Day 3

Ride to Les Baux, tour Les Baux, then ride to Pont de Crau, near Arles (26 miles)

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Heading into Les Apilles (The Little Alps)
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Pause before final climb
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Delightful scent of pines in hot sun
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It's steeper than it looks!
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Some of us walked the steepest parts
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Almost at the top
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Chateau des Baux comes in view
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Chateau des Baux
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Popular tourist site
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Narrow lanes of medieval village
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The city of Arles
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Fragment of stained glass window
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Waiting for guided tour to begin
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Our guide at Chateau des Baux
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silhouettes
On the edge...
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Olive grove below
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Petraria arcatinus ("bow-powered rock hurler"), a Roman and medieval siege engine
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Battering ram and protective cover (under construction)
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Punishment for riding too close
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Pigeon holes
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On the road again
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Ruins of Roman aqueduct
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Hans explains the aqueduct
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Nearing our second hotel, Hostellerie de la Source
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Dinner in hotel restaurant