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 Dwight
Peck's low-res 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.]
Grande
Enne
Grande
Enne lies at 1294m on an isolated little ridge just SE of the main Marchairuz-to-Givrine
crosscountry ski track (which passes at 1278m on the map below), between Le Vermeilley
and Les Pralets. It's seen here in a vigorous snowstorm on 4 January 2003. 
Near
the front door, hiker L. Durham getting out of a chilly wind. 
Along
the SE side of the building, looking to the east, 4 January 2003. 
L. Durham
eating again and preparing to leave Grande Enne farm, January 2003. 
The
blue dot shows the Grande Enne farm, the red one shows Les
Pralets, which hosts a restaurant montagnard along the ski du fond trail from
Marchairuz to the NE and Givrine to the SW -- the trail runs past Les Pralets,
SW to point 1298m, S to 1278m, then SW again towards the 1294m marker above, and
then west towards Le Vermeilley, another little mountain restaurant for skiers
and hikers. The
green dot to the east shows Mondion farm. From
the Carte National de la Suisse, 25,000 scale: 1241, Marchairuz.
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All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 19 January 2003, revised 11 October 2008.
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