I’m taking notes on your ride. Sounds amazing!

I don’t know. Ben Parke had some scary encounters with cows. They’re big! Pays to be careful!

Congratulations on making it to the top!! You too are a tough lady!

Glad you got good weather for your ride to Cortina. We are having lunch in Mollnitz after bicycling from Dorfgastein. We will then be cycling to Muhldorf. I’m so glad we broke up the 2 climbs. You are really tough! You deserve the Queen of the mountains jersey! Enjoy your time in Cortina!

I’m not surprised. If you’ll brave the grizzly bears on the Great Divide, this is nothing.

Great that you got such a good day for this, Susan. We nearly came this way ourselves again. I hope to see this view again some year before we’re done traveling.

How fun! And Dorfgastein seems like a nice little town.

Good choice! In retrospect, I thought Werfen/Dorfgastein might be a good way to stage for the climb. Where are you headed today? I found a nice hotel in Mallnitz that will do a load of laundry for 5€!

Hey, we snacked here too! Our lodging is just around the corner.

Our hotel we stayed at last night was a half a block away so we stopped and Scott had rhubarb streusel and beer and I had a piece of cake. Great place!

What a wonderful day.

Yes, the Italian Alps are amazing! I’m off to Tre Cime today and I’ll be thinking of you climbing toward Bad Gastein. Stay strong!

Yea, you made it to Italy! Beautiful photos! You’re right that the clouds make it more interesting.

Thanks Bob. I'm using a Panasonic Lumix DC ZS70 - new this trip. It's very similar to what Scott Anderson uses, maybe a different version. I've used other Panasonic Lumix models without the zoom, but I'm enjoying this added feature.

Thanks Rich! I'm enjoying your trip on the Via Rhona. I rode it north from Orange to Valence in 2017 - it was one of my favorite sections of the tour.