We spent this week in Trento Italy. Derek attended a conference, and I enjoyed some sunshine and exploring. It was difficult not to make a stop in Chamonix on the sunny drive through, our ski gear was ready in the back of the car, but we traveled on, and ended up needing the extra time to reach our destination. We were happy for a good meal on arrival, and waking to a beautiful sunrise the next morning. The town celebrated carnival on Tuesday with costumes for the kids and giant pots of polenta. We were staying in the hillside, so that evening we walked down to Trento for drinks with the conference group.
On Wednesday, I found myself a trail and ran up to Monte Calisio (1097m) to enjoy a great overlook of the Trento valley.
When I returned from my run, I had a nice swim in the hotel pool and looked back up at the summit from the patio before joining the tour of Buonconsiglio Castle.
Kuhleitenhütte (2361m) where we stopped for a drink. As we enjoyed the view and the quiet from the hut, we noticed that the lifts below had stopped running and the slopes would be empty for the return ski.
As we finished our sunset descent, many tourers were beginning the same route, which is open for night randonee certain evenings. It would have been fun to join the pack going up with headlamps, but we needed to reach our next stop just over the Austrian border, and this fit perfectly into our afternoon.
