- The French Alps in 2002
- The Swiss Alps tour in 2003
- The Dolomites in 2005
- The Maritime Alps of France in 2006
- The Pyrenees in 2007
- The Jura Mountain region of Switzerland in 2008
- The Dolomites in 2009
- The Italian Alps in 2011
- The Route des Grandes Alpes in 2013
- The Dolomites of Northern Italy in 2014
- The Alpine Crescent in 2015
- The French Alps, “Sea to Ski” in 2016
- The Lombardy Lakes and Alps in 2017
- The Dolomites, Vines and Climbs in 2017
- The Rhône Alps in 2018
The Photo Collection
September 2
September 3. (Day 1) Ascending Monte Grappa
Looking back down the slopes of the Grappa
Jay at the end of the climb
Hang gliders off the slopes of the Grappa
View off the summit of the Monte Grappa
September 4. (Day 2) Heading for Marostica
View in Bassano del Grappa
September 5. (Day 3) Heading for Levico Terme
View near our hotel in Levico Terme
In Levico Terme
September 6. (Day 4) At the summit of the Passo Manghen
Sign at the Passo Manghen
September 7. (Day 5) Heading for Mezzocorona
September 8. (Day 6) Heading for Bolzano
September 9. (Day 7) Festival in Bolzano
September 11. (Day 9) Heading for Corvara
Corvara view from our hotel
September 12. (Day 10) Snowing in Corvara
Later, afternoon in Corvara
September 13. (day 11) Heading for Cortina starting with the Passo Gardena
The Passo Sella (view from its summit)
The Passo Pordoi (view from its summit)
View while descending the Passo Pordoi
Climbing the Passo Falzarego
Looking up to more climbing on the Passo Falzarego
View overlooking Cortina
September 15. (Day 13) Heading for Feltre: At the summit of the Passo Giau
View from the summit of the Passo Giau
Clothed for descending
[2014] The Castle, in Castelfranco
Statistics
| Date | Description | Miles | Time | MPH | Feet | Ft/Mile | Garmin Ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 01, 2017 | Depart for Italy, flight to Venice at 7:50 pm, Air France | ||||||
| Saturday, September 02, 2017 | Arrival Day | ||||||
| Sunday, September 03, 2017 | Castelfranco Veneto: Loop ride over Monte Grappa (with Jay Kimberly) | 63.55 | 5:18:27 | 12.0 | 6162 | 97.0 | 5,994 |
| Monday, September 04, 2017 | Castelfranco Veneto to Marostica | 52.41 | 3:55:34 | 13.3 | 3450 | 65.8 | 3,550 |
| Tuesday, September 05, 2017 | Marostica to Levico Terme | 48.03 | 3:59:48 | 12.0 | 2052 | 42.7 | 2,185 |
| Wednesday, September 06, 2017 | Levico Terme: Loop ride including Passo Manghen, Passo di Redebus | 69.10 | 6:05:23 | 11.3 | 9852 | 142.6 | 9,563 |
| Thursday, September 07, 2017 | Levico Terme to Mezzocorona: Altopiano di Pine, Cembra | 46.77 | 3:34:39 | 13.1 | 3903 | 83.4 | 3,980 |
| Friday, September 08, 2017 | Mezzocorona to Bolzano: via Cles, Passo Mendola | 55.88 | 4:33:31 | 12.3 | 5834 | 104.4 | 5,718 |
| Saturday, September 09, 2017 | Bolzano: rest day | ||||||
| Sunday, September 10, 2017 | Bolzano to Brixen: Rain, riding in van | ||||||
| Monday, September 11, 2017 | Brixen to Corvara: via Passo d”Erbe | 41.70 | 4:02:00 | 10.3 | 7725 | 185.2 | 7,142 |
| Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Corvara: Rain, rest day | ||||||
| Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | Corvara to Cortina: via Passo Gardena, Sella, Pordoi, Falzarego | 50.15 | 4:34:31 | 11.0 | 7361 | 146.8 | 7,041 |
| Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Cortina: Rest day, some rain, rode to Cicli Cortina | 4.80 | 0:29:00 | 9.9 | 377 | 78.5 | 377 |
| Friday, September 15, 2017 | Cortina to Feltre: via Passo Giau, Staulanza, Duran | 80.82 | 6:47:37 | 11.9 | 10499 | 129.9 | 10,190 |
| Saturday, September 16, 2017 | Feltre to Castelfranco; rain | 36.62 | 2:19:42 | 15.7 | 879 | 24.0 | 653 |
| Sunday, September 17, 2017 | Fly home: Air France to Paris (CDG), then MSP | ||||||
| TOTAL (or average) | 549.83 | 45:40:12 | 12.04 | 58,093 | 105.7 | 56,393 |
