On the Trail to Rifugio Menaggio Lake Como Italy
by Joan Carroll
Title
On the Trail to Rifugio Menaggio Lake Como Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
Some of the hiking trail descriptions in the Lake Como area of Italy were a bit ‘sketchy’ in that the descriptions seemed to be a translation from Italian to English that might have been done by Google translate! Grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary…all a little questionable at times. Such was the description of the hike to the Rifugio Menaggio, high above the town of Menaggio. But we set off anyway and, shortcomings excepted, the description proved to be surprisingly good with the trail markers filling in where the description failed. The hike itself is to the ‘Rifugio’, a mountain shelter situated at 1400m altitude. There were reputed to be brilliant views of Lake Como so it was natural I would want to go. We made our way to the starting point by taking a bus from Menaggio up on a steep hairpin road to the mountain village of Breglia. It was like Mr Toad’s Wild Ride. (A side note about the buses in this region: they are not regular so make sure to know the schedule! The schedule is irregular, some run on school days only, some don’t run on weekends, none run after 6 pm. If you miss the last bus of the day coming back, you are in big trouble!) But I digress….One of the best things about the hikes is the discovery of old stone buildings in various stages of repair/disrepair that bring to mind days gone by when travel between villages was laborious and making a living high on the mountain slopes above the lake was a precarious existence. Many of the hiking trails of today have their origins in trade and travel routes in the region but now serve hikers out to enjoy the beauty of nature. This stone building was particularly photo-worthy!
FEATURED PHOTO, 1000 Views group, 10/21/19
FEATURED PHOTO, New FAA uploads group, 6/11/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Seen But Not Noticed group, 5/22/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Self Taught Artists group, 5/21/19
FEATURED PHOTO, Nikon Full Frame Cameras group, 5/21/19
Joan carroll, menaggio, woods, forest, house, stone, distressed, run down, path, pathway, hiking
Protected with PIXSY
Uploaded
May 21st, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 10,271 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 03/27/2024 at 10:29 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (57)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #12 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Maria Hunt
I love this marvelous moment you captured. Amazing gallery, Joan. It feels so secluded and special. f/l
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p