Author: robbidenman
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Walking Proudly Into Assisi!!
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Valfabbrica to Assisi!!! 13.4 kilometers, 8.3 miles It seems we left Florence in the heat of summer with its sweltering temperatures and high humidy, to enjoy the perfect walking temperatures of fall! And we are all loving the cool morning air!! After breakfast (more of the same), we set out for a…
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We’re Almost There!!!
Monday, September 18, 2022 Biscina to Valfabbrica 15 kilometers, 9.3 miles Elevation Gain: 966 Elevation Loss: 1,747 We’re getting closer to Assisi!! Well, of course every day we have been getting closer, but we’re starting to feel it now! Breakfast was pastries, hard bread, jams and juices. Certainly not my opinion of a breakfast of…
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Walking On Mountain Tops!
Sunday, September 18, 2022 Goubo to Biscina 22.7 kilometers, 14.1 miles This will be our last long day and then we have two shorter ones at ten and just over eight miles, on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. We are still up in the mountains so I won’t kid myself that they will be easy… Our…
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Medieval Gubbio
Saturday, September 17, 2022 Pietralunga to Gubbio Breakfast was the usual fare of pastries, cereals, meats and cheeses, fruit, juices and coffee. The clouds were clearing and the temperature was perfect for walking. Yet there continued to be a severe storm warning and so we ultimately determined to set out somewhat cautiously by cutting our…
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Oh Well
Thursday, September 15, 2022 Citerna to Città di Castilla 19.3 kilometers, 12 miles Elevation Gain: 2,067 Elevation Loss: 2,651 I The three of us staying at the secondary accommodations, (if you consider an estate with a pool that has an eye-popping view secondary!) were transported over to the other place at 8:45 for breakfast.…
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Where Are All The Cows??!?
Friday, September 16, 2022 Città di Castello to Pietralunga Projected stage: 29.8 km, 18.5 miles Elevation Gain: 2,636 Elevation Loss: 1,736 The day dawned with a heavy mist as well as a forecast for more thunderstorms. Yesterday‘s torrential downpour caused severe damage in some places and resulted in mudslides and floods. Nine people lost their…
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Walking With Royalty
Wednesday, September 14, 2022, Sansepolcro to Citerna Elevation Gain: 790 Elevation Loss: 546 14.3 kilometers, 8.9 miles Today was enjoyable on many levels – some beautiful scenery with a calm in the air under overcast skies, mostly flat walk through farms – probably it was just the groove of putting one foot in front of…
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Museo Del Diario -The Museum of Diaries
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Pieve Santo Stefano to Sansepolcro We had Breakfast at 7:00 this morning, Yay for early gathering! It was still a late start in our walking though as we headed out to the museum afterwards: http://www.archiviodiari.it “Pieve Santo Stefano sits in the upper Tiber river valley at the foot of the mountains,…
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Sun, Sights and Slips
Monday, September 12, 2022 La Verna to Pieve Santo Stefano Elevation Gain: 719, Elevation Loss: 3013, 16.6 kilometers, 10.3 miles Today’s walk was billed on our “Ride With GPS” app, as a “moderate walk with views of the Upper Tiber Valley mostly descent, initially taking a path that coasts the beech tree woods that surrounds…
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Magical Forests and The Favorite Mountain Top Retreat of St Francis
Sunday, September 11, 2022 Badia Prataglia to Santuario della Verna Elevation Gain: 1724, Elevation Loss: 1849 20.1 kilometers, 12.5 miles Today we actually transported by van to the beginning of our trailhead. We set out for what turned out to be my favorite day so far, truly a walk in the woods. More beech trees…