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I decided to post this as a Hiking trip report instead of contaminating the Before/After thread over and over again. I will keep adding to it as our sojourn progresses I guess.
Planned destinations:
The mountains above our rental villa in San Vigilio.
The Larch trees are an evergreen whose leave’s chlorophyll dies and the remaining leaf mass has a different color (just like deciduous trees) and drops to the ground to save resources for the winter. Autumn is forecast here in northern Italy by this color.
Bucolic Dolimiti (actually a ski resort and not a farm field)
Hello from the top of via ferrata Piz da Cir V. 2A.
Friend Dan and I on top of Gran Cir., via ferrata 1A, Sella group in the background.
My partners, Dan and Jan summiting Piz da Cir V, via ferrata 2A.
Climbed via ferrata number three today. Number four tomorrow is a little harder. Dan McCool and I saw this picture of a classic Italian climbing technique so we thought we spent the evening practicing. Wish us luck!
Near the top of #3, at Passo Falzarego. Looking over the Dolomites to the east.
Our group at the bottom of our third via ferrata. 90% of our climb tunneled through the right hand massif to the tram top. It followed the tunnel drilled by the Italians through the mountain to the top to blow up the resident Austrians. A little different than the natural history of my western United States land.
Venue Change
- We relocated to the north end of Lake Como in the Lake District. Turns out there are mountains here too. I believe the high peaks in the background are in Switzerland and I am standing in Italy on my balcony to take the picture.
Not our normal thing...
Cavolo Romanesquo
- I love cauliflower. But I wasn’t brave enough to buy and try this green cauliflower that looks like a coral fossil. A work of art, thanks Mother Nature!
The shore of Lake Como...
Another fine deck view...
We’ve relocated again, now here is Manarola, Cinque Terre. Not much climbing here but plenty of hiking climbing.
And on our drive to the coast we found this wall of cheese. Yes these are all wheels of Parmesan Reggiano. A fortune of flavor!
Tuscan Morning Sun
- Another grand view from our San Gimignano deck, in Tuscany. Oh are we enjoying the food and drink. Bon Appetit!
A retired olive oil press wheel about 4’ in diameter and 15” wide:
Detailed view of the fossilefrous limestone of the wheel with its remains of oyster beds from the Permian. This one is for @Rockskipper.
A raucous day in Siena. We stumbled on a rare special running of the Palio in this ancient, madhouse, walled city.
Our Tuscan hounds at our villa outside of Montalcino. The puppy is learning how to steal Berkies.
Another Tuscan morning shot from our deck in San Gimignano.
Well, that is most of that.
On popular demand I also created and posted one of our via ferratas here as well.
Planned destinations:
- The Dolomites of South Tyrol (I posted a TR of one of our via ferrata climbs here as well.)
- Lake Como of the Lake District
- Maranola of the Cinque Terre
- Tuscany! Montalcino, Montalpuciano and Florence
The mountains above our rental villa in San Vigilio.
The Larch trees are an evergreen whose leave’s chlorophyll dies and the remaining leaf mass has a different color (just like deciduous trees) and drops to the ground to save resources for the winter. Autumn is forecast here in northern Italy by this color.
Bucolic Dolimiti (actually a ski resort and not a farm field)
Hello from the top of via ferrata Piz da Cir V. 2A.
Friend Dan and I on top of Gran Cir., via ferrata 1A, Sella group in the background.
My partners, Dan and Jan summiting Piz da Cir V, via ferrata 2A.
Climbed via ferrata number three today. Number four tomorrow is a little harder. Dan McCool and I saw this picture of a classic Italian climbing technique so we thought we spent the evening practicing. Wish us luck!
Near the top of #3, at Passo Falzarego. Looking over the Dolomites to the east.
Our group at the bottom of our third via ferrata. 90% of our climb tunneled through the right hand massif to the tram top. It followed the tunnel drilled by the Italians through the mountain to the top to blow up the resident Austrians. A little different than the natural history of my western United States land.
Venue Change
- We relocated to the north end of Lake Como in the Lake District. Turns out there are mountains here too. I believe the high peaks in the background are in Switzerland and I am standing in Italy on my balcony to take the picture.
Not our normal thing...
Cavolo Romanesquo
- I love cauliflower. But I wasn’t brave enough to buy and try this green cauliflower that looks like a coral fossil. A work of art, thanks Mother Nature!
The shore of Lake Como...
Another fine deck view...
We’ve relocated again, now here is Manarola, Cinque Terre. Not much climbing here but plenty of hiking climbing.
And on our drive to the coast we found this wall of cheese. Yes these are all wheels of Parmesan Reggiano. A fortune of flavor!
Tuscan Morning Sun
- Another grand view from our San Gimignano deck, in Tuscany. Oh are we enjoying the food and drink. Bon Appetit!
A retired olive oil press wheel about 4’ in diameter and 15” wide:
Detailed view of the fossilefrous limestone of the wheel with its remains of oyster beds from the Permian. This one is for @Rockskipper.
A raucous day in Siena. We stumbled on a rare special running of the Palio in this ancient, madhouse, walled city.
Our Tuscan hounds at our villa outside of Montalcino. The puppy is learning how to steal Berkies.
Another Tuscan morning shot from our deck in San Gimignano.
Well, that is most of that.
On popular demand I also created and posted one of our via ferratas here as well.
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