Today was a “suck-it-up, Buttercup“ day. Coming out of the Trento basin, I found myself climbing some 2400 ft within about 3 miles. University students were passing me right and left going to their campus along my way. I guess there was a reason to build the University on the hillside. My challenge was simply to find a nice rhythm mixed with breaks so I wouldn’t burn out—and I did it. More to come, for sure. The downhill was very rugged and took me nearly as long as going up. The variety of surfaces I walked on today was astounding—I tried to capture some in pictures.
My euphoria came as I saw the destination lake, Lake Caldonazzo, but only the north beach. Even had a Dutch fellow snap a photo. Still had to go to the south side. A nice boardwalk around a fourth of the lake took me part of the way and then followed with more climbing—oh well.
