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Sep 8, 2021 14:49:14   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper Rhone Valley taken through the tour bus window on our drive from Gruyeres to Tasch where we boarded the train to Zermatt. As we began our ascent fom the valley, we passed numerous streams and waterfalls, all flowing into the Rhone. We were able to see the magnificent glaciers which supplied the streams pictured in images 9 and 10.

The Rhône begins as the meltwater of the Rhône Glacier in Valais, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In the Brig area, it receives the waters of the Massa from the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier of the Alps, and shortly after, it receives the waters of the Vispa, the longest affluent in Valais. After that, it flows onward through the valley which bears its name and runs initially in a westerly direction about thirty kilometers to Leuk, then southwest about fifty kilometers to Martigny.

Down as far as Brig, the Rhône is a torrent; it then becomes a great mountain river running southwest through a glacial valley. Between Brig and Martigny, it collects waters mostly from the valleys of the Pennine Alps to the south, whose rivers originate from the large glaciers of the massifs of Monte Rosa, Dom, and Grand Combin, but also from the steeper slopes of the Bernese Alps to the north, and the Mont Blanc massif to the west. As a result, the Rhône Valley experiences a drier climate than the rest of Switzerland, being sheltered by the three highest ranges of the Alps, making Valais the driest and largest wine region of the country.

At Martigny, where it receives the waters of the Drance on its left bank, the Rhône makes a sharp turn towards the north. Heading toward Lake Geneva (French: Le Léman), the valley narrows near Saint-Maurice, a feature that has long given the Rhône valley strategic importance for the control of the Alpine passes. The Rhône then marks the boundary between the cantons of Valais (left bank) and Vaud (right bank), separating two parts of the historical region of Chablais. It then enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, where the water flows west.

On the left (south) bank of Lake Geneva, the river Morge joins at the village of Saint-Gingolph, and also marks the French-Swiss border. Westward, the Dranse (unrelated to the Drance) enters the lake with its preserved delta, and then the Hermance marks another French-Swiss border. Between the Morge and Hermance, the lake is divided by the two countries along its centreline, with the left bank in France. The remainder of the lake is Swiss, including the entire right (north) bank. Here, the tributaries are the Veveyse, the Venoge, the Aubonne, the Morges, among other smaller rivers.

Lake Geneva ends in the city of Geneva, where the lake level is controlled by the Le Seujet dam. The average discharge from Lake Geneva is 251 cubic metres per second (8,900 cu ft/s). Below the dam, the Rhône receives the waters of the Arve, fed by the Mont Blanc massif, with a visibly higher sediment load and much lower temperature.

After a total of 290 kilometres (180 mi) in Switzerland, the Rhône continues west, entering France and the southern Jura Mountains. It turns toward the south, past Lac de Bourget, which the Rhône drains via the Canal de Savières. Continuing generally westward, the Rhône then receives the waters of the Valserine, enters the reservoir created by the Génissiat Dam, and is then joined by the Ain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne

For more images of the Upper Rhone Valley, please see my previous posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710027-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710252-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710562-1.html

As always, please try the downloads.
Mark

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Sep 8, 2021 14:49:54   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
The Rhône flowing through the valleys of the Swiss Alps and arriving into Lake Geneva, in Switzerland.


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Sep 8, 2021 14:53:54   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Sep 8, 2021 14:55:03   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Superb set Mark.

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Sep 8, 2021 15:21:53   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
srfmhg wrote:
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper Rhone Valley taken through the tour bus window on our drive from Gruyeres to Tasch where we boarded the train to Zermatt. As we began our ascent fom the valley, we passed numerous streams and waterfalls, all flowing into the Rhone. We were able to see the magnificent glaciers which supplied the streams pictured in images 9 and 10.

The Rhône begins as the meltwater of the Rhône Glacier in Valais, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In the Brig area, it receives the waters of the Massa from the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier of the Alps, and shortly after, it receives the waters of the Vispa, the longest affluent in Valais. After that, it flows onward through the valley which bears its name and runs initially in a westerly direction about thirty kilometers to Leuk, then southwest about fifty kilometers to Martigny.

