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shadow of the bearded vulture in the Vallone del Roc ...

Today the weather was not the best, for which we expected at least a cloudy day but ...
From the A5 towards Aosta we leave the motorway at Ivrea and follow the signs for the first Castellamonte e poi per Ceresole Reale arriviamo a Noasca, superato il paese risaliamo i ripidi tornanti della strada, al secondo spiazzo sulla destra dopo il torrente parcheggiamo l'auto. Dalla palina segnavia iniziamo a salire sull'ampia mulattiera, passiamo sotto a una grossa roccia e costeggiati dei ruderi, attraversiamo un tratto erboso per poi sbucare sulla strada asfaltata nei pressi di Balmarossa di Sopra. Percorriamo un breve tratto di strada asfaltata in salita per poi abbandonarla all'altezza di un cartello di divieto di caccia, seguiamo il sentiero a destra, passiamo accanto ad una cappella arrivando ad un piccolo parcheggio dove termina anche la strada, volendo si può lasciare l'auto anche qui. Dalla palina segnavia iniziamo a percorrere la bella mulattiera paved slowly goes up the valley of the Roc, on the way up you pass through some villages from the typical mountain architecture that inspired the valley, besides the features stone houses, with attached "crutin" to keep milk and cheese, is interesting for the washing of Fragno 1441 m and 1585 m Chapel, the frescoes on the houses of 1525 m Varda, the oven stone me Mola 1600 1591 m Maison school, now closed, but still retains the classroom with wooden benches and old blackboard, with a bit of fantasy through the window you can also see the students intention to follow the lesson ...
After a short descent we reach 1567 m Potes, skip the next bridge over the river and continuing Roc to come up to the beautiful waterfall of Roc, which during the winter is completely frozen, we decided to go back to the bridge to the village of Borgo Vecchio 1598 m, with the characteristic church, where we stop to eat. To retrace the same route back to the township Fragno 1441 m, after the pole trail we leave the trail and bring us close to an old ruined house leaning against the cliff of the mountain, the trail is not marked but it is still detectable after a short climb to cross the river passing over a concrete barrier, carefully go down the other side helped by an iron ladder. After a stretch in falsopiano we continue to climb coming to cross the trail that goes to shelter Noaschetta, this section of trail is not particularly easy on the way we met some specimens of deer that we were running around, but the biggest surprise was when Daniel spotted a bearded vulture or commonly known as the bearded vulture, we flew over a couple of times a few hundred feet from our heads, is the third time that I'm lucky to see it in its natural habitat and fails to move me every time ... The trail loses altitude with a few long switchbacks, arrived at a crossroads continue on the path to the right signposted for Balmarossa, we go into the woods following the red paint marks on trees, arrivati al torrente lo attraversiamo su alcune passerelle in legno e con una breve salita rieccoci di nuovo al parcheggio di Balmarossa, da qui ripercorriamo il medesimo itinerario fatto alla mattina.
In questa parte del Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso ho passato molte delle mie vacanze estive, luoghi unici, dove è la natura è l'attore principale, mentre l'uomo può solo fare da comparsa...

Malati di Montagna: Danilo e Fabio

camminare per terre alte...

mancano solo gli alunni...!!!

il Gipeto comunemente detto "avvoltoio degli agnelli"

the beautiful frozen waterfall of Roc

GPS track to Google Earth

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Welcome Greeting For Church Breakfast

Apricale until Valentine's Day is celebrated March 31. Slow and romantic weekend with art, history, and olive oil.

If you forgot to celebrate Valentine's Day , you can forgive you going to one of the most beautiful towns in Italy to Apricale , in the province d ' Imperia, San Remo near , the exhibition " Love and Other Stories " Dino of Gambetta, whose works are on display inside the castle of the Lizard . Apricale apricus comes from, that is sunny, sunny. In fact, the village and protected from the Maritime Alps, is located in a favorable position among olive groves in the far corner of Liguria the border with France , which offers an excellent climate. his eyesight is fun and Charmful between old narrow street, alleys, stairways and various workshops.

