Lost in the Wild Mountains of Ardèche - Ancient Roman Stairways, Ruins and Natural Curiosities

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Hello dear friends and Hivers, today I'm presenting a hike that my brother and I did in the Ardèche a few months ago. It's one of the regions we come from through our grandparents, and I know it quite well... well, not as well as my brother, who lives there !

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Here, everything is in relief - it's quite simple, we're on volcanic soil, at altitude, where one valley follows another, all carved out by erosion, and at the bottom of them, there are numerous rivers.

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Another special feature of these foothills is that the forests are everywhere ! There are plenty of beech and oak trees, but the most representative tree of the region is of course the chestnut, from which the delicious chestnut cream is made !

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The first plant encounters on our trip were a Viperina followed by a small Centaurea flower...

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At the start, the road is still just driveable... but that won't be the case afterwards !

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Have you spotted it ?

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A magnificent blue-throated lizard ! Unfortunately, I don't know enough about reptiles to be able to tell you what species it is !

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The route continues, alternating between open and wooded terrain...

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That's where we're heading, to the bottom of the valley...! If you wanted to get an idea of what I look like, from the back at least, we're very similar with my brother ^^ !

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On our excursion, we're accompanied by Nina, the neighbor's dynamic dog, who never misses an opportunity to get out for a walk !

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As we move forward, the landscapes of valleys and mountains change as we go...

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Last year's chestnuts that weren't picked...

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A short path on the hillside lined with low dry-stone walls.

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A thousand and one things punctuate our exploration, like this felled tree whose skeleton still stands up to the rains and winters. Or this Montpellier Maple.

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At the foot of another mossy tree, we found dozens of beehive fragments... These are the largest fragments available, and they still smell of beeswax !

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A succession of valleys, passes and views over the rest of the mountainous horizon.

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We're making progress on ever-changing terrain...

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Here, some Gentian, a plant from which a number of delicious alcohols are made !

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Around a bend in the road, low walls appear, just like those that can be found in many mountainous regions around the world. Or how to create cultivated areas in steeply sloping terrain.

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Not far from here are the famous Roman steps. These were built by the Roman legions on their way to northern Gaul two thousand years ago. If you're not careful, you could almost walk over them without noticing !

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Above us, a vertical cliff and opposite us, on the promontory, the relief of the valleys that criss-cross to the mountain opposite... A moment's rest to catch our breath !

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As for Nina, she covered twice the distance. In fact, she spent the whole trip running ahead, finding water to swim in and then coming back to pick us up...

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Strangely shaped rock...

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We took advantage of our break to try out different sepia modes...

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A little mountain Sedum... Again, don't ask me its name ^^ !

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Tree pierced on the way down...

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And so the walk ends a little further down the road ! I hope you've enjoyed and benefited from this escape into nature. I'd like to thank you for your visit and wish you an excellent Sunday,

<3

@anttn


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Bonjour chers amis et Hivers, aujourd'hui je vous présente une randonnée que nous avons faite avec mon frère en Ardèche il y a de cela quelques mois. C'est une des régions dont nous sommes originaires par nos grand-parents et je la connais assez bien... enfin toujours mois que mon frère qui vit sur place !

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Ici, tout est relief, c'est bien simple, nous sommes sur un terrain volcanique, en altitude où les vallées se succèdent, toutes creusés par l'érosion et tout au fond, on trouve de nombreuses rivières.

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Une autre particularité, c'est que sur ces contreforts de montagnes, le couvert forestier est omniprésent ! On trouve des hêtres et des chênes en grande quantité, mais l'arbre le plus représentatif de la région, c'est bien-sûr le châtaignier dont on fait notamment la délicieuse crème de marrons !

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Premières rencontres végétales de notre excursion, une Vipérine suivie d'une petite fleur de Centaurée...

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Au départ, la route est encore à la limite carrossable.. mais ce ne sera pas le cas par la suite !

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Magnifique lézard à la gorge bleue..! Malheureusement, je ne suis pas encore assez calé en reconnaissance des reptiles pour vous dire son espèce particulière !

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La route se poursuit, alternativement dans des terrains ouverts ou bien forestiers...

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Voilà quelle est notre direction, jusqu'au fond de la vallée..! Si vous vouliez avoir une idée de ce à quoi je ressemble, dites vous que de dos en tout cas, nous sommes très semblables avec mon frère ^^ !

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Dans notre excursion, nous sommes accompagnés par Nina, la dynamique chienne du voisin mais qui ne manque pas une occasion de sortir un peu se balader !

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Au fur à mesure de notre avancée, les paysages de vallées et de montagnes changent au fur et à mesure...

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Les châtaignes de l'année dernière qui n'ont pas été ramassées...

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Petit sentier à flanc de colline bordée de murets en pierre sèche.

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Mille et unes choses ponctuent notre exploration, comme cet arbre abattu dont le squelette résiste encore aux pluies et aux hivers. On bien encore cet érable de Montpellier.

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Au pied d'un autre arbre moussu, ce sont des fragments de ruches que nous trouvons par dizaines... Ceux-ci sont les plus gros fragments disponible avec toujours cette bonne odeur de cire d'abeille !

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Succession de vallées, cols et vues sur le reste de l'horizon montagneux.

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Nous progressons sur des terrains toujours différents...

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Ici, de la Gentiane, une plante dont on prépare notamment plusieurs alcools délicieux !

