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Northern Italy Day 1

    We got to Courmayeur the night before and stayed a place where the Lundin's stay every time they visit the mountains.  This town is right out of movie that takes place in the Swiss Alps.  The houses all have slate rock roofs (called lose, pronounced LO-sae) with carved wood siding.  The small town is in the valley surrounded by enormous mountains all over.  The view is spectacular.
                                                    The three of us set out in the morning with a small day pack
                                                    and drove out along the valley where a friend of the Lundin's had a
                                                    place and where we could park the car to start hiking.  We hiked
                                                    for about 45 minutes uphill, (which is the most I've ever hiked) and
                                                    reached a mid-mountain stop which had a beautiful view. 
                                                       This is a picture of Cassidy and Mr. Lundin overlooking the valley
                                                    mid-mountain rest stop.

        After the 2 minute break, we decided that we would head up the mountain to the other side where we would eventually reach Switzerland.  This will never be forgotten.  The hike consisted of a small beaten trail that would sometimes                        run up right against a drop of thousands of feet.

CONTINUED . . .(click here)