Mum, Leonie, and I drove to the dolomites in Italy on Thursday evening and spent an extended weekend there in perfect weather. On Thursday night we camped near passo di Valparola and on Friday morning we drove up to the pass and went for a walk up to Sas de Stria. The peak was at 2477 m and there were lots of trenches and tunnels from the first world war which we explored.
We headed down to Cortina d’Ampezzo in the afternoon and set up camp.
On Saturday we headed back into the mountains to passo di Giau. From there we did a loop up to Rifugio Nuvolau with a short section of via ferrata along the way. Perfect weather and great views.
I went for a little road ride in the evening.
On Sunday we walked to Rifugio Croda da Lago in the mountains and stayed the night there by the lake.
We drove home on Monday with a stop at Lago di Braies for a walk.
Very nice.
Above left: We camped the first night in the dolomites near passo di Valparola. The dolomites looked very enticing. Above right: The dolomites are very impressive looking.
Above left: We drove up to passo di Valparola and went for a walk up to Sas de Stria. Above middle: Many options. Above right: There were many nooks and crannies to look into from the 1st world war.
Above left: We made it to the top of Sas de Stria and were greeted with a nice view. Above middle: We went into Cortina a few times to get supplies. Above right: We drove up to Passo di Giau for some more walking.
Above left: From there we headed up to Rifugio Nuvolau. Above middle: And we did this with a little via ferrata section. Above right: It was quite busy at the top.
Above left: But we managed to find a spot for a photo. Above right: We went for a walk to the Rifugio Croda da Lago up in the hills near Cortina.
Above left: We stayed the night there. Above right: The dolomites really are nice, especially if the weather is good, which it was.
Above left: The hut was next to quite a nice lake. Above right: We went to Lago di Braies on our way back home. It was a very pretty lake but very busy.