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Au détour d'un tournant, apparaissent des murets comme on pourrait en trouver dans de nombreuses régions montagneuses à travers le monde. Ou comment créer des zones de cultures dans des terrains en forte pente.

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Non loin de là, on trouve enfin les fameux escaliers romains. En effet, ceux-ci ont été bâtis par les légions romaines qui remontaient ils y a deux milles ans vers le Nord de la Gaulle. Si on n'y prête pas attention, on pourrait presque passer dessus sans s'en apercevoir !

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Au dessus de nous, une falaise verticale et face à nous, sur le promontoire, les reliefs de vallées qui s'entrecroisent jusqu'à la montagne d'en face... Petit moment de repos pour reprendre notre souffle !

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Nina, elle, aura fait le double du parcours. En effet, elle a passé le trajet à courir en avant, à trouver des points d'eau pour s'y baigner et à ensuite venir nous chercher...

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Rocher à la forme étrange...

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Nous profitons alors de notre pause pour essayer différents modes de sépia...

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Un petit Sédum des montagnes... Là encore, ne me demandez pas son nom ^^ !

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Arbre percé sur la redescente...

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Et voilà la promenade qui se termine un peu plus loin et surtout bien plus bas ! J'espère que vous aurez apprécié et profité de cette escapade en nature. Je vous remercie pour votre visite et vous souhaite un excellent dimanche,

<3

@anttn


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What an amazing and versatile landscape! 😍 Pure beauty that only mother nature can form.
Thank you so much for taking us with you on this tour.
And give Nina some cuddles and petting from me the next time you see her. As she's a beauty of her own and deserves some attention. 😉
Have an extraordinary week and take care!

And give Nina some cuddles and petting from me the next time you see her.

I won't miss it !

I'm always amazed by human achievements, but I don't think it's ever quite the same as what I feel when I'm faced with Nature's wild and free splendor !

Many many thank for your kind inputs dear @aaskablackwolf 😇

Take really good care and I hope you're fine during this Christmas time !

Cela doit vraiment être cool de vivre dans un coin comme cela. Moi si je pouvais, ce serait aux abords de Brocéliande que j'irais ...

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Oui, après c'est un peu perdu quand même ! Un des seules régions en France à ne pas avoir de trains... c'est dire !

Brocéliande, j'approuve totalement !

What an awesome place! It looks so wild and so many plants that are useful as well.

Yeah !! It's very wild, as some others regions in France, it has it's industrial time just at the beginning and now it's over since a loonng time ! Nature won :)

Oh and the lizard!!!!! I had no idea you had them there, but there's no reason why you wouldn't. Just seems incongruous!

Yeah, it's quite rare to see some bigs like this one, most are little ones, but I bet you must have giant specimens 😅

Have a lovely day dear 😘

I never realised France sits on volcano terrain, guess that's why you get so much interesting wildlife and landscape there.

Well done to Nina, running up and down and accompanying you guys!!

Yeah, in fact there is a lot of the territory who have a volcanic past... Almost all the areas where there is no limestone, those parts were oceans long time ago :)

I was indeed really impressed by her energy and stamina !

Have a nice day dear @livinguktaiwan 😘

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Hello ! Tes photos et descriptions sont vraiment captivantes et me donnent envie de m'évader au plus haut point. Et ça tombe bien puisque j'ai un ami qui a prévu hier de poser des jours pour aller randonnée en Ardèche en mai. Ta publication vient de me convaincre : je vais le suivre !

C'est toujours un plaisir de lire des récits de randonnées qui allient découverte naturelle, culturelle et personnelle. Merci de partager ces moments et ces magnifiques images avec nous.

Merci beaucoup et je suis encore plus heureux qu'elles aient eu cet effet positif :)

Ça va être génial, tu connais déjà le coin d'Ardèche où vous allez vadrouiller ?

Encore merci à toi 😇

Non, je ne sais pas encore vraiment où nous allons vadrouiller. Je lui laisse carte blanche pour préparer tout ça. Je lui ai simplement dit que dans tous les cas, j'allais le suivre 😜

C'est en effet bien agréable de se laisser porter par moments, je sais que ce n'est pas mon caractère de base, mais j'ai appris à en profiter et je dois dire que c'est assez important et plaisant à la foi !

Bonne journée à toi !

This place looks beautiful, it's filled with nature. And that's why it's a perfect place for hiking. Hiking and viewing nature gives you a sense of refreshment in the spirit.

The feeling of freedom can only come from visiting such amazing places, yes I love hiking and discovering places that not many people have been to.
Have a wonderful Sunday.

So I think we share the same feelings about going out and feel free !

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You're welcome😉

Such a wonderful place, the mountain and the hike you did with your brother are beautiful. The blue-throated lizard is so interesting, I didn't stop it at first, just when it was zoomed in. The forest looks like an enchanted one, especially after seeing this tree

It is a face, with eyes and a bit scary mouth with teeth :D

Yeah, I made myself the same reflection about that tree when we cross its way ! It's both reassuring and frightening at the same time 😅

Thank you @mipiano, I wish you a nice day ahead 😘

That purple flower looks amazing 🤩
All pictures are mind blowing... enjoying this hike pictures :⁠-⁠)

Thank you @mysteriousroad 😇 !

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This place looks very good for hiking
The pictures are lovey too

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