Author: robbidenman
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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…
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Walking In The Sacred Forest
Saturday, September 10, 2022, Camaldoli to Badia Prataglia Projected Elevation Gain: 2139, Elevation Loss: 949, 11 miles Today we walked through the forest, Sacre Foreste to be specific – ultimately ending in a lovely resort town. We walked uphill for a good couple of miles, but then our path gave us more trade offs of…
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This Is The Land Of “More Or Less”
Friday, September 9, 2022 Stia to Camaldoli 16.6 km, 10.3 miles. Elevation gain: 2,982 feet. Elevation loss: 1,742 feet After gathering on the town square (which is actually a rectangle) for photos and to drop bags, we were off for day 4. As for dropping bags – there is a van available to us each…
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Green Tuscany
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Consuma to Stia, projected 16.6 km, 10.3 miles, (actual 12.1 miles) Almost exclusively on paths and gravel roads we walked in “green Tuscany” and saw the first hints of breathtaking mountain views. Our final destination of Stia stands on the headwaters of the Arno amid forests of oak, birch and pine.…
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When In Rome, Eat The Friggin’ Pasta!
Postassieve to Consuma Wednesday, September 7, 2022 For today’s outing, our itinerary briefly notes a constant uphill track that takes us from vineyards into the trees and for about the next five days, the forest will be our setting! Most of of us have been so looking forward to getting into the woods for the…
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Tuscany!
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 From Sandy Brown’s, “Trekking The Way of St Francis”, “Standing at the edge of the Late Middle Ages, a time of the dominion of religion and the Church, Michelangelo and his fellow artists looked within Biblical stories for the classic and timeless beauty in their subjects. Their work gave rebirth to…
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Moving Day
Monday, September 5, 2022 Today is bittersweet. I am closer to starting my walk, for which I am very excited, but it’s the day of check out at this lovely boutique hotel that Bill previously stayed in and booked for me and which I have become very fond of – Residenza II Villano. It’s a beautiful and…