Down as far as Brig, the Rhône is a torrent; it then becomes a great mountain river running southwest through a glacial valley. Between Brig and Martigny, it collects waters mostly from the valleys of the Pennine Alps to the south, whose rivers originate from the large glaciers of the massifs of Monte Rosa, Dom, and Grand Combin, but also from the steeper slopes of the Bernese Alps to the north, and the Mont Blanc massif to the west. As a result, the Rhône Valley experiences a drier climate than the rest of Switzerland, being sheltered by the three highest ranges of the Alps, making Valais the driest and largest wine region of the country.

At Martigny, where it receives the waters of the Drance on its left bank, the Rhône makes a sharp turn towards the north. Heading toward Lake Geneva (French: Le Léman), the valley narrows near Saint-Maurice, a feature that has long given the Rhône valley strategic importance for the control of the Alpine passes. The Rhône then marks the boundary between the cantons of Valais (left bank) and Vaud (right bank), separating two parts of the historical region of Chablais. It then enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, where the water flows west.

On the left (south) bank of Lake Geneva, the river Morge joins at the village of Saint-Gingolph, and also marks the French-Swiss border. Westward, the Dranse (unrelated to the Drance) enters the lake with its preserved delta, and then the Hermance marks another French-Swiss border. Between the Morge and Hermance, the lake is divided by the two countries along its centreline, with the left bank in France. The remainder of the lake is Swiss, including the entire right (north) bank. Here, the tributaries are the Veveyse, the Venoge, the Aubonne, the Morges, among other smaller rivers.

Lake Geneva ends in the city of Geneva, where the lake level is controlled by the Le Seujet dam. The average discharge from Lake Geneva is 251 cubic metres per second (8,900 cu ft/s). Below the dam, the Rhône receives the waters of the Arve, fed by the Mont Blanc massif, with a visibly higher sediment load and much lower temperature.

After a total of 290 kilometres (180 mi) in Switzerland, the Rhône continues west, entering France and the southern Jura Mountains. It turns toward the south, past Lac de Bourget, which the Rhône drains via the Canal de Savières. Continuing generally westward, the Rhône then receives the waters of the Valserine, enters the reservoir created by the Génissiat Dam, and is then joined by the Ain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne

For more images of the Upper Rhone Valley, please see my previous posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710027-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710252-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710562-1.html

As always, please try the downloads.
Mark
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper R... (show quote)


Pure magnificence 💙🌀💎🌀💙

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Sep 8, 2021 17:11:37   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Longshadow wrote:


Thanks Bill.

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Sep 8, 2021 17:12:18   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
angler wrote:
Superb set Mark.


Thanks so much Jim. I always appreciate hearing from you!

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Sep 8, 2021 17:12:44   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
joecichjr wrote:
Pure magnificence 💙🌀💎🌀💙


Thanks very much Joe.

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Sep 8, 2021 19:07:21   #
DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area
 
srfmhg wrote:
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper Rhone Valley taken through the tour bus window on our drive from Gruyeres to Tasch where we boarded the train to Zermatt. As we began our ascent fom the valley, we passed numerous streams and waterfalls, all flowing into the Rhone. We were able to see the magnificent glaciers which supplied the streams pictured in images 9 and 10.

The Rhône begins as the meltwater of the Rhône Glacier in Valais, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In the Brig area, it receives the waters of the Massa from the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier of the Alps, and shortly after, it receives the waters of the Vispa, the longest affluent in Valais. After that, it flows onward through the valley which bears its name and runs initially in a westerly direction about thirty kilometers to Leuk, then southwest about fifty kilometers to Martigny.

Down as far as Brig, the Rhône is a torrent; it then becomes a great mountain river running southwest through a glacial valley. Between Brig and Martigny, it collects waters mostly from the valleys of the Pennine Alps to the south, whose rivers originate from the large glaciers of the massifs of Monte Rosa, Dom, and Grand Combin, but also from the steeper slopes of the Bernese Alps to the north, and the Mont Blanc massif to the west. As a result, the Rhône Valley experiences a drier climate than the rest of Switzerland, being sheltered by the three highest ranges of the Alps, making Valais the driest and largest wine region of the country.

At Martigny, where it receives the waters of the Drance on its left bank, the Rhône makes a sharp turn towards the north. Heading toward Lake Geneva (French: Le Léman), the valley narrows near Saint-Maurice, a feature that has long given the Rhône valley strategic importance for the control of the Alpine passes. The Rhône then marks the boundary between the cantons of Valais (left bank) and Vaud (right bank), separating two parts of the historical region of Chablais. It then enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, where the water flows west.

