So... are you up for a hike next year?

More Valle Maira

Stunning mountains in the Valle Maira

Borgato -- hamlet -- in the Valle Maira

A few photos from the Valle Maira

To whet your appetites!

Today's beauty

However, despite the sweat and the sore legs and the nervous moments, there was as always, much beauty along the way.  Mountain hiking… nothing beats it.

The long way home

And it wasn't good… so much so, that I didn't think to take a photo.  But it was all over 5 minutes later, when I stopped for this shot, looking down the valley I would descend (and descend, and descend… my destination was far round to the right behind the ridge).