14 Jul Start of SMG Alps 2011 Post #2
The day started off rainy and looked to be very wet. I spent the morning getting organized and putting together information for Tony and Mich. I heard some great news from US Airways. they found my bag and would deliver it tomorrow. Around 11 I decided to go out and see what I could find. My travels took me to a wet but fun trail through the clouds. At the top I found a restaurant that served an excellent cafe with warm milk. After my mid day coffee I went down the chairlift back to Pontresina. I didn’t get too wet and it was great to stretch the legs. It began to rain in town again so I took off in the Renault and checked out some trail-heads. I was able to drive through St. Moritz to Bondo where we will launch for the climb of Piz Badile. All in all a great day capped off with a cool street festival with all kinds of people and local wares. Tomorrows weather looks to be better so I will head up into the hills to get some beta, and maybe tackle a vie ferrata or two.
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| Looking down several hundred feet to the river on the main street in Pontresina. |
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| Just outside of town on my walk I found these great flowers. |
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| Looking at town from the trail. |
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| A cool creek through the clouds. |
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| The view of the lift from Alp Languard restaurant. |
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| Ridding down the lift. If you look closely you can see that the lift makes a turn to the left. I’ve never seen a lift do that before! |
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| A random castle poking out on the way down the lift. |
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| The view from Bernina Pass |
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| Bernina Pass |
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| Driving back from Bondo. If you look closely you can see this crazy road cutting through the hill. Wild driving! Especially with the logging trucks coming down. |
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| View of the top of the lift and the restaurant at Alp Languard where I had the coffee. |
