Gorges de Kakouetta


		At the end of the first part of the trail there is a tunnel (which is locked out of season and at night). I saw a dipper there but this elusive bird was far too quick to be photographed.
		The trail along the gorges de kakouetta is well maintained - perhaps too well for some people's tastes. However there is the danger of flooding in stormy weather and there is an alarm system to alert people so that they can get out of the gorge.
		With its high sides and the high humidity the gorge has a microclimate of its own. So much so that there are four species of lichen, including Pyrenula kakouettae, which grow nowhere else in the world. I was very fortunate to have the whole gorges de kakouetta to himself. It is certainly a very different place when full of screaming children.
		Damn, just when I wanted to park my Subaru 4x4...
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