Just having conquered the highest road pass in the Pyrenees at 2,408 meters in elevation (7,898 feet) on the way to Pas de la Casa and the French border. The road had a ton of switchbacks so the grades were not too terrible (but they were not a joke either). I got lots of honks and thumbs up from the French entering the country. They seem to like cycle tourers. The ride down was amazing, and I seriously spent over an hour and a half in an uninterrupted coast down the French Pyrenees. It was a little chilly, but that was o.k., because France knocked my socks off - but more on that later. (7/30/04)

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Pyrenees Pass