Excerpt from The Pyrenees: A Description of Summer Life at French Watering PlacesThe valleys by which the northern side of the Pyrenees is approached, are generally from 25 to 30 miles long, running nearly parallel to each other in a southerly direction, and each terminating in a 'cul de sac, ' which necessitates a tiresome return journey for those who cannot cross into the next valley by the higher passes, on foot, or on horseback.In these valleys there is generally a river (or Gave, ' as it is called in the language of the country), first a little rivulet or a leaping waterfall, then a roaring cata fact, or a wide and turbulent stream, according to the formation of the valley through which it forces its way to the sea.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.