The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps: A Tour Through All the Romantic and Less-frequented "vals" of Northern Piedmont, from the Tarentaise to the Gries |
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Page 31
... beautiful little byway under shady walnut - trees , we entered Morgex . Our muleteer tried hard to induce us to make Morgex our resting - place for the night , in which , however , he did not succeed . Leaving him with the mule , for a ...
... beautiful little byway under shady walnut - trees , we entered Morgex . Our muleteer tried hard to induce us to make Morgex our resting - place for the night , in which , however , he did not succeed . Leaving him with the mule , for a ...
Page 43
... beautiful and romantic , between ancient pines of noble growth , their feathered branches hoary with long pendent sea - green lichens , reminding me of a similar and little - known scene in the splendid forests on the ascent of Mont ...
... beautiful and romantic , between ancient pines of noble growth , their feathered branches hoary with long pendent sea - green lichens , reminding me of a similar and little - known scene in the splendid forests on the ascent of Mont ...
Page 48
... beautiful . The day was now overclouded , and but few insects were to be seen , chiefly Hipparchias , but the extraordinary number of larvæ which swarmed on the plants and stones showed that at a favourable time the ento- mological ...
... beautiful . The day was now overclouded , and but few insects were to be seen , chiefly Hipparchias , but the extraordinary number of larvæ which swarmed on the plants and stones showed that at a favourable time the ento- mological ...
Page 52
... beautiful ferns , the distribution of which , according to the rapidly - diminishing degrees of altitude , was very interesting . At the highest elevation at which we met with any of them , the only one was Asplenium viride , very ...
... beautiful ferns , the distribution of which , according to the rapidly - diminishing degrees of altitude , was very interesting . At the highest elevation at which we met with any of them , the only one was Asplenium viride , very ...
Page 55
... beautiful Aiguille de la Vanoise just peeped above the nearer ranges with its glistening pyramid of smooth snow , and shortly the whole group came into full view . Along the track deciduous trees , such as the Alpine alder , and grassy ...
... beautiful Aiguille de la Vanoise just peeped above the nearer ranges with its glistening pyramid of smooth snow , and shortly the whole group came into full view . Along the track deciduous trees , such as the Alpine alder , and grassy ...
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