Once again we woke and enjoyed a delicious breakfast at our hotel. Everyone loved having latte macchiatos every morning.
Kind of last minute, Ken found a hike that we could do from Selva to Rifugio Puez. It was a part of the valley that we had not explored yet, so we were more than happy to try the hike!
We rode the bus to Selva, which was a gorgeous ride. We got off in Selva and walked about 10-15 minutes to the trailhead. There was a very cute cafe with a beautiful view. We stopped for a quick snack before starting the hike.
Stopping for drinks and snacks with a view is always a good idea!
Refreshment stop. It was such a gorgeous place to stop for a bit.
The start of the hike down the valley.
We were greeted by some lovely cows taking in the scenery.
Alpine cows are my favorite!
Gorgeous scenery
The hike was pretty flat and then we started to climb. It became a little obvious that we must have missed a turn and ended up on a different trail because we could see the Rifugio and had way more climbing to reach it than we should have. Collectively, we decided to turn around. We could see the trail up ahead and knew that it was a longer hike than we had planned for the day. We did not have enough snacks and were all quite hungry.
We decided to turn around and planned to stop at the cafe for lunch.
The scenery was really spectacular. I was sad that we had missed the correct trail at some point.
We did get to see the cows again on our way back down to Selva.
It was a beautiful day.
Of course, Ken picked me a flower during the hike.
The beautiful Dolomites
A baby cow enjoying salt. It was so adorable.
We stopped at the cafe for lunch and drinks. The temperature was so hot, but a limoncello spritz made it better! We enjoyed our break before walking back to Selva. On the way to Selva, we heard some bells, and Ken and I both knew what the sound was! The cows were heading home for the evening!
Val Gardena Cows going home for the night.
I was so excited to see the cows!
Ken and I were so excited that Mike and Katie got to see the cows going home. They did not see the cows in Lauterbrunnen with us so they felt this was quite the treat!
Scenery walking back to the bus to get back to Ortisei.
As luck would have it Linnea, my friend whom we met hiking the TMB back in 2019, was going to be in Ortisei on vacation! She lives in Sweden, but she and I have kept in touch since 2019 and Ken and I were both excited to see her!
We planned for the six of us to go to dinner. We had such a great time catching up with them. We closed down the restaurant and then went out for wine.
Linnea and me. I hate that this photo is such poor-quality but I was so happy to see her!
Our crew at the end of a fun day!
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