kerouac

I'm pretty well known for posting reports about unknown parts of Paris, but I thought that for once I would post a report about an unknown part of France.

The gorges of Kakuetta (it's a Basque name) are in the Pyrénées 80 km from Pau, which is the closest big city. It is a truly extraordinary site because it gives you the total experience of a tropical rain forest without being anywhere near the tropics. You need to have hiking shoes or at least sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers because there are parts of the terrain that can be quite uneven and slippery. The ticket office even sells walking sticks, and they are probably a good investment even though I didn't buy one.

Anyway, this place is still more or less "confidential" so if you really want to see something that just about nobody else ever gets to see, I highly recommend the trip.

Here is the photo report that I made: http://tinyurl.com/kakuetta

tower

Kerouac...among your finest works. Bravo.
Being in the viciny of Pau a few years ago, I'm just sorry to have missed rhis phenom!
Thank you!!

P_M

Great pics Kerouac, I love walking trails and this one looks like a winner. Thanks for posting.

Coquelicot

This looks like someplace special.

sugarmaple

Absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for posting.

gardendiva

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experience.

kerouac

I'm not even sure if I would like a lot of you to actually go there yourselves. There seemed to be plenty of people even out of season, but it is such a spectacular place that I could absolutely not refrain from showing it to everybody.