Dwight
Peck's farm photos Farms
of the Jura in winter
The
Jura mountains run in a southwest-northeast direction along the border between
France and Switzerland, from Geneva (Genève) to Basel (Bâle), holding at about
1300-1400 meters altitude (4350-4500 feet), and peaking in the range of 1650 meters
(5450 feet). These photos of high alpage farms in winter are mainly from the southwestern
end of that range, between the cities of Geneva and Vallorbe.
La
Dunanche
La
Dunanche lies at about 1120m not far off the paved road from the highest village,
Bassins, to its alpage La Bassine, on a plateauey sort of thing above the 1100m
cliffs. This was taken on 23 March 2008.
The
same, with the Fuji zoom on
The farm
of La Dunanche nice and perky and bright on 9 March 2003, approached from up through
the cliffs above Le Jubillet.
Another view, 9 March
2003.
Compare
snow years -- this is 9 March 2003. See 11 March 2006 below.
Heading
on down to the northeast late in the day, headed for Bassins.
Late
in the day, 9 March 2003
Snowstorm,
late afternoon, 11 March 2006
11
March 2006
Some
chamois munching obliviously, 28 February 2004.
12
March 2006
La
Dunanche, with La Dôle behind, 19 March 2006
The
view of La Dunanche farm (1117m) to the southwest, 2 February 2008
La
Dunanche, with La Dôle in the distance
A
very pretty tree, with the farm on the far side of it. Still no snowshoes needed.
In February!
La
Dunanche, with La Barillette television towers on the horizon
A
little touch of Appalachia, right here in Switzerland. No 1950s automobiles up
on cinderblocks, though.
14 January 2018
January 2018
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All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 20 March 2001, revised 27 March
2008, 14 January 2018.
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