Posted on Sun, 06-Oct-2024Tue, 08-Oct-2024 by pamAlpe di Siusi – Italy – Alps 19 We are on the aptly named Panorama Lift from Seiser Alm to explore the Alpe di Siusi. We have gotten up early to drive and park in Compatsch by 9am – we don’t want to miss much of this blue sky day! The clouds are still playing with the Santerspitz peaks as we start our hike in the dramatic dolomites. We are at around 6,500 foot elevation. The Navigator keeps us on the correct route. A little bit of mud but mostly clear trails! It feels more like spring than fall but still a beautiful day to be in the high meadows. A water supply pond reflects Croda del Zirmei and the blue blue sky. Isn’t this picturesque? Appreciating the Croda del Zirmei as it dominates our hike. This is for our new great niece who we are welcoming into the world from this gorgeous location in Italy. Wishing her a wonderful life, full of happiness! We toast to the good life with Italian cappuccinos, South Tyrolean apple strudel, and sunshine at the Mahlknecht hütte. We had a fabulous 6-mile hike on this gorgeous day. We hiked across the meadows, caught the Florian lift down to Saltria, and took the bus back to our car.