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Pau
Pau starts the season off and offers arguably the least testing terrain. Setting off from the foothills at an altitude of about 600ft above sea level very little of the land before them, on a direct route, rises above 1,000 ft. This is very similar to the later race from close by Tarbes.
Looking at the panoramic view from this release point, below, you can see a red line that marks the direction of London. The whole landscape, from West to East, is low and open while behind, to the South, a very different picture with the Pyraneas presenting the backdrop to this liberation.
Pau starts the season off and offers arguably the least testing terrain. Setting off from the foothills at an altitude of about 600ft above sea level very little of the land before them, on a direct route, rises above 1,000 ft. This is very similar to the later race from close by Tarbes.
Looking at the panoramic view from this release point, below, you can see a red line that marks the direction of London. The whole landscape, from West to East, is low and open while behind, to the South, a very different picture with the Pyraneas presenting the backdrop to this liberation.
Below you can see the height of the land, on a direct route from Pau to London, that the pigeons have to negotiate. Rarely does it rise above 1,000 feet. At what height the pigeons will fly will rely on many factors, mainly air currents and wind, but the land also plays its part. Many believe that pigeons generally fly at or below 500 ft but they can reach greater heights should they wish. So 1,000 ft will present no problem in itself to the pigeons.
The Transporters await - Pau.
Photographs by Keith Mott.
Photographs by Keith Mott.