On the left (south) bank of Lake Geneva, the river Morge joins at the village of Saint-Gingolph, and also marks the French-Swiss border. Westward, the Dranse (unrelated to the Drance) enters the lake with its preserved delta, and then the Hermance marks another French-Swiss border. Between the Morge and Hermance, the lake is divided by the two countries along its centreline, with the left bank in France. The remainder of the lake is Swiss, including the entire right (north) bank. Here, the tributaries are the Veveyse, the Venoge, the Aubonne, the Morges, among other smaller rivers.

Lake Geneva ends in the city of Geneva, where the lake level is controlled by the Le Seujet dam. The average discharge from Lake Geneva is 251 cubic metres per second (8,900 cu ft/s). Below the dam, the Rhône receives the waters of the Arve, fed by the Mont Blanc massif, with a visibly higher sediment load and much lower temperature.

After a total of 290 kilometres (180 mi) in Switzerland, the Rhône continues west, entering France and the southern Jura Mountains. It turns toward the south, past Lac de Bourget, which the Rhône drains via the Canal de Savières. Continuing generally westward, the Rhône then receives the waters of the Valserine, enters the reservoir created by the Génissiat Dam, and is then joined by the Ain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne

For more images of the Upper Rhone Valley, please see my previous posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710027-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710252-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710562-1.html

As always, please try the downloads.
Mark
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper R... (show quote)


Another excellent set Mark, especially number 5.

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Sep 8, 2021 19:10:27   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
DJphoto wrote:
Another excellent set Mark, especially number 5.


Thanks very much Dennis. I was fortunate to get the shot just as we crossed the river at a spot with a spectacular background.

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Sep 9, 2021 05:14:19   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
srfmhg wrote:
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper Rhone Valley taken through the tour bus window on our drive from Gruyeres to Tasch where we boarded the train to Zermatt. As we began our ascent fom the valley, we passed numerous streams and waterfalls, all flowing into the Rhone. We were able to see the magnificent glaciers which supplied the streams pictured in images 9 and 10.

The Rhône begins as the meltwater of the Rhône Glacier in Valais, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In the Brig area, it receives the waters of the Massa from the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier of the Alps, and shortly after, it receives the waters of the Vispa, the longest affluent in Valais. After that, it flows onward through the valley which bears its name and runs initially in a westerly direction about thirty kilometers to Leuk, then southwest about fifty kilometers to Martigny.

Down as far as Brig, the Rhône is a torrent; it then becomes a great mountain river running southwest through a glacial valley. Between Brig and Martigny, it collects waters mostly from the valleys of the Pennine Alps to the south, whose rivers originate from the large glaciers of the massifs of Monte Rosa, Dom, and Grand Combin, but also from the steeper slopes of the Bernese Alps to the north, and the Mont Blanc massif to the west. As a result, the Rhône Valley experiences a drier climate than the rest of Switzerland, being sheltered by the three highest ranges of the Alps, making Valais the driest and largest wine region of the country.

At Martigny, where it receives the waters of the Drance on its left bank, the Rhône makes a sharp turn towards the north. Heading toward Lake Geneva (French: Le Léman), the valley narrows near Saint-Maurice, a feature that has long given the Rhône valley strategic importance for the control of the Alpine passes. The Rhône then marks the boundary between the cantons of Valais (left bank) and Vaud (right bank), separating two parts of the historical region of Chablais. It then enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, where the water flows west.

On the left (south) bank of Lake Geneva, the river Morge joins at the village of Saint-Gingolph, and also marks the French-Swiss border. Westward, the Dranse (unrelated to the Drance) enters the lake with its preserved delta, and then the Hermance marks another French-Swiss border. Between the Morge and Hermance, the lake is divided by the two countries along its centreline, with the left bank in France. The remainder of the lake is Swiss, including the entire right (north) bank. Here, the tributaries are the Veveyse, the Venoge, the Aubonne, the Morges, among other smaller rivers.

Lake Geneva ends in the city of Geneva, where the lake level is controlled by the Le Seujet dam. The average discharge from Lake Geneva is 251 cubic metres per second (8,900 cu ft/s). Below the dam, the Rhône receives the waters of the Arve, fed by the Mont Blanc massif, with a visibly higher sediment load and much lower temperature.

