We venture higher in elevation on another blue sky day to enjoy this view of the Dolomites!We took a bus from Lajen to Ortisei, then we took a gondola and the Seceda cable car.Many people are enjoying this beautiful day. This is the Val Gardena valley, is part of the UNESCO world heritage site.The incredible view point at the summit shows all the alpine peaks we can see in the 360 degrees. It is a clear enough day that we could see Grossglockner in Austria as well as some of the tallest Swiss Alps.We shared photo taking before starting out on the Seceda Rim Hike.The rugged Seceda Geisler Gruppe – so picturesque with the snow.There was a bite to the wind but it made for some very photogenic opportunities.We drop into the valley from the top and there is less snow on the trail.Baita Troier Hütte: this Mountain hut is our lunch destination.It is situated in the National Park Puez Odles at an altitude of 2250 meters and it has a wonderful view to the surrounding Dolomites.A fabulous location to look over the valley and enjoy some Italian spirits.Lunch of fried potatoes, Tyrolean bacon, with fried eggs – very satisfying mountain hiking food!Well signed hiking routes to get us back to the cable car. Signs are labeled in minutes not distance. The next sign generally has the same time to the destination which we found very amusing.Maybe we should take another break at the Daniel Hütte?An incredible day visiting Seceda – a special place in the Alps!