Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Monte Pallano

The Julia Brigade represent Italy's mountain trained military - their alpine defence. This chapel appears to be in memory of WWII fallen. "Ai Caduti della Julia".

We walked around 18-19 kms that day. It was uphill first and by about halfway, we were out of water. Our return to Bomba, kind of marked, kind of off-piste, went past "Fonte Benedetti". In a clearing in the forest, with a few vague paths in and out, we drank our fill of, what had been promised by some locals, as sweet water.

The second high spot only had the one man made structure on top, in stark contrast to the overcrowded main peak full of communications towers. The smaller top here made it easier to appreciate the views in all directions.

These young, delicate pine cones were brittle. Just tapping them was enough to make small clouds of spores puff out.

We have no idea of the age. We had just read that very old shepherd huts dot this area. So we walked, eyes peeled, and managed to find one.

The dystopian flat top of Monte Pallano. Not a soul to be seen, yet enough communication equipment to keep most of Italy connected.