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Italy · Dolomites

Hill towns, long afternoons, and pale peaks catching the last light. The Dolomites do everything slowly, which turned out to be the point.

Dolomites jagged pale limestone peaks glowing pink and gold at sunset above green alpine meadows and a small stone village — Dolomites, Italy

From the notebook

From Lake Garda to the high peaks

From Sirmione's castle walls and the open water of Lake Garda, the journey climbed into the Dolomites — cycling through green valleys, walking beneath limestone towers, and pausing beside clear alpine lakes.

View from a small boat across the calm blue waters of Lake Garda toward Sirmione — Out on Lake Garda

Boats moored beside the stone towers and walls of Scaligero Castle in Sirmione — Scaligero Castle, Sirmione

Map showing Sirmione's narrow peninsula extending into Lake Garda — Sirmione on Lake Garda

Ken cycling uphill beneath a dramatic Dolomites peak on a clear morning — Cycling beneath the peaks

Kayden enjoying a drink on a sunny terrace with a Dolomites peak behind him — A terrace with a mountain view

Wide green alpine valley beneath towering clouds and distant Dolomites ridges — The high meadows of the Dolomites

Rifugio Lavaredo sign beneath immense mist-covered limestone towers — Rifugio Lavaredo, 2,344 metres

Rocky mountain trail leading toward a refuge beneath jagged Dolomites peaks — The trail through the high country

Two blue alpine lakes resting between pale limestone mountains — Alpine lakes among the limestone peaks

Hikers following a ridge path toward sharp grey Dolomites peaks beneath storm clouds — Walking the ridge

Still turquoise lake bordered by forest and steep green mountain walls — Quiet water in the mountain valley

A calm alpine lake reflecting a vast crown of pale Dolomites peaks — The mountains above the lake

A white mountain bicycle beside a turquoise alpine lake backed by forested peaks — A pause beside the lake

Ken fishing from the wooded shore of a clear turquoise alpine lake — A quiet hour by the water

Kayden resting beside two mountain bikes in a green Dolomites meadow — A cycling break in the valley

A white dog wading at the edge of an alpine lake beneath rugged mountains — At the water's edge

Kayden posing with a mountain bike beneath trees beside a clear green lake — Riding around the lake

A jagged Dolomites ridge rising behind chalet roofs and pine trees — The ridge above the village

An Italian aperitivo of cured meats, cheese, and a red drink overlooking the Dolomites — Aperitivo with a view

Moving pictures

Moments along the way

Mountain views from the road

Clouds moving through the high peaks

Among the limestone towers

Along the alpine lake

On the rock face

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