Wednesday 24 November 2021

Walking Through the Fog Around Chambon

On Thursday 18 November we walked around Chambon, so that was two days in a row. It was foggy the whole day, damp and cold. Nevertheless the walk was invigorating, with Joel making us go up and down hills several times for 10 kilometres. It really got my endorphins going, but Simon really struggled with his glasses fogging up and needing his Ventoline. Here are some photos from the walk.

Decorated downpipe, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
This downpipe obviously needed a little extra help. I liked the creative approach.

Walking in the fog, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Walking in the fog.

Charolais cows, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Charolais cows.

Fly Agaric Amanita muscari, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Fly Agaric Amanita muscari (Fr. Amanite tue-mouche).

Walking in the forest, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Walking through the forest.

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum (Fr. Aigle impérial)

Forest dwelling, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Forest dwelling.

Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera (Fr. Coulemelle).

Trooping Funnel Clitocybe geotropa, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Trooping Funnel mushroom Clitocybe geotropa (Fr. Clitocybe géotrope). There were lots of these large and distinctive mushrooms, which grow in lines or circles on the edges of forest trails.

Foggy day in the Creuse Valley, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The Creuse Valley at 5pm.

8 comments:

chm said...

I love ferns! I didn’t know of l’aigle impérial.

Susan said...

chm: it is extremely abundant. Maybe you know it by another name? It has lots of vernacular names -- Aquiline, Fougère commune, Fougère impériale, Fougère-aigle, Grande Fougère, Porte-aigle.

chm said...

OK, I knew about Grande Fougère. Thank you

Susan said...

chm: I was fairly confident you would know it. It's hard to miss, in any forest.

bonnie groves poppe said...

The boot is priceless. Do not eat the red mushroom!
bonnie in provence

Susan said...

bonnie groves poppe: Well, you probably could eat the mushroom, and find nothing much happened -- maybe a vision or two and some projectile vomiting, but it depends on the amount of muscarin actually present, which is very variable.

bonnie groves poppe said...

Hmmmm, I try to avoid projectile vomiting, especially in public ....
bonnie

Susan said...

bonnie groves poppe: yes, it is generally considered anti-social.

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