Gabe and I departed Ivrea at 6:10 a.m. and made our way out of town. We left the mountains largely behind yesterday, so this morning’s exit was simple and flat. Just before exiting the town, we found an open caffe’… Continue reading

We began our day from Mombarone Campsite in Quincinetto at 7:30 a.m. after charging our phones (Gabe also made coffee and oatmeal) for the day. Our first day in the Piemonte Region delivered many vineyards, small villages and castles. A… Continue reading

Today began at 6:45 a.m. with a ramble up the hill headed east behind our hotel. This has become a morning ritual here in the Aosta Valley as most of the towns so far are positioned on the east side… Continue reading

The author of our guidebook described today’s hike as including “challenging climbs and descents, sometimes on tricky footing” and he wasn’t kidding. Today’s hike was very challenging, involving many steep elevation changes as noted below. We left our campsite around… Continue reading

Brief update today as it’s been a very full day of hiking and finding a suitable campsite for the night. We began at roughly 6:15 a.m. local time here in Italy and hiked until nearly 5:00 p.m. with brief breaks… Continue reading

On Saturday, July 13th, my friend Gabe and I began our long journey from Atlanta to the City of Aosta in Aosta Valley, Italy to begin what I hope to be a 30-day journey from the Aosta Valley in the… Continue reading