Apricale also retains one of the saddest stories of the life of the Countess Apricale, that son of a peasant girl who married a man delinquent After a few months left, he managed to get under the protection of a nobleman in Nice , who had studied, taught languages \u200b\u200band introduced in the 'aristocratic elite of Paris, he died childless Count and relatives, as he pointed to the only heir. Her beauty and intelligence did not go unnoticed so that the countess was recruited by French intelligence, who sends her across Europe and the Orient. In Russia it was introduced at the court of the Tsar and his wife became the promise of his brother Sergei Romanov Tsar . Back to Apricale for divorce from her husband, she was found murdered and her husband hanged himself in the graveyard. The story still has some contours are unclear, according to some was the French secret service killed for treason, until a few years ago in the cemetery of Apricale, the tomb of the countess, a large silver cross, bore witness to the passion of Prince Sergei , which is not never married and died a few years after shot with the rest of the Romanov family memb.



A visit to Apricale is always a pleasant time, today the small village is famous for the production of extra virgin olive oil, the ridtorante have a kitchen over land and sea typical Ligurian ravioli like borage.

Some places to stay: La Favorita ; La Locanda dei Carugi , Apricus Locanda , by marta BB, BB From Giua ,

Some eateries : Favorita, Apricale by Delio , The Hut Kisses ,

Info: City of Apricale , Photo Source: Apricale. org

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Yesterday, I picked it up again and made this summer, with a sigma 20mm 4 are placed, this is a first draft a little rough.

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CIAS polenta crust under the snow to the shelter before winter

From the A26 Genova-Gravellona continue following the signs to the border, after Domodossola continuing on the road we arrive at junction 33 for Varzo-Trasquera where we go. We turn right and follow the signs to the ski resort of San Domenico (Ciamporino) after last houses of Varzo, corresponding to a dry corner, we deviate to the right following the signs for Coggia / Dreuza, in addition to the refuge crust. The road is narrow but in good condition, past the village of Coggia soon arrive to sign ban on driving seat just before the village of Dreuza about 990 m, where we leave the car in the small yard used for parking.
few flakes of snow began to fall but it certainly does not frighten us because we know that our goal is a warm and social retreat, following the paved road after the curve on the left, the trail begins with a sign for the groove. In short, we come to the village of Valera, passing between the houses renovated to a very old washing Stay on the left continue to dwellings in the mountain, a little higher cross the farm road that we follow up in coming to a crossroads.
leave the road and go left onto dirt road and later on the trail well marked with signs and paint the crossroads with placards indicating the Alpine furrow. An eerie silence envelopes us as we climb, snowing ever more insistently to the surrounding environment by giving a fairytale atmosphere, the weight intersect again immediately resume the path on the opposite side. The consistency of the snow under the soles of our shoes will start to rise, near a hut with a cool fountain made from a tree I decided to wear snowshoes, Danilo would rather go without, we come across a beautiful chapel of the Madonna and recently restored after a stroke in the dense forest where the light struggles to filter we find in the meadow where there are chalets, Quatrain di Sotto, continue up to the right in a few minutes we find ourselves back on the weight well beaten by a snowmobile.
momentarily forgetting the directions for the furrows that Alpine will use to return and begin to climb along the road, having lost some share in a few minutes we are on track Maulone halls, one of the busiest streets during the winter for access Split the refuge. With a series long back to Alpe Solcio and soon after a short climb to the refuge Peter Crosta 1751 m, as we change and deposited their bags in the room opposite the entrance, here comes Henry who warmly welcomed us, just crossing the threshold Marina from the kitchen of the shelter welcomes us with a warm welcome. We settle on the upper floor for lunch today than the excellent polenta, there are also should serve delicious steaks with mushrooms and delicious pies to end the Navy, a raspberry and the other for quince.
Reluctantly we said goodbye to our friends leave and we set off along the way back, back down to the chalets Alpe Solcio omit the track traveled outward on the left and follow signs for Dreuza / Varzo placed on a pole trail, crossing a small bridge, downstream of some huts and then begin the descent, the trail is fairly intuitive and easy for some stakes and ribbons tied to trees, in the end we finds itself again at the junction of blocks of Below, from here until the parking retrace the same path the first leg.
There are places where every year I must return one of these is the Alpine Solcio, especially in winter this part of the mountain becomes a paradise, in agreement with Danilo recommend this route as an alternative to the climb from Maulone.
Sick of mountain and Fabio Danilo

spring is coming?!?

the shelter ... the crust is still winter!

GPS track to Google Earth

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