At the foot of Ventoux...

Today's walk took me from the tiny village of Le Barroux to Malaucène, through the foothills of Mont Ventoux. Walk Inn's roadbook got a bit of updating today, ensuring the paths and waymarks are a perfect match to the information provided in the written notes.

It had rained all morning, but by mid-afternoon the sun made a brief appearance. And at only 600m in altitude I was high above the clouds, which were clinging to the valley.





A view of the Dentelles range to the west, a set of cragged limestone teeth peAking and peEking above the cloud...

Nearing the end of the hike, the town of Malaucène comes into view, and about time: I was running out of daylight..

And the sun sets on the Rhône Valley, the cloud covering all but the 12th century castle atop the town of Le Barroux, where I began the day's hike...