• Italian High
    Mountain air after a hearty breakfast
    Fresh as daisiesA bit of company along the trailSeceda RidgeThe microclimate changing rapidlyLunchtime! Manuela recommended this one as it was further along and late rain was predictedRifugio DanielRiccardo scored the best table by somehow "un-reserving" it with the waiterBurrata: made locally of courseThere was still 8km to goMaybe a little more after a minor navigation fail by the boysRecharged we had a spring in our stepsAnd love in our heartsSo we powered on just ahead of the brewing cloudsMooMeadows turned to forestsAs we hit the village the rain absolutely pummeled down. We ran to a hotel & courtesy vanned home

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    June 27 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Day 1 started with a bang. We caught the Col Raiser gondola towards the Seceda Ridge Trail. The 16km hike up to the ridge and then back down, through meadows and forests to Ortisei was exhilarating. Even with clouds looming we couldn't resist stopping for lunch at one of the many charming rifugios where Richard snagged a front row table overlooking the mountains. Sleep came easily yet again and fortunately I woke up a little closer to sunrise today.Read more