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Hi there! Weather has been quite unstable here during the past couple of weeks and an hiking friend told me there was some fresh snow higher up in the Bergamo mountains, very likely the last one for the season. I didnt want to miss it, so I pushed the family a bit 
and we went for a Sunday walk. Walked a new trail this time. Parked the car in the village (1140 mt. ca.) and let the little one play in the very nice public playground while having a little breakfast. We started our climb very mildly, walking on a relatively flat trail taking us to a couple of small, very picturesque hamlets along the way. Interesting frescos on the wall of one small chapel 
. The trail continued through the woods, getting a bit steeper, bordering a creek with some nice waterfalls until we came out to a wide clearing of pasture lands (1700 mt ca.) after almost two hours. We set out our small camp close to a cattle hut (nothing serious, just a couple of checkered plaids), had our usual camp fire running (also taking advantage of a couple of logs left by) and climbed up some trees to pick some early cherries, not nice but tasty. Kids did fine with their SAKs on food and wood and I put the Mini Rukus at work. Had some sandwiches and some play together and then I continued to reach the peak (2483 mt). Wife was not super happy about this, weather forecast was not good but she knows, with the mountains, sometimes I have to go 
. The trail became steep above the tree-line, taking me to a breath-taking scenery of a rocky debris plain, a couple of small alpine ponds and then up to the top. Patches of fresh snow started to show up. Magnificent view from the top, venturing in a comparison, it looked a bit Himalayan style , with the fresh fallen snow. A brief thought to the Lord of the Peaks (the unusual sculpture on this mountain top depicts archangel Gabriel) and I headed back down. Made it to the village to meet up with the family just before another small storm. Some pics, just to share! Take care.
and we went for a Sunday walk. Walked a new trail this time. Parked the car in the village (1140 mt. ca.) and let the little one play in the very nice public playground while having a little breakfast. We started our climb very mildly, walking on a relatively flat trail taking us to a couple of small, very picturesque hamlets along the way. Interesting frescos on the wall of one small chapel . The trail continued through the woods, getting a bit steeper, bordering a creek with some nice waterfalls until we came out to a wide clearing of pasture lands (1700 mt ca.) after almost two hours. We set out our small camp close to a cattle hut (nothing serious, just a couple of checkered plaids), had our usual camp fire running (also taking advantage of a couple of logs left by) and climbed up some trees to pick some early cherries, not nice but tasty. Kids did fine with their SAKs on food and wood and I put the Mini Rukus at work. Had some sandwiches and some play together and then I continued to reach the peak (2483 mt). Wife was not super happy about this, weather forecast was not good but she knows, with the mountains, sometimes I have to go . The trail became steep above the tree-line, taking me to a breath-taking scenery of a rocky debris plain, a couple of small alpine ponds and then up to the top. Patches of fresh snow started to show up. Magnificent view from the top, venturing in a comparison, it looked a bit Himalayan style , with the fresh fallen snow. A brief thought to the Lord of the Peaks (the unusual sculpture on this mountain top depicts archangel Gabriel) and I headed back down. Made it to the village to meet up with the family just before another small storm. Some pics, just to share! Take care.
