The CÉVENNES and it's PLANTS

<body> <h2> SCENERY </h2><font size="-1"><b>Mont Lozère</b>, a granite mountain of 1600 metres, imposes itself on the entire area. Spectacular narrow roads wind up to the summit, with alpine views of Mont Blanc across the Rhone Valley. Further south, <b>Mont Aigoual</b> displays its Mediterranean links with a clear view of the coastline shimmering over the blue mountain ranges of the south. Visit these two mountains and see a third of France.</font> <p> <font color="black" size="1" face="Arial">Rain on the eastern slopes runs into the Rhone valley and hence out to the Mediterranean, whereas the rain on the western slopes of Mont Lozère gives birth to the River Tarn, which runs westwards towards the vast limestone plateau of the western Cévennes. This is sliced into 3 main areas ('causses') by the deep gorges of the rivers Tarn and Jonte. The <b>causses</b> are relatively flat and arid, and make perfect vulture country. The views as you approach the steep gorges are heart-stopping, as they plummet 500 metres (half the height of Ben Nevis) to a verdant river snaking below. The Tarn then has a long and tortuous journey across France to the Atlantic at Bordeaux.</font> </p> <p> <font color="black" size="1" face="Arial">The rest of the area is patterned with wooded mountain ranges of schist , with steep-sided river valleys hurrying their clear waters south-westerly to the Rhone valley. The most famous road across this is the <b>Corniche des Cévennes</b>. An ancient 'draille' (a track for the sheep on their transhumance) running parallel to this makes an unforgetable walk.</font> </p> </body>