We recently had clients in Venezia who after a few days of sweltering under the oppresive heat and humidity needed a break. We sent them about 2 hours north and east to Cortina d’Ampezzo for a day hike in the Dolomites. The weather cooperated on two fronts; 1) even at mid-day the temperature was a bearable 82 degrees with very low humidity, 2) the thunderstorms didn’t roll in until after we were off the mountain in the late afternoon.
The hike itself started out easy enough with a walk through gently sloping hills populated by horses and cows.
We were passed by many eager mountain bikers who I think might have regretted the energy spent at the beginning when they got to the real climbing after few kilometers. The ascent was a brief 2 hours (this was a relaxing family outing) to a mountain hut situated on an old WWII airstrip with stunning views. During the hike, we passed from the Veneto region into the Alto Adige (Sudtirol in German). We also set out in search of “stella alpina” or edelweiss and were able to find one despite it being early in the season.
Floating on a “sea” of wildflowers
