List of today’s activities:
Sunrise in the pastures around the rifugio
Breakfast
Hike out to the Col Raiser gondola, about 40 minutes. We are still getting used to heavy packs on trails with small loose rocks at high altitude.
Drive to Passo Falzarego
Take to cable car to the cliff top rifugio of Lagazuoi, elevation 2752 meters or 9029 feet. The big-capacity gondola could fit maybe 20 people if you crowd. It moved upward at an angle, then swung toward the cliff face and continued straight up.
Good lunch on the deck of Lagazuoi: a 3-types-of-gnocchi plate with dumpling style for spinach and pumpkin and traditional potato with coordinated sauces.
Afternoon exploration of the bluff to the west, about a 10 minute walk. Very windy and dramatic. We got out all our windbreaker gear, which we used for many pre-dawn outings. It is cold in the high peaks!
Sunset shot from the lodge.
Milky Way with village lights in the valley below, shot from the deck. The stars were glorious with the Milky Way rising straight up from the south over the valley overhead to over the lodge behind us.
This less strenuous day allowed Pam’s knees to recuperate after some morning stiffness.
Bunk rooms were two rooms of 6 here, downstairs from the restaurant. No boots in the rooms.
Sunset shots from the deck