Yes, I made that corny joke. I couldn't help myself. I was dreading this trip a little. I'm not a great hiker and not in the best shape. Luckily for me, Tom tom was with me on this one instead of Brian and he's more patient of a person. It was actually really fun.
At the Dolomites, there's these things called the Earth Pyramids. They reminded me a bit of the Sagrada Familia's peaks. It was the strangest thing. They were all naturally made too. Goodness knows why. It took us an hour to find these things, though. I guess they weren't as apparent as we thought they'd be.
The heart of the Dolomites, Alpine di Suisse, is really underwhelming. It's essentially a giant meadow in the middle of mountains. Not much going on there. We walked around it, then it started to rain. Definitely not dressed properly. We looked like we were out for a jog while everyone else has their Nordic walking sticks.
The next day, though, we went to see another section of the Dolomites and these were far more impressive. The sheer cliff faces and beautiful mountains in the background, this is absolutely what I wanted to see when I made the effort to go hiking. Not some meadows. We were a quarter of the way on our hike when thunder started to roll in. Not a good sign. We were intending to go all the way to the end of the hike and take a bus back, but about half way it started to hail. We ran into a shelter and hid out for a bit. The weather went from sunny with blue skies to dark and rainy. Watching those dark, ominous clouds roll over the mountains was a little terrifying. The clouds seemed to chase you.
Overall, hiking experience number 3 was a good one. I seriously need to find people who are willing to hike at my pace and are just as out of shape as me. Then maybe we can enjoy the beautiful scenery for once while hiking.
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