CROIX DE JUILLET WALK AROUND QUARANTE REDUX: NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN

There's a new sheriff in town!

His name is Bill. And he's from Texas! Walk Meister Roger has motored off into the sunset. But fear not. The walkers of Quarante have a new Meister. Bill has made certain that we don't skip a beat.

How about doing the Croix de Juillet again?

So off we went. The route was slightly different, a bit easier and a bit shorter, but still clocking in at close to five miles. I only took pictures that show the difference. You can see our full previous Croix de Juillet walk HERE.

New Sub Meister?

Start at the co-op as usual.

But this time take the paved road all the way to the top. Walking trails are marked in blue.

Autocross grounds.

More red dirt.

Co-op falls behind quickly when the way is paved.

But along the vines as ever.

Fancy that! A road sign to point the way.

And there it is.

And there we are.

Still color in the vines.

A bit hazy.

A bit of rain, not too heavy, and the color might get more intense. It's been SO dry.

Back to the co-op.

Many townspeople have small garden plots among the vines just outside of the village. This old gent's plot showed recent end-of-season work - planting late lettuce and hanging on to that one, last tomato...