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When Robert Louis Stevenson set off from Le Monestier in the Upper Loire for France's mountainous Cévennes region in 1878, the Scottish poet and novelist spent much of his 220-km walk cursing and goading Modestine, the recalcitrant "she-ass" he'd hired to carry his load. But by the time he reached St. Jean du Gard 12 days later, he'd had a change of heart about his long-eared companion, and the encounters they shared inspired his memorable account,
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
. Today, the Stevenson Trail also known as GR-70 (Grande Randonnée, or long hiking trail) is one...