Backpacking through The Dolomites, Northern Italy

August 21st - August 24th

Day 1:  Bressanone to Plosehutte

We left Bressanone on August 21st and started our 3-day backpacking trip through the Dolomites on the Alta Via 2 trail.  We took the chairlift up to the start of the trail on Plose mountain and hiked to the top of Plose where we spent the night at Plosehutte.

Chairlift ride to the start of the hike 

View of Bressanone from the chairlift

Bressanone

Gene beginning the uphill trek to Plosehutte

There were about 20 horses at the top grazing and roaming around the hikers.  They were actually pretty tame.  Here's Gene petting one of them.

Staring north towards Austria and taking in the beautiful scenery

Paraglider

One of the horses relaxing on the slope of the mountain

View looking south towards the Italian Dolomites.  This is where we will be hiking over the next few days.

The Dolomites at Sunset

Many layers of mountains

Day 2:  Plosehutte to Rifugio Genova

Rifugio Genova

Day 3:  Rif. Genova to Passo Gardena

We climbed through the pass between the pinnacles.  Look closely and you can make see the trail leading up through the pass.

Two deer on the side of the mountain

 

Edelwise flowers

Rif Puez. 

 We cancelled our reservation and decided to continue hiking on to Passo Gardena

Passo Gardena