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.

Fruitières de Nyon

Chalet Devant

The Fruiteries of Nyon are a balcony of meadows lying about 300 vertical meters above the village of St Cergue, to the north. Chalet Devant is on a broad rise at 1333m with the Jura ridge line behind it. This was a foggy 27 December 2004, seen from the south.

Marlowe and Lisa look for a place out of the wind

Time for lunch (more on that hike)

Dr Pirri strides towards the Chalet Devant from the northeast, 26 February 2005

Kristin and Joe, 26 February 2005

Chalet Devant from the north, 26 February 2005

from SwitzerlandMobility (http://map.schweizmobil.ch/?lang=en)

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Farms of the Jura in winter

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