Saturday, July 28, 2007

Lomond, long and mick napper..


Low cloud


Low cloud
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Path atop another false summit


The cobbler


The cobbler
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Summit complete with climbers


Lookin down...


Lookin down...
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Mick at the summit


Mick at the summit
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Od non hoody


Od non hoody
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Od hoody


Od hoody
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Down loch long


Down loch long
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Scree


Scree
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Never ending path


Never ending path
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Mountain goat mick


Mountain goat mick
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Out on urban fieldwork-rain...

We were doing some surveying today, nothing that exciting but good to get out eventually. Weather was typically Glaswegian...

Monday, June 11, 2007

Mer de Glace


Mer de Glace
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
Just a fantastic view. Great for showing medial moraine among other things

Frost shattering


Frost shattering
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
I have this from last year too, but so many glacial features here-pyramidal peaks, aretes all over

Mer de Glace from Montenvers

We couldnt go down into the glacier. There were the usual climbers and extreme skiers masquerading as dots on it, but also plenty of work on some of the huge erratics hanging over the tunnel entrance

High Alps from Chamonix


High Alps from Chamonix
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Annecy old town


Annecy old town
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
Quite Venetian

Odd statue in Annecy


Odd statue in Annecy
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell

Bosson snout 2007


Bosson snout 2007
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
If you look at my flickr photos from the last two years, you will see the huge difference in the glacier. An expert for a French tv crew we met at the viewing platform told us its retreating at 20m per year.

Looking down from the Bosson

Shows the depth of the ice in the past. Perfect truncated spurs. 25 years ago the glacier reached the main valley floor over 400 m below

Approach to Sixt fer a Cheval


Limestone stack in Sixt


Limestone stack in Sixt
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
How has this happened?

Sixt waterfalls and hanging vs

Waterfalls appearing from nowhere out of the limestone and hanging valleys high on the main valley side

Sixt fer a cheval


Sixt fer a cheval
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell
Cloudier than previous visits shows a different side to the reserve

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Last one for now-low battery

I will post a few more tomorrow

Urban zones 2


Urban zones 2
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell.
Same again...

Urban zones 2


Urban zones 2
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell.
Same again...

Which urban zone?


Which urban zone?
Originally uploaded by kennyodonnell.
I am going to post some photos and videos taken from a bus. The route was from the city centre out towards Hamilton. Please stick down your thoughts on which urban zone and why. I am a little embarrassed that this is what I chose to do coming home:-s