Mountain Cabin

Hi Everyone,
A couple days ago, Paul and I went up to his family's tiny (read: one room plus loft and outhouse) mountain cabin just outside of Corvara, Italy. The cabin was surrounded by mountains...and not just any mountains, but some of the most beautiful peaks in the world, the Dolomites. You can read more about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

There are pictures again, that you can see to try to grasp what I'm talking about. But I didn't take too many on this over night adventure.

On the drive up Thursday, the weather was gorgeous with clear blue skies. Every time I looked out my window the views just seemed to be better than the last. I have never seen anything like that before.

After driving for about an hour Thursday night, we parked the car and hiked for about 30 minutes up to the cabin (see photos). A storm was rolling in behind us, which only made the scenery more dramatic. Looking forward we saw blue skies and welcoming mountains, and behind we saw gray clouds that made for a pretty, but slightly unnerving sunset.

Friday, the weather left a lot to be desired; it was incredibly foggy. We took a funicular up a peak over 2000m high and you could barely see 10m past your hand from the top. During the hike down, the first half or so was through tunnels that were formed during WWI. It was pitch black without a flashlight, but one of the coolest experiences ever. The second half was done outside. On the way down, we passed a couple groups of people who were rock climbing their way up to the top from the bottom. So cool.

Check out the pictures!

Mountain Cabin

I have about a week and a half of teaching left and then I'm off to Venice and Cinque Terre! My time here are flown by; it definitely does not feel like I've been out of the US for almost a month already.

Until next time, stay safe and have fun!