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Charlotte the Marmot in Emosson Charlotte's Friends English My adventures with Charlotte Charlotte the Marmot in Emosson The adventures of Lausanne Fully Sion Perched on a rocky promontory, Bel Oiseau. The bird of prey finds out in Emosson. It seems that millions and Vernayaz ne Charlotte and her friend Gaston the middle of the water a sort of snake millions of years ago, some reptiles lived hô Pierre Avoi Salvan R overhang the Col de la Gueulaz. linking the two banks. He already knows here and they were so heavy that they Le Luisin Les that there are monsters living in certain left some signs in the rocks, as Célestin Marécottes Martigny A crowd has made an appointment here. lakes and he wonders if one of them lives the Ibex said it. “So, we are not the first Verbier Val de Bagnes Cyclists, hikers, meddlers of all kinds there. He gets close to be surer: “Silly of feeling well in this place…” Lac Finhaut La Drance d’Emosson t share a moment together, the first me, it is not a snake, it is a wall!”, telling en ri e T Le Châble revelling in their efforts made, the second it while Charlotte sneaks up on him. However, time goes and it is already time L col de Bovernier la Forclaz Sembrancher getting ready for the next efforts and the to go home. Charlotte glances one last Le Catogne Bruson Trient last standing mouths agape in front of - Fantastic, we can play in the middle of time at the landscape, with the thought that awesome view. During her adventure the water without getting wet. This is a that when the human and nature get in Trient, Charlotte flew over the lake dream for a marmot that does not know together to create something new, the Champex-Lac Orsières of Emosson and she could enjoy their how to swim! result is just marvellous. beauties: “If heaven exists, it is definitively Som-la-Proz here!” She does not know where to look, - If I were you, I would pay attention to. Emosson, what a thrill ! Val d’Entremont Issert La Drance d’Entremont with all these light blue lakes, these It is hot, the snow melts and the water Liddes rocks, and these green areas. level is going to rise. Return on my back Praz-de-Fort Find out the adventures of before it is too late. “Charlotte the Marmot”on - Gaston, I would like to fly over this the following educational Val Ferret landscape, just to enjoy again this Moving his wings, the couple takes off n trails: Prayon beautiful place before coming back home. again. Just the time to take an unusual o Le Mourin s La Drance de Ferret Gaston does not need to hear again picture, that of a marmot walking os La Fouly m Mt Dolent the wish of Charlotte, and he takes off miraculously on the water… in E with Charlotte on the back. Moving his Ferret Lac des Toules powerful wings, the couple coasts on the Gaston and Charlotte gain height and Charlotte the Marmot lives around here Mts Telliers lake of Emosson, nearby the peaks of they reach soon the lake of Vieux- www.charlottelamarmotte.ch Charlotte’s friends How to go on an adventure… Charlotte à La Fouly Charlotte sur le sentier des champignons (Champex-Lac - Orsières) Charlotte’s creators « Charlotte the Marmot » is glad to show you the lake of Concept : Marlène Hiroz et Jean-Charles Fellay, CREPA Emosson and to go with you on a part of the pathway leading En collaboration avec Sandro Benedetti, géographe to the famous footprints left by the ancestors of dinosaurs. Coordination : Séraphine Mettan, CREPA At least 4 hours are required to traverse the pathway and to Publisher : CREPA, Sembrancher answer all the questions in this leaflet. Charlotte à La Creusaz Charlotte sur le bisse Graphic design : Marc Fontaine, Lausanne (Les Marécottes) du Trient Illustration : Benoît Schmidt, Sion (La Forclaz) Steel structures : DransEnergie SA, Orsières The pathway has 12 places: 10 questions and 2 games Printing of the leaflet:Imprimerie du Bourg, Martigny on the field. Some of them will appeal to your reflection, Panel printing : Print.Art, Martigny others will appeal to your skills of observation or skills of with the valuable collaboration of : deduction, many more to your personal abilities. Yann Decorzant, CREPA The locations are indicated on the aerial photos within Office du tourisme Vallée du Trient Vallorcine the leaflet. Charlotte à Emosson Charlotte sur le chemin Cabane du Vieux-Emosson de la mine Marc Demuth, responsable des sentiers pédestres, Finhaut (Finhaut) Nicolas Falquet, Ludo May – Pierre