Enjoying our Surroundings

The weather has cooled down a bit and Travis is finally getting to take weekends off so we've been enjoying our surroundings.  We live just below a mountainrange and have a georgeous view from our backyard, but we really like to be in the woods on top of the mountain.

Travis and I had a Rylan-sitter come for the day so we could go mountain biking.  We headed up to Pian Cavallo (the local ski resort) and started out on a trail that took us along the ridge of the mountain range. 

Here's Travis at the trailhead: (all smiles)

The view was amazing!

After about an hour of climbing on rocky roads (and me being laughed at by some Italians for pushing my bike up a section), we made it to the 'top'!!   This view was incredible! 

A little further down the trail we ran into a herd of sheep.  This actually isn't an unusual occurance around here, but it's always entertaining! 

Somehow we didn't take anymore pictures after the sheep encounter.   We enjoyed the rolling hills of the next section and then decended from the top into Mezzemonte on some very steep and curvy paved trails. Breaked in Mezzomonte for a cappauchino and took the road back home.   What a great ride!  

If you are wondering...  We took our other car and Rylan back up to the top of Pian Cavallo to pickup the car we dropped off.  Ry also got to play at the playground up there. All in all, everyone had a bit of fun on a really lovely day here in Italy.