Alpe di Siusi

We drove on, through Castelrosso, to Alpe di Siusi, one of the Dolomites' major summer and winter playgrounds. Alpe di Siusi is featured as Europe's largest alpine meadow. This I very much doubt: Alpe di Siusi is covered with deep ravines, hills, etc. Meadows are supposed to be sort of flat. Whatever. It is a beautiful place, with hiking trails everywhere and cable-car access to the higher elevations. When we found out the major cable-car company allowed over-night parking in its lot, we decided to stay 2 nights.

Sights along the way, a train station turned hotel

By no means our first cable-car campsite

Vicki on the ride up to Alpe di Siusi

The Sassa Lunga group, which I will explore the next day;

note wildflowers

Panning around, mountains everywhere

Time for some apple strudel at the Almrosen Hut

As the cows look on

Mountain azaleas abloom

Thus; best showing of them I have seen

More wildflowers

Perfect U-shaped canyon; there are no glaciers left in the

Dolomites; but there used to be...