Friday, 26 February 2016

La vigie / the watchtower

This watchtower in the hills above the village of Saumane is manned throughout the summer, when risks of bushfires are high. A friend of ours is part of the team of volunteers who take turns up there. In winter, this fantastic lookout is a joy for hikers. Oh huh, here's another keen photographer!

Cette tour de vigie dans les collines au-dessus de Saumane est utilisée l'été quand les risques d'incendie de forêt sont élevés. Un de nos amis fait partie des bénévoles qui se relayent là-haut. L'hiver, ce panorama fait le bonheur des randonneurs. Ho ho, voilà un autre photographe amateur !

11 comments:

  1. An amazing lookout point- I can see its value for watching out for fires.

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  2. Grande lunette
    Longue vue nette
    L'amateur mateur
    Est à mater matin.

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  3. Well worth the hike for this vast panorama. Camera or binoculars? 'Bird' watcher?

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  4. Ce qu'on appelle: Prendre de la hauteur!

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  5. PS Pourrais-tu donner la marche à suivre pour y arriver, là-haut?... Merci Nathalie...

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  6. Ah, when I was young my dream was to spend the summer looking for fires from a watchtower, where one lived high above, in the American west. This one looks as if it is a day job, but good enough!

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  7. Certainly worth the trek. It's not Salzburg but the hills are alive with the sound of music starts playing in my head when I look at this.

    Trying to get back to normal here.

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  8. Chri- c'est tout près des "trois luisants" : On est partis de Saumane et on est montés dans la collineavant de vers la ferme de Valescure pour revenir en boucle sur Saumane. Durée de la balade environ 3-4 heures.

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  9. Merci Nathalie!!! Je vois bien!!!

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  10. what a great place indeed! I went to Avignon back in 2010 and loving it!

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  11. Must be lovely watching from up there. The hike looks worthy of it.

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