Dolomites Hikes 2023




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I am on a hiking trip in the Dolomites. This is our hotel in Corvara.
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Mountains here are steep and rocky.
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Local bee.
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Pink walls around me.
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Trail directions are by trail numbers and hours to destinations.
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Way down.
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Village where we got some cheese at the cheese factory.
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Canon at the Italian military fort from WWI.
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Trenches.
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Easy and fun way to continue down.
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The trail winds up and down under rocky walls.
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Looking back.
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Marmolada Glacier.
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Short break.
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The trail continues.
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That is where we will be tomorrow.
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Love these flowers.
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On most of these hikes we take lifts to get us higher. Still, we hike about 3000’ up and than even more down.
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Hiking now.
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Nice views are everywhere.
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There are cables on the way down.
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Pinnacles area.
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That feels good.
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Corvara.
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Ready for dinner.
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Let’s start with cheese and prosciutto salad.
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So, this is where cheese and beef comes from.
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Another hike up.
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Lot of hikers are on this trail.
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Looks like this was carved by some old ancient glacier.
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Alpine flower.
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Otherwise, it is barren here.
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What goes up must go down.
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Made it down. Paragliders are still up there.