My photowalk to the Valley of the Leaves in Mount Grappa - Discovering Italy with alequandro

in #photography6 years ago

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Only a few days left until spring! Now the days are sunny and the hiking season is about to begin!

Saturday I explored an area of ​​Monte Grappa that I had never seen, the Valley of Leaves, the name already makes me think of a fairy-tale place.

When I left home the machine was at an outdoor temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, how nice!

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I parked the car at about 900 meters above sea level and walked along the path.
There was still snow in some areas and the grass was still yellow.

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In the sun it was good with a shirt, but in the puddles of water I found the water was frozen.

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I am the simplest and most obvious thing that can be found in the mountains but the pinecones always put me in a good mood and even this time I took a picture of it! :D

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As usual, I was calm and lonely, there was no one and nature was all for me.

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The area where I was standing seemed to me ideal for taking a flight with my drone, so I pulled it out of my backpack and enjoyed flying over the landscape!

You will see the video in the next post, wonderful!

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After the short flight, as a battery lasts 3 minutes, I continued the walk to a house surrounded by nature.

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There was no one around... I guess it's nice to be here in the summer and eat a good grilled meat!

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As I walked I even heard the sound of a spike beating on the trunk of a tree, we could hear the echo spread in the valley.

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I had to walk on stretches of frozen snow and risked falling because this time I didn't have boots, I was more comfortable... I know it's not a mistake... but now I'm here to write;)

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The only anthropic noise I heard was that of an airplane that flew not too far away.

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At one point I find an artificial tank where the animals are watered and so I took advantage of it to take a picture with water.

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The lawn was something lovely, there were thousands of flowers at my feet, a sight for my eyes !!

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They are snowdrops, they were white and pink.

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Then there were also these blue flowers, but I don't remember what they are called.

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Here's where I was going! To see the Valley of Leaves I had to get over that top!

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One step after another I got up in altitude.

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I met this bush of flowering heather, the first I see this year.

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As I walked suddenly I ran into many fallen trees. Really so many!

Someone had already started cutting them to clear the road.

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Turned the curve was even worse, dozens of fallen trees.

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When I was at the top and there was little left to see the valley, I remain incredulous in front of a gate...

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Naturally I didn't let myself be intimidated and I found a point to go beyond and continue the adventure :)

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Every step I took the landscape before me opened...

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Difficult to photograph in such a way as to capture the whole landscape, so I decide to use the drone and see the valley from the sky !!

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What a beauty, I can't wait to do the editing of the drone!

Meanwhile you have to settle for photos! :D

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At about 5 pm I had to walk back to the car.
The sun was going down and the shadows grew very long.

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Some sections of the path were on the grass and walking on flowers made me feel guilty...

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I was almost at the car... one last photo as to greet nature.

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I thank those who follow me I am very pleased to receive your comments!

I wish you all a good day!

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These are wonderful wonderful photos. It looked like such a fantastic hike exploring along the countryside. I'd love to take a trip to see these wonderful sights.

Thank you! Yes, they are landscapes that are worth a visit. As soon as I have time I'll do the editing of the footage I made with the drone.
Flying the drone from above with first-person vision was incredible!


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Awesome photos, love the colors

Thank you! Your photos are beautiful too;)

Wonderful photos @alequandro . I am glad i discovered your blog ^^ Why there are few trees on the hills? what happened to the forest?

Thank you! I'm glad you like the photos! Last year there was a devastating climatic event that affected northern Italy. That area is exposed to strong winds and unfortunately the trees could not resist.

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You guys should plant more trees to the area ^^ Looks like a great place to camp for a few days , you could have great view from tent window.

Yes you're right... but maybe they don't because it's a dry place with little water and the ground is very rocky.