Alta Badia, Dolomites, Italy

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Afternoon rain shower. View from our hotel room in Colfosco.

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View from the top of the chair lift, above Corvara.

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Artwork commemorating the Maratona dles Dolomites, a gran fondo held annually in July with 9,000 riders.

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Early morning from the road above Corvara, toward Passo Campolongo.

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Early morning.

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View from the terrace of the Dolomites, elevation 9,678 ft, above Passo Pordoi.

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View from the terrace of the Dolomites, elevation 9,678 ft, above Passo Pordoi.

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View from the terrace of the Dolomites, elevation 9,678 ft, above Passo Pordoi.

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Cable car entry at Passo Pordoi, elevation 7,355 ft. The building at the mountain top plateau (top, middle of the photo) is the terminus of the cable car.

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Sunrise view from our room at the Delta Nature Hotel, Colfosco.

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Chair lift after the cable car, above Corvara.

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Chair lift after the cable car, above Corvara.

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View toward Colfosco and Corvara.

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Ski lift at Sassolungo, the highest peak above Val Gardena.

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Cable car above Corvara.

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The road leading up to Passo Gardena and the view toward Colfosco and Corvara.

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View from the terrace of the Dolomites, elevation 9,678 ft, above Passo Pordoi.

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View from the terrace of the Dolomites, elevation 9,678 ft, above Passo Pordoi.

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Hiking trail.

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Early morning from the road above Corvara, toward Passo Campolongo.

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Chair lift to go higher after the cable car, above Corvara.

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Chair lift to go higher after the cable car, above Corvara.