What a day it was yesterday. Climbed up from the valley again to cross over a mountain to the Como lake. I rode up the wrong hill though and had to hike my bike along a hiking track with a small climbing passage for about 2km to get where i originally wanted to get to. This is where i wanted to get to, what a view it was on the city of Lugano and its lake:
I then continued a bit of regular gravel road that later turned into a single track mountain bike route, where the title picture was taken. Had to push my bike quite a bit on it too, was too steep and too many big rocks in parts, severly underbiked. I ended the day on a mountain ridge that is the border between switzerland and italy. There was a hiking refuge on there, where i had some beer and wine, cooked some spaghetti and then i camped next to an old on the ridge, right by the refuge:
Sitting now on the terrasse of the refuge, drinking a coffee, writing this post. There’s a friendly and funny dog here, kiko, which is so nice. I’m gonna roll down to the Como lake now after the coffee, butit’ds just so nicr up here.
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Camping on an old mountain top monastery sounds absolutely divine. I’ve heard great things about Como Lake, hope you enjoy!
Was such a good day yesterday, tough cycling but a great adventure and then i found such nice company at the refuge, the people working there, two girls on a hike, the dog. And a cold beer.
Como lake is beautiful, you have a view on really big mountains. Had a nice swim. But it is terribly humid down here. Apparently tonight it’s going to rain real hard so i think i’ll take a room to get some sleep. Quite knackered from yesterday and the humidity. I am already looking forward to start riding into the mountains again tomorrow though. It’s too many tourists here. I mean hikers at a refuge are also tourists but it’s something different.
