*I hope people use their own wise judgement when hiking always plan ahead and be prepared. One should never go beyond their abilities.*

Over the years I've had a few goals my first was to Summit all the Peaks of Waterton. Here is My Waterton Summit List I completed that goal on September 26, 2016.

My next goal I'm still working on and that is to summit the 6 10,000 foot Summmits of Glacier National Park. I have one left Kintla.

My 2018 Goal that I accomplished was to summit 40 peaks in my 40th year and that I finished on September 26, 2018.

Not sure what will be my next goal, once Glacier's Summits are done?

I commonly use 3 Hashtags on my social media. The first one is #itookthepathlesstraveledby which is to reference this blog. The next two relate to my father and grandfather who were also hikers. #milesformarkellingson is to remember my
Dad, Mark Ellingson and #dustfromthetrailandhowitsettledonme is to remember my Grandfather Earl Ellingson

October 27, 2015

Calanque d'en Vau France April 10, 2015

We had a holiday this year to France and along the way we decided to go hike the Calanque's which are these amazing gorges south of Marseille.  They are mostly only accessible by either boat or foot and we chose to go by foot.  The day was hot, but it was very rewarding to look down on the pristine water and see it glistening.  My two oldest kids loved it and it was a change of scenery from all the castles and cathedrals we had seen.  I must say I love castles and old buildings but there is something to be said about nature and its splendor.
We had hiked for a little bit and came to this but the better view was ahead.

Looking down the Calanque d'en Vau

This is looking back toward Marseille

The Calanque d'en Vau

Little beach we could have hiked down to, but we didn't have much time

These cliffs are pretty shear.
My wife didn't want to get to close to the edge


Pictures don't do justice.

It was amazing how clear the water was

Looking toward Cassis

The rock here was pretty neat, but very hot as there was little shade


 Google Track of hike

Stats of Hike:
Total distance: 7.88 km (4.9 mi)
Total time: 2:20:44
Moving time: 2:20:44
Average speed: 3.36 km/h (2.1 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 3.36 km/h (2.1 mi/h)
Max speed: 10.50 km/h (6.5 mi/h)
Average pace: 17:52 min/km (28:45 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 17:52 min/km (28:45 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 5:43 min/km (9:12 min/mi)
Max elevation: 262 m (859 ft)
Min elevation: 53 m (172 ft)
Elevation gain: 346 m (1136 ft)
Max grade: 29 %
Min grade: -26 %

Recorded: 4/10/2015 3:25 AM



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