The Pyrenees are photogenic and stunning, often enshrouded in thick cloud and harsh weather, and not ephemeral like our trip across them. Here are a few pics. Check the album on Flickr.

Saying goodbye to the Atlantic at Biarritz, France:

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Top of the Col de la Pierre St Martin, leaving Spain, re-entering France:

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It rained in France all day. We were in Spain:

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Top of the Col de Marie-Blanque:

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Descending the Col d’Aubisque:

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Climbing to the Col du Tourmalet at sunset:

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Tourmalet at dusk:

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Descending the Col de Peyresourde:

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Port de Balès, site of epic Tour de France 2010 battles:

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Harsh point of the trip. Cold and wet at 2001 metres:

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