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    Only used my bell once

    We recently spent some time biking on the LePuy route, part of our Tour of the Beast of the Gevaudan (La Bete du Gevaudan, a celebrated wolf who terrorized the region in the 1760's). We had not been on the trail for many years, and it certainly is more crowded these days. Once again, we passed...
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    The Route of the Beast of the Gevaudan

    Here's this years route: Anyone who has done the Chemin from LePuy will be familiar with the Bete du Gevaudan, a monster wolf who ate 100 or so villagers from 1764-67. There are statues, memorials, even some museums throughout the region. The route overlaps with the LePuy route in places...
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    Ten ways to lighten your pack

    These appeared on the Z-Packs site, and I thought I'd share. While it is written for the weekend backpacker, we can probably apply some of these ideas to the Camino: 1. Instead of packing 8 beers for your overnight backpacking trip, just take 6. Total weight savings: 1.5 pounds. 2. At the...
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    In that case, you are welcome

    We thought we figured out a nice little back road cut off on the Vezelay route. It was a great dirt road, but ended behind someone's barn. We thought we'd discretely walk around it and get back to the road. We ran into a rather aristocratic looking gentleman: "monsieur, ce domaine est...
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    Vezelay Route--What a Mess!

    I spent the day perusing all the different options for the Vezelay route. I have the old yellow Voie Historique guide by the Chassains, as well as the new GR 654 guides just put out by the FFRP. For good measure, I ordered the LePere guide from Amazon.fr. I then put together various google...
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    Blisters Cured!

    It seems that blisters are one of the most popular topics here, on par with bedbugs and albergue races. This may not help solve your personal blister problems, but I can tell you how one person finally did a trip without them. My wife gets blisters just looking at hiking trails. Some people’s...
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    Manaslu circuit---anyone done it?

    We're heading to Nepal next week to trek up the Tsum valley and hopefully around the Manaslu circuit. Nepali treks are sort of like a camino, except there are more religious sites. Lots of prayer wheels to spin. The tea houses are rather like an albergue, We did the Annapurna circuit years...
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    Big frozen octopus

    I was in Portland yesterday and stopped by the super Asian grocery store Uwajimaya. I found a nice octopus, something tough to find at my home store. Does anyone have some hints on how to convert that thing into a plate of Pulpo Gallego? I've never been able to make a decent one from the...
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    The Best Accomodation in LePuy

    If you can afford 59-89 Euros for your first night, the best Chambre d'Hote in all of France is in LePuy, http://www.lesjardinsdechampfleury.fr/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187092-d1789695-Reviews-Les_Jardins_de_Champfleury-Le_Puy_en_Velay_Haute_Loire_Auvergne.html Here is what...
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    Chemin Stevenson GPS file

    newfydog submitted a new resource: Chemin Stevenson GPS file - GR 70 Chemin Stevenson Read more about this resource...
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    Chemin Stevenson google earth track

    newfydog submitted a new resource: Chemin Stevenson google earth track - GR 70 Le Chemin Stevenson Read more about this resource...
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    Chemin de Robert Louis Stevenson

    Before pirate tales made Robert Louis Stevenson famous, the sickly Scottish writer was having a bad 1878. His girlfriend Fanny, an older American visiting Europe with a grown daughter, left him to return to her husband. His writing career had fizzled out. His parents were hounding him to return...
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    A remarkably light pack

    OK, all my pilgrimages have been on a bike. I do walk and carry a backpack on occasion though, and next year that will be my focus. I want to do one more Himalayan trek before I am too old for those 17,000 foot passes. I hope to walk the Manaslu circuit for my 60th birthday. In preparation...
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    Piemont Pyrenees GPS track

    newfydog submitted a new resource: Piemont Pyrenees GPS track - Piemont Pyrenees GPS track Read more about this resource...
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    Piemont Pyrenees google earth track

    newfydog submitted a new resource: Piemont Pyrenees google earth track - Piemont Pyrenees google earth track Read more about this resource...
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    via de la Plata Google Earth track

    newfydog submitted a new resource: via de la Plata Google Earth track - via de la Plata Google Earth track Read more about this resource...
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    via de la Plata GPS track file

    newfydog submitted a new resource: via de la Plata GPS track file - via de la Plata GPS file Read more about this resource...
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    LePuy SJPP google earth

    newfydog submitted a new resource: LePuy SJPP google earth - LePuy SJPP google earth Read more about this resource...
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    LePuy SJPP gps file

    newfydog submitted a new resource: LePuy SJPP gps file - LePuy route for gps Read more about this resource...
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    SJPP to Finistere on Google Earth, one file

    newfydog submitted a new resource: SJPP to Finistere on Google Earth, one file - Camino Frances yellow line google earth Read more about this resource...

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