It was really great to be outside again. Just two days, but we walked a lot, eat hearty dishes and had fun!
Just an older holiday picture of a really cool place in Portugal. Quite a hike up there as well if you don't take the bus 😅
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1606503
This was a category two hike 3 miles up a mountain. Largest hike I have ever undertaken. But was amazing view and worth the hell we went through to reach the top.
Lovely area for hiking, cycling and eating cheese in the Massif du Beaufortain. This lake is close to the Cormet d'Arêches mountain pass.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/597421
Started riding about 20 km / 300 m below Bormio. As my timing was again fucked up it was sunday again. So i thought i would not go up Stelvio but Gavia, because i figured it to have maybe half the traffic.
On my way to Bormio the was a road cycling race going on. I asked one roadie who was watching about Stelvio vs Gavia. He said if you have to choose one, then Stelvio. I thought alright then.
Sitting in a cafe in Bormio, watching the traffic going towards Stelvio i returned to the old plan and cycle Gavia instead. I started the climb at noon, full sun exposure, it's a north-south pass. When i had looked up the height profile it looked mellow, but i don't know what it was, i found it really exhausting. Maybe the sun or maybe that i basically only had some yoghurt, bars and a bunch of peaches until i reached the pass. Traffic was really ok for a sunday.
On the pass i saw the first two wild capricorns since i've been cycling in the mountains. Awesome, finally. I had a Cappucino and a beer and started the descend. Wow, absolutely amazing views. I stopped every now and then to take in the views. At one point i was taking a photo (not the title photo) amd i heard some cracking next to me. Two female capricorns climbed down some rocks to lick somw salt right next to me.
I had no idea they weren't scared of humans. I continued the descend, an absolutely beautiful narrow road down to Ponte di Legno, where i took a room, absolutely knackered. Feeling better now after the Pizza.
Just some place I have recently been on a hiking day-trip.
Hiking, camping, nature photography etc.
