Days 58 & 59 – Camaldoli to Rocca San Casciano – 74km
There’s another action-packed, hero’s journey-esque narrative to be written from these past two days. The ascent to Monte Falco, up around 1650m, in the midst of whipping winds and pelting rain, and the unsurprisingly slick and catastrophe-proximate descent that followed, was as frenetic and intense a stretch of walking as I’ve had on this trip. […]
Days 56 & 57 – Montecasale to Camaldoli – 81km
In hindsight, it’s fair to say I was naïve. Perhaps a little foolish. Maybe a lot. I knew that the walk from Montecasale to La Verna would be challenging, even under serene conditions. The elevation gain/loss on the docket was among the highest of the trip, and services along the way were limited to a […]
The Tour d’Italia – Part One
One week from today, I fly to Italy to set forth on part one of what I’m dubbing the “Tour d’Italia,” which will lead me across the country twice. This spring, I’ll walk (mostly) south to north, looping down around the heel and then up to the Slovenian border. In the fall, I’ll start on […]