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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: Yann on May 12, 2014, 06:45:11 PM

Title: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: Yann on May 12, 2014, 06:45:11 PM

Here're some shots of a short trip to the Vercors, Drôme

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tJj0iiiyAxk/U2_TS7UnMGI/AAAAAAAAhjI/HkObg8ipqP8/s640/P5101274.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-74wmUPPgFvA/U2_YIX2mVNI/AAAAAAAAhsg/Y1qf2JHCV7A/s640/P5101349.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yryrZeB0OCs/U2_S_zjDtnI/AAAAAAAAhig/4AfCQOAbhEQ/s640/P5101269.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E5PV-Z8gp7s/U2_WtPcspdI/AAAAAAAAhpw/JGpb5c46hG4/s640/P5101327.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dJZ0i5WcrUw/U2_QtqDG4sI/AAAAAAAAhd4/JEj83RFUzIE/s512/P5101232.JPG)

and a lot more https://picasaweb.google.com/117803375627767279637/20140510 (https://picasaweb.google.com/117803375627767279637/20140510)
and here https://picasaweb.google.com/117803375627767279637/20140511 (https://picasaweb.google.com/117803375627767279637/20140511)

Title: Re: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: Stephen Vella on May 12, 2014, 10:14:37 PM

Beautiful countryside and the most array of terrestrial orchids in one place. Thanks for sharing.. How many days were you there?

Title: Re: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: Yann on May 13, 2014, 07:04:06 AM

I stayed 2 days, enough to visit 3 areas of interest

Title: Re: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on May 13, 2014, 01:43:39 PM

Wonderful, Yann!

Title: Re: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: David Nicholson on May 13, 2014, 06:37:30 PM

Looks a lovely area Yann. Your third picture gave me a worrying moment, looked like a politician :P ;D

Title: Re: Orchids of the Vercors
Post by: Yann on May 13, 2014, 06:55:09 PM

 :D Yes a peaceful land, just covered with the sound of wind, insects and vultures in the heights of mountains.