Wayside Crucifix

Dolomites & Venice 2017

A week's walking in the Sexten Dolomites with Exodus Travels.
Wayside Crucifix

Wayside Crucifix

17 Sep 2017 103
A somewhat grim start to our first walk in the Dolomites, not far out of Villabassa.
Pragser Widlsee shoreline

Pragser Widlsee shoreline

17 Sep 2017 121
Shame about the low cloud.
Pragser Wildsee

Pragser Wildsee

17 Sep 2017 134
Fingers crossed that the cloud may be lifting a little bit.
Impossible Tree

Impossible Tree

17 Sep 2017 98
How does it stay up there?
Half Dome

Half Dome

17 Sep 2017 121
No, not that one. Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites
Upon Reflection

Upon Reflection

17 Sep 2017 141
Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites
Malga Foresta logpile

Malga Foresta logpile

17 Sep 2017 112
And a very attractive pile of logs it is too!
Shingles

Shingles

17 Sep 2017 98
Malga Foresta hut, near Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites
Seekofel

Seekofel

17 Sep 2017 138
Seekofel looms behind the Malga Foresta hut. Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites.
Different Slopes

Different Slopes

17 Sep 2017 109
Malga Foresta hut, near Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites
Glad the Sun Came Out

Glad the Sun Came Out

17 Sep 2017 129
Pragser Wildsee, Dolomites
The Local Situation

The Local Situation

17 Sep 2017 117
Helpful sign to show us the peaks we couldn't see because of the low cloud.
Pragser Wildsee Hotel

Pragser Wildsee Hotel

17 Sep 2017 142
With Seekofel providing a backdrop.
Mountain Morning

Mountain Morning

18 Sep 2017 107
First glimpse of some blue skies and snow dusted peaks. Sadly not to last the day. Kreuzbergpass, Dolomites.
Fortification

Fortification

18 Sep 2017 97
Fortified and camouflaged bunker, part of the Italian Alps Wall here near the Kreuzberg Pass. The fortifications were built by Mussolini in the years leading up to WW2 to protect Italy from the Germans.
Into the Mist

Into the Mist

18 Sep 2017 123
Fortunately we never quite got there, although it did get a little chilly, and then became a little damp. The Austrian border is just a small distance away.
Summer Snow

Summer Snow

19 Sep 2017 106
Well only just summer, and we are at around 2000m. Very atmospheric, although there wasn't much urge to linger in any one place for long. Prato Piazza, Dolomites.
The Easy Way Down

The Easy Way Down

19 Sep 2017 128
Given the weather conditions, we opted for the easy descent from the Dürrensteinhütte where we had recently been warming up. Dolomites.
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