After a total of 290 kilometres (180 mi) in Switzerland, the Rhône continues west, entering France and the southern Jura Mountains. It turns toward the south, past Lac de Bourget, which the Rhône drains via the Canal de Savières. Continuing generally westward, the Rhône then receives the waters of the Valserine, enters the reservoir created by the Génissiat Dam, and is then joined by the Ain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne

For more images of the Upper Rhone Valley, please see my previous posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710027-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710252-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710562-1.html

As always, please try the downloads.
Mark
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Excellent set Mark

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Sep 9, 2021 06:44:08   #
Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis
 
srfmhg wrote:
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper Rhone Valley taken through the tour bus window on our drive from Gruyeres to Tasch where we boarded the train to Zermatt. As we began our ascent fom the valley, we passed numerous streams and waterfalls, all flowing into the Rhone. We were able to see the magnificent glaciers which supplied the streams pictured in images 9 and 10.

The Rhône begins as the meltwater of the Rhône Glacier in Valais, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In the Brig area, it receives the waters of the Massa from the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier of the Alps, and shortly after, it receives the waters of the Vispa, the longest affluent in Valais. After that, it flows onward through the valley which bears its name and runs initially in a westerly direction about thirty kilometers to Leuk, then southwest about fifty kilometers to Martigny.

Down as far as Brig, the Rhône is a torrent; it then becomes a great mountain river running southwest through a glacial valley. Between Brig and Martigny, it collects waters mostly from the valleys of the Pennine Alps to the south, whose rivers originate from the large glaciers of the massifs of Monte Rosa, Dom, and Grand Combin, but also from the steeper slopes of the Bernese Alps to the north, and the Mont Blanc massif to the west. As a result, the Rhône Valley experiences a drier climate than the rest of Switzerland, being sheltered by the three highest ranges of the Alps, making Valais the driest and largest wine region of the country.

At Martigny, where it receives the waters of the Drance on its left bank, the Rhône makes a sharp turn towards the north. Heading toward Lake Geneva (French: Le Léman), the valley narrows near Saint-Maurice, a feature that has long given the Rhône valley strategic importance for the control of the Alpine passes. The Rhône then marks the boundary between the cantons of Valais (left bank) and Vaud (right bank), separating two parts of the historical region of Chablais. It then enters Lake Geneva near Le Bouveret, where the water flows west.

On the left (south) bank of Lake Geneva, the river Morge joins at the village of Saint-Gingolph, and also marks the French-Swiss border. Westward, the Dranse (unrelated to the Drance) enters the lake with its preserved delta, and then the Hermance marks another French-Swiss border. Between the Morge and Hermance, the lake is divided by the two countries along its centreline, with the left bank in France. The remainder of the lake is Swiss, including the entire right (north) bank. Here, the tributaries are the Veveyse, the Venoge, the Aubonne, the Morges, among other smaller rivers.

Lake Geneva ends in the city of Geneva, where the lake level is controlled by the Le Seujet dam. The average discharge from Lake Geneva is 251 cubic metres per second (8,900 cu ft/s). Below the dam, the Rhône receives the waters of the Arve, fed by the Mont Blanc massif, with a visibly higher sediment load and much lower temperature.

After a total of 290 kilometres (180 mi) in Switzerland, the Rhône continues west, entering France and the southern Jura Mountains. It turns toward the south, past Lac de Bourget, which the Rhône drains via the Canal de Savières. Continuing generally westward, the Rhône then receives the waters of the Valserine, enters the reservoir created by the Génissiat Dam, and is then joined by the Ain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne

For more images of the Upper Rhone Valley, please see my previous posts:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710027-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710252-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-710562-1.html

As always, please try the downloads.
Mark
Here are some more images of the beautiful Upper R... (show quote)


Fantastic set of images!!! Mark

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Sep 9, 2021 07:16:05   #
joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ
 
Another fabulous through the window set, Mark. The downloads are beautiful; especially love #4 with the stacked trees, that is one spectacular view. Thanks for sharing the story also.

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Sep 9, 2021 07:35:14   #
ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA
 
Super set, Mark. Any idea why a paved path between the two tracks? I assume it's only for railroad maintenance people but a paved path just for that doesn't ring true.

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Sep 9, 2021 08:40:31   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Great set Mark - well done!

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