Tag Archives: Mountains

Showing off

Posted on October 21, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Some plants put in an awful lot of effort to look good, a case beautifully illustrated by this blue passion flower. There is a tremendous amount of energy needed to make flowers, even if there is no need for them to look … Continue reading →

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Building on history

Posted on October 13, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Close to Perth, we stumbled upon a beautiful castle called Scone Palace (yes, written like the tea-time cakes but no, not pronounced in the same way). It is a place filled with history, proud of hosting the hill that has seen ample Scottish … Continue reading →

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A mid-meeting musing (and mushrooms!)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

The Scottish forests bring autumn, but the conference on Mountains of our Future Earth feels like high summer. After ten years and currently in the third edition, the Perth conference in particular (and mountain research as a whole) seems to have grown … Continue reading →

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Getting in the right mood

Posted on October 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Today we climbed the slopes of Kinnoull Hill, the beautiful hill overlooking Perth and its valley, to get in the right mood for the mountain conference that is starting tomorrow. We enjoyed a beautiful morning with a shy sun piercing through … Continue reading →

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Mountains of our future earth

Posted on October 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Today, I am off to Perth to represent MIREN (and myself) at the mountain conference on Mountains of our Future Earth. I am pretty excited to see Scotland (yes, it will be the Scottish Perth) and even more to explore the … Continue reading →

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The cotton castle

Posted on September 24, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Please, allow my inner mountain enthousiast to be lyrical about some rocks! Pamukkale is the Turkish word for cotton castle, so I learned from Wikipedia, and it is a world famous hot spring area, with white calcium carbonate (‘travertine’) terraces overlooking a … Continue reading →

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