Vouilloz (Mayens de Bruson) Please make you sure to have a pencil A project founded by : for writing your answers on the leaflet. Commune de Finhaut However, before starting the activity, discover the story of Get your trail passport, which will Charlotte in this leaflet. allow you to validate your route and At the end of the pathway, in exchange for the marble win a prize once you have completed Charlotte’s sponsors (place number 1), you will receive the answer sheet at 4 Charlotte trails. the information bureau (in case of closure, go to the Restaurant du Barrage d’Emosson). All the information about the different trails: Charlotte is already on the pathway… www.charlottelamarmotte.ch CREPA picture: So have a go and enjoy the discovery! What type of building is related Write down for each sequence to the retaining wall of Emosson? Each answer of the panel the corresponding sign A After the arrival corresponds to a letter. of the Tour de France 1 2 3 4 5 6 in Emosson in July 2016, 280 bicycles of the parade were positioned on the For example Sequences dam wall. It was impossible to turn Falquet Nicolas picture: Gravity dam around! How does this cyclist manage to bike Being read from the top to Decryption Look around to discover how the amidst the lake of Emosson? the bottom, these letters parade could go down in the plain. form a word in relation to Mark the correct answer: They passed through… the power generation : A The lake depth is 10 cm in On this picture, draw the contour of that place; Buttress dam the giant’s footprint. Do you know that B He bikes on an ancient dam wall; (Panel ) the rock can get rusty? B When you will come back to the What kind of mineral is 1st place, on the way back, search on C Before the construction present within the rock and the outline the village of destination of Emosson, the two of the parade: banks were connected gives this colour of rust? Arch dam by a bridge. Use the QR code to watch the video Complete the question 4B ! Barberine dam Start and Finish A round trip on the Gueulaz pass dam of Vieux-Emosson will allow you to answer question number 7 picture: Pierre Vouilloz Pierre picture: Observe how much the When the villagers of Finhaut were in rocks are different on the barn with their livestock, they went either side of the dam as to this chapel to pray. well as behind you. Cabane du Vieux-Emosson 0 500 m What happened for you? Match the pictures with the most A The dam of Barberine overflowed similar pastries : La Veudale in 1956. asphalt road B The dam’s water of Emosson mountain path swallowed the alpine pastures and the chapel. C Torrential rains flooded the plateau of Emosson. source: Swisstopo 558.000-561.500 / 100.500-102.500 A particular Here, you have a choice: plant grows by Do you know how these You can turn around the Which animal left At this height, vegetation grows the hundreds in rocks round in the back shack and go back through a print on this really near the ground. this place, as it are called? the yellow pathway. (In this pathway? Do you know why ? likes humidity At this Here there are some hints: case, do not forget to stroll Mark three information that seem wrong altitude, it blooms along the place 12 on the to you, as well as their number: They are rocks that look like in July-August. way back.) It blows a lot. 0 A glacier that covered the region thousands of years Here below there is a detail: • Or: you can continue your The air is cold, the ground is hot. 7 ago planed them. • trail on the red pathway • Tourists walk on it. 4 and traverse the places 10 There is almost never sun. 8 Find three portraits of Charlotte hidden amidst the • and 11. To do this pathway, The soil is poor. 1 rocks. She will give you the name for each definition. • Which artist is follow at first the red • Wood is used to heat up the shack A Marks left by the rocks taken away by the glacier: more similar points on the rocks! of Vieux-Emosson. 3 to her? Then the pathway is clearly • The winter is longer compared marked and there are no to the plain. 2 B “Bowl” formed by the creek that flowed under the difficulties. It reaches the glacier: By writing the right name, place 10 before coming By putting the remaining numbers in the you will discover the name down in the valley right order, you can guess the altitude C Cracks caused by earthquakes that took place of Veudale. of the place 11 : during a million years. of this plant: grette..
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