Riding through the last burst of colours on the trees and vines as the autumn closes down. The autumn air is so clear I was able to make out the Cévennes and Ventoux to the west and the Écrins to the north. The sky was clear over the canyon but the storm at the weekend had closed the South Rim Road with a rock fall (as last year). Access was possible to the gorges for the 14 km in from Aiguines, but not a through route and I saw just a pair of scooters and one cyclist in the hour and a half or so I was in the canyon!
Just can’t beat riding a sportsbike in Provence on clear, dry roads as here, and let alone the scenery and fantastic food.
- Col d’Illoire (967 m.) - Grand Canyon of the Verdon
- Grand Canyon du Verdon - South Rim Road
- Grand Canyon du Verdon - north face route
- Canyon - last ride before the clocks go back
- Chain stretching at the Grand Canyon
- Tour of the Grand Canyon of the Verdon
- St. Tropez and the Grand Canyon of the Verdon - Sep 1985