If you hike in the Pyrenees, you’ve probably been intrigued by gigantic and not always very graceful pipes rolling down steep slopes. This is the…
Smartphone GPS and altitude measurement: a sham?
My customers with smartphones sometimes dispute my height differences at the end of a hike. So I answer that if smartphones are precise in positioning,…
No copernicus in the basilica
There is a place in the Saint Sernin basilica in Toulouse that you cannot visit and it is a shame because it contains two sky…
Weekend in the Ossau valley June 24-27, 2021
This 3-day weekend is a classic and it must be earned. It is a matter of going around the Pic du Midi d’Ossau, a majestic…
Eleven-o’clock lady on the Brienne Canal
You don’t necessarily have to go to the mountains to see some wild flowers. Here is a very pleasant meeting on the edge of the…