Paksong

After 5 days training, quick visit of a farmer and his coffee plantation. Coffee seedlings were imported by French in 1920s. This farmer's father planted coffee plants.

training room and restaurant

coffee farmer's house

trap to attract and get rid of the coffee borers, a parasite laying eggs in the coffee beans,

The harvest season starts in a few days

coffee bean infected by borer

hotel and moon crescent

Pakse to Paksong

From Pakse on the Mekong River to Paksong on the Bolaven Plateau in South Laos taking Road 16.

De Pakse, sur le Mékong, à Paksong, sur le Plateau de Bolaven, dans le sud du Laos, via la route 16.

French product promotion in a local supermarket
promotion de produits français dans un supermarché local

Stopover for a coffee from the Bolaven coop - we also tasted local tea.
Arrêt café dans une coopérative de Bolaven et dégustation de thé local.

Tad Gneuang waterfall
Chutes d'eau de Tad Gneuang

coffee plantation

view from my bedroom
vue de ma chambre

Rosemount Book Fair

The hero

Special thanks to the Ford Focus!

and its drivers !

Wyoming

On the road 16 from SD to WY
Sur la route 16 du Dakota du Sud au Wyoming

 Hike in the Bighorn National Forest:
Randonnée dans la Forêt Nationale du Bighorn :

sunset on Bighorn
coucher de soleil sur le Bighorn

Black Hills, SD

Further West in SD - plus à l'ouest du Dakota du Sud :

Mt Rushmore

little hike - petite randonnée

Crazy Horse Memorial

South Dakota

On the road from Edina to the Badlands, stopover at Sioux Falls
En route d'Edina aux Badlands (Mauvaises Terres), arrêt à Sioux Falls

on the left, a former mill which only operated for a few years.
A gauche, un ancien moulin qui n'a fonctionné que quelques années 

the prairie, West of the Missouri River
la prairie à l'ouest du fleuve Missouri

The Badlands:

2003 - 2018 - the same ones, a bit changed.

2003-2018 : les mêmes, un peu changés.

wild goats - des chèvres sauvages

deer - des daims