Ochre Everywhere

Despite an ample supply of fellow tourists in the town of Rousillon, we had an amazing time on the beautifully maintained trails around the village to explore it’s reserves of ochre in the soil, which was mined for its pigment. We felt as if we were somewhere in the American Southwest, and the kids were very hands-on in discovering all the different hues in the earth, from bright yellow to deep reddish sienna to even a blue-ish tint. There was quite a bit of clean up involved afterward, and Willa will have yellow underwear as a souvenir.