"Thanks to the active U.S. interventions of the past, most of today's protestors never experienced the hardschips of totalitarianism.
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Many millions were schooled in the same historical inaccuracies, reinforced by a leftist media, creating a broad and dangerous coalition that opposes true liberty and justice under the banner of defending virtual human rights, while real human rights go abused."
-- Garry Kasparov, the world's top ranked chess player, quoted from his article entitled "Winning the Longer-Term War" published in wsj.com, 21-Mar-2003.

Photo collection from a spring hike to the Cousson mountain (1560m) from Entrages (1050m)

near Digne-les-Badministrations (700m)

Provence, Southern France, 26-Mar-2003

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The village Entrages (1050m) which is located east of Digne-les-bains, driving distance 9 km on little twisty roads. The public parking is located at the western exit of Entrages, where the paved street ends and the hiking trail starts. 		2
We approach the ridge between the Tete de la Clapiàre (1305m) and the Cousson.
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A cairn at the arrival on the Cousson plateau, view north. 		4
The chapelle St. Michel (1511m) is constructed on volatile ground.
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The south-eastern flank of the Cousson mountain 		8
A wild-fire left black trees on the southern flank
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The first spring flower, taken near the summit.

A visitor from the U.S. wrote:
"More great pictures. I was particularly taken with the little chapel balanced on the edge of a dangerous promintory. I might have to use that sometime as a metaphor for the church in the 21st century. :)"

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Created: 27-Mar-2003, Last update: 31-Mar-2003