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| FINDING LARGE SPREADS OF SNOW STILL HOLDING ON ON THE GROUND I WAS SURPRISED,MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE! ANYWAY, I THANKED MYSELF FOR HAVING CHOSEN TO WEAR MY THERMAL CLOTHING. |
Abruptly, I found myself soundly breaking the still silence along the desert roads SP23-SP24 of the Val Pontaiba and Val Chiarsò. These two alp valleys in the area called Carnia are connected by the mountain pass known as Passo Duron (1.076 meters above sea level). The climbing towards the crossing point is a series of steep short slopes, and it's definitely a rough stretch.
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| 80 MILES AND 3 HOURS FOR A TOTAL CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE |
East Northern Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Carnic Alps.
[County of Udine]
25.03.2022
Since I love to ride alone as much as I adore riding with my pack, I keep on following my excitement upon exploring remote places in my surroundings that more often than not present some challenges, especially for being situated along the roads less ridden... so that, in those excursions, I have the chance to face the unknown and unexpected as a training for my own courage and boldness, and prove to myself, once again, that "I can always rely on myself", which is one of my most used and useful mantras.
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| OUTSIDE MY HOME, WITH MY THERMAL CLOTHING ON, I WAS ALREADY STARTING TO SWEAT... |
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| NEAR THE CITY OF TOLMEZZO |
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| THE TOWN OF PALUZZA |
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| THE TINY TOWN OF LIGOSULLO, WHERE THE ONLY SOUND I COULD HEAR AFTER TURNING OFF MY ENGINE, WAS... THE SILENCE! IT IS SAID, WISELY, THAT THE SILENCE CONTAINS ALL SOUNDS... SO, I STOPPED AND LISTENED... |
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| PEACEFUL AND POWERFUL LANDSCAPES |
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| FIRST TIME IN THE SNOW FOR MY INDIAN! |
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| JUST STARTED THE DESCENDING AFTER THE DURON PASS, I STOP AT THE FIRST HAIRPIN TURN TO SNAG THE PANORAMA |
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| THE TOWN OF PAULARO |
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| ADMIRING THE VIEW ALONG THE CREEK CHIARSÒ |
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| YES, I WAS PARKED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS A RISK IT'S WORTHY TO TAKE! |
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| WAS I PREPARED FOR WHAT I FOUND ON THIS TRIP? DID I IMAGINE IT LIKE IT THEN ACTUALLY MANIFESTED? I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF THESE QUESTIONS WHEN COMING BACK AFTER ONE OF MY SOLO ROADTRIPS. AND THE ANSWER IS: RIDING ALWAYS BRINGS ME SOMETHING THAT I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT BEFORE LEAVING: EVERY TIME, A UNIQUE GIFT! |
