GR 20 - Corsica

This is a description of my trek in Corsica along the GR20. The GR20 is known as one of the toughest treks in Europe. The challenge is reworded with beautiful landscape and interesting Geology

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Last morning in the forest

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After spending my entire daily budget on a good meal, after watching France beating Portugal in the world cup, I go to sleep in my hammock i...

The english Cascades

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Going down toward vizavon we are back to the water and the beautiful forest. Althogh the late hour I can't stop my self from yet anothe...

My Zula

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Here I swim and relax before going down. Give my muscles heat to the freezing water; eat some granola and go to swim. It's a great canyo...

The last valley and beyond

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Tomorrow, I will take a train trough this valley to the see and then the boat home, but meanwhile I can watch the mountains behind that I wi...

Mount Doro

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And this is how I climbed it, through all these steep and crumply rocks.

This is where I came from

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Do you see the little dent on the horizon, just behind the last mountain range. On this mountain I climbed 3 days ago.

Corsican goats

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so guess who is making the cheese that the guardians in the refuge sell for 8 Euros a piece?

On the last mountain

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Leaving my bag behind, I climbed the highest peak in the end of the trail.I could see most of what I did in the last few days and all what I...

before saying goodbye in the last hut

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I had to catch up a day (to get back to the boat on time). The Englishmen had to shorten in order to catch a plane from Bastia and the Belg...

מחזור יוני 2006

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Two Englishmenone Belge with his daughterand one crazy Israeligot together through the Granite Mountains

blue flowers

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blue flowers that smells really good 

Flowers in the creek

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More yellow flowers in the creek 

Flowers in the creeks

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White Nurit Corsicanit? 

Little village in the mountains

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The GR never reach such big villages (in low altitude) but still we have a glimpse of the Corsican urban life

How many rebels could hide in this valley?

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How many rebels could hide in this unnamed creek? Look at the forest in the lower part of it, it could be great for a rainbow gathering or j...

Around the "circque"

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After I climbed down throgh the cracks (see the hikers in the background). I go on via a twisting trail. It seems the ones that come from Co...
Saturday, July 08, 2006

The glacial lakes

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blue and cold they are bellow me 

Corsica air force 1

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In the middle of the mountains, full of sweat and dirt, guess who comes?It's not the helicopter to rescue me. It brought with him a crew...

יש סוסים שמדברים קורסיקנית

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The white granite valleys are greener and contain many lakes.In Lake Nino I could see some grazing horses

On the trail

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Climbing to the "white granite" mountains give me great view of the forests I leave behind

Valley between red and white granite mountains

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Crossing between the red and white granite mountains makes a nice valley with lots of shade in the deep forest and a lousy hotel with good f...

Sming in the "Vascs"

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What's better then finding a "vask" (pool of water - in french) in the middle of a hot day? correct, finding another one.... ...

לוענית קורסיקנית

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I liked very much this flower. It looked to me from the "Loanitiyim" family but don't ask more.... 

מנוחת הלוחם

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After a long hiking day, An expensive coke for 3 euros, I sit and relax the long after noon 

a refuge

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in places like this I spend my nights. A bunk bed, a small kitchen and some snoring friends....
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