After squeezing a hike made for 2 days into 1, we certainly werent going to male that mistake two days in a row, would we?  Would we?  That would really be dumb.  Darn Clay for his inexperinece again, tho not entirely sure who planned the hike.  Mistakes were made, as it were.

It dawned another beautiful day and we emerged from our surprisingly cheap accomodations ready to hike the Dolmitian favorate- Mt. Sassopiatto-

The walk to the base of the Mtn was beautiful, though the issue is that you walk for 2 hours before you begin the steep climb.

The hike to the top was very steep, but when you got there, I have never felt such exposure.  The sheer cliffs off 2 sides were greater than even Langazoui.  In a land of incredible sheerness it stood out, tho hard to convey in pictures-

Not sure why someone who dislikes heights would go there, but there we were holding on for dear life.

Anyway, we then descended and did the long hike back where a nice comfortable bus ride awaited-

Nothing like standing up and being packed in like sardines with a bunch of sweaty, smelly hikers after 7 hours on the trail.  We rounded out the day by roaming our hilly village looking for an open restaurant and settling for pizza and beer.  15 miles, 4100 ft of vertical, 39,800 steps- a perfect way to spend a vacation.   Next time we join Gamba and "Eat up the miles and drink in the culture" from the back of a van.