From my campsite just underneath the Castelbouc rock village I cycled a little more along the Tarn, crossed it at the next opportunity and took the route up the cliffs towards the edge of the canyon.
It was a spontanious decision to go up there and see the Cevennes plains. The climb never felt tough because the views were always great.
After going up 500 meters I reached the plains.
There is not much going on up here, so I could just enjoy the different landscape. There were also surprisingly smooth roads that had the looks and the quality of the German bicycle paths.
Sometimes I crossed very small and lonely villages.
On a sign I learned about a cave nearby. I had already seen two caves recently, so I wasn't sure if I should go. It was only one kilometer away, so I decided to go there and do it if a tour was starting within 15 minutes.
When I arrived the tour was just about to start. How lucky I was to see this place, because it was absolutely stunning what nature has created here.
I have tried to catch this surreal beauty of the Aven Armand in pictures.
For me it was hard to believe that this is not something artificial. Although I believe that noone would be able to design such a place, except nature.
Back to daylight there were more nature phenoms right around the corner.
Soon after I had an equally awesome experience as I enjoyed just rolling down back into the canyon.
The rock formations of the Cevennes are awesome. Additionally there were eagles flying around and landing in this canyon wall.
I enjoyed this pure nature in complete silence for almost 30 minutes before I continued through the amazing cliffs by just effortlessly rolling down with the wind in the hair.
There were more and more eagles circling around as I continued towards Le Rozier along the river.
I settled down in Le Rozier in a hotel because it is very cold in the morning and it is difficult to dry the tent when the sun does not get down into the canyon.
Never will I forget this day on which nature displayed its full power and beauty in front of my eyes.