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Here I am on the wrong side of the guardrail (not a given on French roads) on the way to Col de Vars.  It's a looong way down. Hi Ma! We parked about two kilometers from the top of Col de Vars.  Here you're looking up to the top.  The row of white dots at top right is the top.  The row below it are campers on the road, which ascends from right to left at that point.
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Very similar picture to the one above.. Liz at the top, just letting you know that she's taller than that sign, even if it does say 2109 m. At the top looking south towards the direction of the tour's arrival.  Note the two triangular road signs.  Actually, you probably can't read them -- the front one is a "10% downgrade" sign, and the back yellow one is just an "!" warning.
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Flowers looking south. One of the switchbacks below us. Another view down to the valley.

 

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