Photos from May
Rock spires - Le Sentier des Pyramides. 29 May 07
Marmot mounting guard. 29 May 07
Rockfall and erosion. 29 May 07
Different coloured rock outcrops. 29 May 07
The ridge and cirque de Morgon. 29 May 07
Lac de Morgon. 29 May 07
Lac de Serre Poncon from the top of the Morgon. 29 May 07
Snow at the end of May above Spring poppies. 28 May 07
The path, untrodden, beckons upwards. 28 May 07
Spooky forest. 28 May 07
Two worlds-snow and sunshine. 28 May 07
Lac de Lalatcha from the high point on the ridge, (2925m). 26 May 07
Strange wild animals can still be found in this area!. 26 May 07
The Aiguille de Chamberyon and the Vars/Ubaye valleys. 26 May 07
Stone shelter at a col. 26 May 07
Baby bird making too much noise!. 26 May 07
The Torrent de Fouran falling into the valley of the Couleau. 25 May 07
Slate quarry in a cliff, the doorway leads to an excellent bad weather shelter. 25 May 07
Shepherds cabin in the valley of the Fouran. 25 May 07
The upper valley of the Mean. 25 May 07
Cascade in the headwall of the valley of Freisinnieres. 24 May 07
Marmot tracks. 24 May 07
Lac Palluel, (2473m), looking up to the Grand Pinier, (3114m). 24 May 07
The gathering of the cairns..... 24 May 07
Natural bonsai. 24 May 07
Eroded limestone pavement. 24 May 07
Dormillouse village sheltering under the Tete de Gramusat, (2427m). 24 May 07
Waterfall leaping down from the col de Reyssas, (2494m). 23 May 07
Rock garden at 2700m. 23 May 07
Tete de Chante Perdix and Mont Guillaume. 23 May 07
Lac de Serre Poncon with Cros de Coni, (2555m), in the foreground. 23 May 07
The ridge leading up to Pointe de Serre, (2919m). 23 May 07
Hanging valleys above Larche. 21 May 07
The Tete de Sautron (3165m). 21 May 07
A mountain ash growing in the bole of a willow at Larche. 20 May 07
Goats near Moulinet: more common here than sheep because it get so hot. 17 May 07
Near Moulinet. Great cycling country! 17 May 07
Serious Woodpeckers! 17 May 07
Street in Moulinet. The houses, (sometimes 5 stories high), and streets are stepped down the hill. 17 May 07
The "champ de Mars" in Moulinet. Note the house has patches just like the plane tree. 17 May 07
Shaft of light in the church at Sospel. 16 May 07
Baroque nave in the church at Sospel. 16 May 07
Lac de l'Hivernet. 1 May 07