The view west from Dantercepies

The Alpe di Siusi and the Schlern as seen from the top station of the Dantercepies gondola at Passo Gardena.

Sassolungo from Gamsbluthutte

The peak of Sassolungo ("Long Stone") from the deck of the Gamsbluthutte. A pleasant place to stop for a cappuccino!

A view of the Sassolungo from near Col Raiser

Glorious flowers and glorious views on the way from Col Raiser to the Gamsbluthutte, Mastle Alm, Val Gardena.

Cables on the way to Forcella Pana

Approaching Forcella Pana. A stiff climb from the Rifugio Brogles!

Sampling a via ferrata ("iron way") in the Dolomites

A stretch of "via ferrata" on the route to the Forcella Pana.

Hiking the Odle Geisler

Climbing to the Forcella Pana from Rifugio Brogles. Forcella Pana is a small pass in the mountain group called Odle Geisler ("Geisler Needles").

Vallunga ("Long Valley") from Mont Seura

Hiking on Mont Seura (Val Gardena) with the Vallunga in the background.

Sunny day on the Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm)

Photo session on the Alpe di Siusi. The Odle Geisler in the right background.

Crystal morning in Brixen/Bressnone

Morning view of the Weisser Turm ("White Tower") in Brixen seen from the Adlerbrucke.

Alpe di Siusi

One in a million day on the Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites.

St. Valentine Church in Funes

Walking past the St. Valentine church in the Val di Funes.

Sunny day in the Dolomites

In the Val di Funes a.k.a. Villnosstal a.k.a. Viel Nois.

Hiking to Rifugio Comici

The trail to Rifugio Comici on the slopes of the Sassolungo. The peaks of the Odle Geisler rise beyond the fence line.

Marmolada from the Forcella di Sassolungo

The view from the deck of the Rifugio Toni Demetz at the Forcella di Sassolungo. In the foreground is one of the cabins on the lift line from the Passo Sella. The glacier-clad Marmolada, highest peak in the Dolomites, rises in the distance.

The Odle Geisler from Mont Seura

A sunny and very warm day in the mountains. Here is the view of the Odle Geisler from the Malga Cason on Mont Seura, Val Gardena.

St. Jacob Church, Val Gardena

The lovely Church of St. Jacob rises from the woods above the town of Ortisei, Val Gardena.

Buon appetito!

Pasta aglio olio al fresco on the deck of the Gamsbluthutte, Mastle Alm, Val Gardena.

Sassolungo from Col Raiser

Meadows descend from Col Raiser. The Sassolungo ("Long Stone") dominates the view.

Nigritella, the scent of vanilla!

A black vanilla orchid (Nigritella sp) blooms in the meadows of the Mastle Alm. It really does smell like vanilla!

Mastle Alm

Descending the trail from the Forcella Pana toward the Troier Hutte in the Mastle Alm, Val Gardena.