Dolomites: La Crusc and the alpine flower meadows of Armentara 2018:06:25

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Setting out to walk to Badia from La Villa on a slightly overcast morning

Setting out to walk to Badia from La Villa on a slightly overcast morning

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Scabious

Scabious

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Sage

Sage

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A massive stack of logs for firewood

A massive stack of logs for firewood

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The path beside the river

The path beside the river

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The church at the top of the chairlift

The church at the top of the chairlift

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La Crusc church buit almost 600 years ago

La Crusc church buit almost 600 years ago

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La Crusc Church. We are taking the higher path 15B to the North

La Crusc Church. We are taking the higher path 15B to the North

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Panorama of the higher path 15B that follows open alpine woodland and the edge of the screes

Panorama of the higher path 15B that follows open alpine woodland and the edge of the screes

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There is a path signed to an ice cave here

There is a path signed to an ice cave here

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We then follow path 18, a track down through the flower meadows

We then follow path 18, a track down through the flower meadows

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Armentara

Armentara

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The junction of the lower path from La Crusc Church

The junction of the lower path from La Crusc Church

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Panorama of the flower meadows

Panorama of the flower meadows

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Panorama of the flower meadows

Panorama of the flower meadows

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Armentara alpine flower meadows

Armentara alpine flower meadows

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Ranch da Andre

Ranch da Andre

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Ranch da Andre

Ranch da Andre

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Flower meados on the path from Ranch da Andre

Flower meados on the path from Ranch da Andre

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Panorama of Alpine flower meadows

Panorama of Alpine flower meadows

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Panorama of alpine flower meadows

Panorama of alpine flower meadows

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Panorama as we continue down the track

Panorama as we continue down the track

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Panorama of flower meadows

Panorama of flower meadows

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A lilly in the flower meadows

A lilly in the flower meadows

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We returned up the path beside the river  but you could take the bus from Badia

We returned up the path beside the river  but you could take the bus from Badia

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An evening view from Chalet Al Pigher

An evening view from Chalet Al Pigher

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An evening view from Chalet Al Pigher

An evening view from Chalet Al Pigher