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The neighborhood of Ollon
Scenes from some local walks in July 2014
A collection of images from the neighborhood of Ollon, Switzerland, during infrequent breaks in the generally nasty early-July weather
You may not find this terribly rewarding unless you're included here, so this is a good time for casual and random browsers to turn back before they get too caught up in the sweep and majesty of the proceedings and can't let go.
To Antagnes, 1 July 2014
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Leaving Ollon out the Chemin de la Roche
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Looking back at Ollon from the vineyards to the south of town
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The Rhône valley, looking towards Monthey
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The hamlet of Antagnes, at the little track down through the vineyards to Villy (the Chemin de l'Arzillier)
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Along the ruelle du Four à Pains
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Continuing towards downtown Antagnes
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Farther along le "Plat d'Antagnes"
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The centre of Antagnes, more or less, where the Plat d'Antagnes joins the Route du Pissot
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Looking down at the vintner, the Domaine de l'Abbaye de Salaz
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Back past the bread oven
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Lower Ollon, looking towards Lake Geneva (Lac Léman)
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Playing chicken: a tractor and a bus full of vineyard workers
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Re-entering Ollon on the Chemin de la Roche
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Up to the town square
To Villy, 3 July 2014
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Down En Picherex road into the upper part of Ollon's southern suburb of Villy
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The Abbaye de Salaz, which a few days ago we saw from above
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A nearby farm
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The same farm, at 469m
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An intersection of farm roads at La Condémine (the common name comes from low Latin for shared property, usually between two lords or a lord and a churchman, as in "condominium": from Henry Suter)
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Ollon in the distance
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Ollon somewhat closer
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Entering lower Villy (411m)
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An Intersection: the Route de Salaz meets the Route de Palud and the Rue du Village, and continues as the Route d'Ollon.
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Villy
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Traffic giratoire on the main road between Monthey and Ollon
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Ollon centre up the hill
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A passing ostrich
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The Rue de la Tour up into Ollon, in the neighborhood called En Burlatex
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Along the Rue de la Tour
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And up to the centre of town
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And home
Near Panex, 13 July 2014
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A shed (825m) on Le Bondet creek, in Le Marais valley below Panex, Switzerland
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A few kilometres south on a forest road through the Bois de Confrêne, we meet the Sentier du Sel and turn back up it to the north.
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The Sentier du Sel, an educational hiking trail from near the famous salt mines of Bex up into the forest where from the 15th century miners brought low-grade salt down out of the mountains
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Salt mining: an ecological menace
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Mountain bike tracks on the muddy trail
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Out of the forest
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We have to eat salt!
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Onto the pasture of Monacerna
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The ski resort of Leysin across the ravine of the Grande Eau
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A farm building in the Monacerna meadow
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The next pasture over, a farm building with tepee
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A look back at both of them
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The road out
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Erosion control
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A passing donkey
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Panex
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A path down from Panex towards the car
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Et voilà
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The tepee across the ravine
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Dieter VW waiting patiently
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