Leaving Cortina d'Ampezzo to the west via the scenic Passo Giau |
The Tofane Range from the road from Cortina to Giau Pass |
Looking back at the Cristallo Range north of Cortina |
Tofana di Rozes (3225m/10,581ft) |
The fork for the Giau Pass and Falzarego Pass |
Tofana di Rozes (3225m/10,581ft) |
Nuvolau from the road up Giau Pass from Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Rugged western face of Lastoni di Formin driving up Giau Pass |
Cows grazing in a meadow in front of Lastoni di Formin |
There's something about the sound of alpine cowbells... |
Cows grazing in a meadow in front of Lastoni di Formin |
Cows with cowbells along the road up Giau Pass |
Tourists, Mountains, Cows (and a cyclist), Giau Pass |
Nuvolau dominates the Giau Pass at 2574m |
Cows grazing on a meadow with the Tofane Range |
Cows grazing on a meadow with the Tofane Range |
Cows in a meadow near the summit of Giau Pass with Nuvolau (2574m) |
A bull with Nuvolau near the summit of Giau Pass |
Nuvolau (2574m), Giau Pass |
Nuvolau (2574m), Giau Pass |
The road leading ups to Giau Pass with Lastoni di Formin |
Lastoni di Formin from the top of Giau Pass |
Summit of Giau Pass 2236m - SP638 |
Parking area with a restaurant at the top of Giau Pass |
Nuvolao 2574m, the prominent peak overlooking Giau Pass |
The sign at Giau Pass covered with stickers, mostly from cycling clubs |
The road descending on the west side of Giau Pass |
From the Giau Pass parking lot, there's a 5 hour hike to Rifugio Nuvolau |
Changing light and cloud on Gruppo del Nuvolao |
Max with the road at Giau Pass |
Max and Nuvolau, Giau Pass |
The Nuvolao Group, Giau Pass |
Giau Pass is popular with fit cyclists and is the steepest of the 7 passes that make up the Maratona dles Dolomites bicycle race |
Photographing the wildflowers on the west side go Giau Pass |
Max and wildflowers on the west side go Giau Pass |
Wildflowers with Nuvolao, Giau Pass |
Colle Santa Lucia, Belluno Province |
Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Selva di Cadore |
Pensione Aurora, Via Madonna della Salute |
Chiesa di Colle Santa Lucia |
View back from Colle Santa Lucia to Selva di Cadore |
View back from Colle Santa Lucia to Selva di Cadore |
Colle Santa Lucia Villagrande - 1452m |
Hotel Posta, Via Villagrande, Colle Santa Lucia |
Restaurant Fursil, Colle Santa Lucia |
Restaurant Fursil, Colle Santa Lucia |
Restaurant Fursil, Colle Santa Lucia |
Another pizza, Colle Santa Lucia |
Max, Colle Santa Lucia |
Max, Colle Santa Lucia |
Selva di Cadore |
Monte Pelmo (3168m) from Colle Santa Lucia |
Local History - the Iron Road and Strada Della Vena |
Almost an aerial view looking down on the village of Caprile |
Caprile, Province of Belluno |
Belvedere Grill-Bar - 1473m |
Max and the Belvedere, Colle Santa Lucia |
5 km detour to the Castello di Andraz |
Castello di Andraz - Schloss Buchenstein, 11th C. |
Andraz Castle was built around 1027 to protect the Iron Way serving the mines of Monte Pore |
Castello di Andraz - Schloss Buchenstein |
Parrocchia di San Giacomo Maggiore, Pieve Di Livinallongo |
Arabba (Rèba in the local language, Ladin), Belluno Province |
Bar Peter Après Ski, Arabba |
Hairpin on SR48 passing Arabba's ski area beneath Piz Boè |
Stella Group of the Dolomites, Arabba |
Stella Group of the Dolomites, Arabba |
Stella Group of the Dolomites, Arabba |
Ristorante Albergo Savoia - Passo Pordoi |
Arrivederci Provincia di Belluno |
Ristorante Maria - Passo Pordoi |
Pordoi Pass, the border between the Veneto Region and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |