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These butterflies were seen feeding on Alpine Asters at 12,000 feet in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. I could do with some help with the identification, perhaps female Arctic Blues??
The Alpine A110, also known as the "Berlinette", was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The Alpine A110 was introduced as an evolution of the A108. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines.
Like other road-going Alpines, the 1961 A110 used many Renault parts – including engines. But while the preceding A108 was designed around Dauphine components, the A110 was updated to use R8 parts. Unlike the A108, which was available first as a cabriolet and only later as a coupé, the A110 was delivered first with "Berlinetta" bodywork and then as a cabriolet. The main visible difference with the A108 coupé was a restyling of the rear body to fit the larger engine, which gave the car a more aggressive look. Like the A108, the A110 featured a steel backbone chassis with fiberglass body. The A110 was originally available with 1.1 L R8 Major or R8 Gordini engines. The Gordini engine delivered 95 hp (71 kW) SAE at 6,500 rpm.
The A110 achieved most of its fame in the early 1970s as a victorious rally car. After winning several rallies in France in the late 1960s with iron-cast R8 Gordini engines the car was fitted with the aluminium-block Renault 16 TS engine. With two dual-chamber Weber 45 carburetors, the TS engine delivered 125 hp (93 kW) DIN at 6,000 rpm. This allowed the production 1600S to reach a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). The longer wheelbase 2+2 Alpine GT4, originally considered a version of the A108, was updated with A110 engines and mechanicals, now being marketed as the "A110 GT4".
The car reached international fame during the 1970–1972 seasons when it participated in the newly created International Championship for Manufacturers, winning several events around Europe and being considered one of the strongest rally cars of its time. Notable performances from the car included victory in the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally with Swedish driver Ove Andersson.
With the buy-out of Alpine by Renault complete, the International Championship was replaced by the World Rally Championship for 1973, at which time Renault elected to compete with the A110. With a team featuring Bernard Darniche, Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Jean-Luc Thérier as permanent drivers and "guest stars" like Jean-Claude Andruet (who won the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally) the A110 won most races where the works team was entered, making Alpine the first World Rally Champion. Later competition-spec A110s received engines of up to 1.8 litres.
As well as being built at Alpine's Dieppe factory, A110 models were constructed by various other vehicle manufacturers around the world. The Alpine A110 was produced in Mexico under the name "Dinalpin", from 1965 to 1974, by Diesel Nacional (DINA), which also produced Renault vehicles. The Alpine A110 was also produced in Bulgaria under the name "Bulgaralpine", from 1967 to 1969, by a cooperative formed between SPC Metalhim and ETO Bulet, whose collaboration also resulted in the production of the Bulgarrenault.
In 1974 the mid-engined Lancia Stratos, the first car designed from scratch for rally racing, was operational and homologated. At the same time, it was obvious that the tail-engined A110 had begun reaching the end of its development. The adoption of fuel injection brought no performance increase. On some cars, a DOHC 16-valve head was fitted to the engine, but it proved unreliable. Chassis modification, like the use of an A310 double wishbone rear suspension, homologated with the A110 1600SC, also failed to increase performance. On the international stage, the Stratos proved to be the "ultimate weapon", making the A110, as well as many other rally cars, soon obsolete. The A110 is still seen in events such as Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of the A110, Renault prodded a concept car called the A110-50.
Cows in the meadows in Cattle Creek in the Stein Valley headwaters. These cows belong to ranchers on one of the Fraser Canyon reserves and get driven up a cattle trail in Siwhe Creek to graze in the meadows in summer.
Three of the 4 Alpines from the 1978 squad that competed at Le Mans. N°1 A443, n°3 and 4 A442
The sister car n°2 A442B (not pictured) went on to win.
Rétromobile 2018
The water of Alpine Brook cascades over some rocks in the forest. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Alpine plants are among nature's greatest anomalies. They grow in some of the planet's harshest environments, though they appear as fragile as rice paper and are extremely vulnerable to hikers' boots.
These plants survive in the harsh alpine climate through adaptations like diminutive size, which keeps the plants' buds and stems below the worst weather and reduces their food needs. Some grow no more than an inch tall. Those that grow in dense cushions suffer less abuse from the wind. The dark leaves of plants like diapensia absorb heat from the sun efficiently. Many sedges and grasses are pliable enough to bend under strong winds, and produce their buds underground or near the ground. Some have adapted to photosynthesizing at colder temperatures. Most are perennial — they live more than one season. The alpine growing season is too short for most annuals, which finish their life cycle in one season.
Le piante alpine crescono in alcuni degli ambienti più duri del nostro pianeta.La natura li ha adattati a vivere in ambienti così ostili per la vita.Solo chi ama percorrere i sentieri di montagna nelle varie stagioni e specialmente in estate può conoscere l'intima gioia che l'improvvisa vista di un fiore tra le radure erbose o in mezzo alle rocce desta negli animi degli escursionisti. Non che questi fiori alpini, quasi tutti minuscoli, siano più belli o appariscenti di quelli dei giardini ma la loro presenza sovente in terreni e climi assai aspri, rappresenta sempre una gradita sorpresa o una rassicurante conferma: la natura, malgrado tutto, continua ad esprimere il meglio di se.
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In this collection of illustrations from Traité des arbres et arbustes que l'on cultive en France en pleine terre (1801–1819), you will find more than 400 public domain images from the "Raphael of Flowers" – Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) and Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782). Appreciate the variety of flowers, shrubs, trees and other botanical artworks from these distinguished illustrators.
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