet after descending from the col visible in the upper right corner
This donkey decided he's not going any further, and even the boy with a baguette couldn't convince him
More donkeys, this time less stubborn
Pyrenean mountain dogs (Patou) - they look cute here, but they're actually scary beasts when they consider you some kind of danger (which happened to us about 5 minutes prior)
The views didn't become boring even after a couple of weeks of walking
The impressive Pic du Midi d'Ossau
Our new friend doesn't understand why the rain's bothering us
In the higher parts of the mountains, the snow doesn't melt even in the summer
Vallée de Gaube, at the foot of Vignemale, the highest peak in the French Pyrenees
We met a whole bunch of marmots
The first time we've seen a Brocken spectre
We like sleeping in our tent, but a couple of nights in huts like this is a nice change
Weronika picking berries (probably illegaly) to get a boost of vitamins
Our psychological state after ⅔ of the way
The Catalan village of Alos de Isil
One of out delicious dinners on the trail - mac and cheese
Tavascan in Catalonia
The sad moment when the hut marked on the map turns out to be a pile of stones without a roof
Our trail took us not only through France and Spain, but also Andorra
One of the feew times we started walking before dawn, but it was worth it!
The highest peak on our HRP variant - Pic de Noufonts (2861 m)
The spectacular ascent of Canigou (2784 m)
On the top of Canigou, also called the Sacred Mountain of the Catalans
A cozy hut with a nice stove saved us from the rain that day
The last milestone - we can finally see the sea (this time the Mediterranean)
Last night on the trail
Tired, but happy that we finished the Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne, our first long-distance trail. Thanks for sticking along!