I did a little review on exactly how the plates split apart and what was
nestled where... what was closer to what was extrapolated by
comparing the particular composition of the masses - Some of which I
rememberd correctly and some not.. but africa and the South American
continent were nestled.. I'd have to gobackto some more detailed texts
to get it just right - Ordovician? Silurian? Devonian? There is
an area near Albany here that is called the Helderberg escarpment that
particularly looks like that trail you friends were gingerly
walking along.
Hugois adorable - especially in the "come play fetch with me" with that
big stick .. little dogs carrying big sticks , I've found, can sometimes
be damaging to one's shins.
ann
On 10/11/2015 4:14 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
.Thanks ann. I thought about you and your geological past while I was over
there. The twisting and folding of the very stratified limestone rocks is very
spectacular indeed. I'm no geologist, so I could be very wrong, but I always
thought the Alps were the fault of Italy crashing into France, and the
mountains of eastern America the result of Africa colliding with America, which
would make them much older than the Alps. I think also that Scotland used to be
part of America, gained its independence and floated gently into union with
Britain.
The river with the waterfall is the Lance, which I think is a tributary of the
Verdon. The Verdon has cut the deep gorges, which are the longest and I think
deepest in Europe. I've heard that they are also the longest and deepest in the
world after the Grand Canyon, but I'm not convinced of that as I've been in the
Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia and that seems deeper to me.
Bizarrely given its spectacular size and dramatic nature the gorge was not
really known outside the local area until 1905 - an indication of how
unexplored parts of France were until relatively recently.
I'm not a doggy person at all, but Hugo is a great little character and a lot
of fun
B
On 11 Oct 2015, at 02:18, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Very nice stuff.. Like Rick I like too many to start reeling them off. I
wasstruck, however , by the similarity of the scenes that
had no structures with the look of upstate New York...but then I remembered
that quite a few years ago the east coast of North America was
tornaway from the west coast of Europe - and them's the same damn mountains, in
a way.
Aside from that - you need more pictures of dogs
ann
On 10/10/2015 6:36 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
On 10 Oct 2015, at 22:15, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
Excellent and very atmospheric gallery, Bob. Too many favorites to list,
especially since they're not titled or numbered!
Thanks! Meh, who needs 'em?
I agree with Cotty that the dog got more photographic attention than he
probably deserved, though.
You're right, but it has a lot of character, for a dog. It has ideas above its
station; it likes to stand on the edge of precipices and look noble, as if it
were something grander than a pimped-up rat-catcher.
I've spent most of this week in France with one of my brothers and his wife
at their holiday home. Here are some very touristy photos:
http://1drv.ms/1PlbvfC
Hope you enjoy.
B
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