May 25, 2011 4 min read Uncategorized

Day 12: Lourdes to Font-Romeu

The Pyrenees Mountains provide for some extraordinary riding and breathtaking views. Quite honestly, they are a sanctuary for motorcycling.

Sadly, there weren't enough hours in the day to make the planned stop in Andorra. I was really looking forward to seeing some Andorians.

These were taken at a place called Col D'Aspin above a town called Aspin-Aure. Mapified.

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[caption id="attachment_392" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Col d'Aspin West"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_390" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Col d'Aspin Crest"][/caption]

Obligatory moto pr0n:

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In my head I was going to bomb down these roads on Black and Yellow. When I actually got to them and found out that there was no guard rail, I never got out of fourth gear.

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This is the road going forward. Roads not yet travelled.
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The cows all over the road were hilarous, but the cow pies were not. Don't ask me how, but I managed to avoid all the cow pies while walking around; it wasn't until I left that area that I managed to drag my boot through a jacuzzi of cow crap.
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[caption id="attachment_414" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="More Cows"][/caption]

This cow chased the biker behind it around for a while.
[caption id="attachment_406" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Free Range"][/caption]

This guy was definitely king of the hill. When I went to take his picture he did that foot-scraping-on-the-ground thing like he was going to charge. Also, when another motorcycle passed by him, he started to charge a little.
[caption id="attachment_412" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Mooooooove Bitch"][/caption]

This simple picture is probably going to remain one of the most memorable moments of this trip. I had to stop somewhere to make a phone call for work, and while I was online, one of my friends asked: "Where are you?", to which I replied: "I don't know."

That resonated deeply... in this world, how does one not know where one is at all times? It actually made me smile, and, ironically, I tweeted about it. This picture is great, because I used the information that it contains to determine my location. If you're bored at work, give it a shot. If you're at home on the computer, stand up, put on your shoes, and do something fun.
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This is a view from the small mountain town of Font-Romeu.
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