Part One

  1. Galleries
  2. New Land Trip Photos
  3. 2025-06 Dolomites, Italy with Light & Land
  4. Part One
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  • Clouds
    Clouds
    Leaving home flight.  Interesting lines of clouds.
    CRJ 700, AA 4957, San Angelo to DFW, Texas, June 15, 2025
    2025-06-15#5435
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hilton Garden Inn
    Hilton Garden Inn
    An extra day to rest up for the tour.
    Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6467
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Olive Tree
    Olive Tree
    Olea europaea - old tree, heavily cut back.
    Hilton Garden Inn, Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6469
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rose of Sharon
    Rose of Sharon
    Hibiscus syriacus
    Hilton Garden Inn, Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6470
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boats
    Boats
    Canals lead out to the Venice Lagoon.
    Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6471
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Blue
    Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus
    Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6473
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Field Bindweed
    Field Bindweed
    Convolvulus arvensis - there were some plants with light pink flowers.
    Venice Mestre San Guiliano, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6475
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ogliano
    Ogliano
    Driving Photo, Conegliano, Venice Mestre to Longarone, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6480
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata
    Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata
    We stopped in this town for lunch.
    Longarone, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6481
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cafe Torre 2
    Cafe Torre 2
    Our lunch spot.  Not all restaurants were open, waiting for the busy winter skiing season.
    Longarone, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6483
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Driving Photo
    Driving Photo
    Back on the road in the beginning of the mountains.
    Longarone, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6485
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Castello Lavazzo
    Castello Lavazzo
    Driving Photo
    Longarone, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6487
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunnel
    Tunnel
    Driving Photo - this mountainous region has many tunnels.
    Longarone to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6489
    Larry L. Jackson
  • First View, Pale Alps
    First View, Pale Alps
    Driving Photo - Dolomites is the common name for the region.
    Longarone to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6491
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale Alps
    Pale Alps
    Driving Photo
    Longarone to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6493
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale Alps
    Pale Alps
    Driving Photo
    Longarone to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6496
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale Alps
    Pale Alps
    The room had a balcony with a view over the top of buildings across the street.
    Hotel Alaska #502, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6497
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale Alps
    Pale Alps
    Hotel Alaska #502, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6498
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 2026 Winter Olympics Construction
    2026 Winter Olympics Construction
    A lot of construction all over town.
    Hotel Alaska #502, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6499
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Antennas
    Antennas
    Hotel Alaska #502, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, June 18, 2025
    2025-06-18#6501
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sass de Stria
    Sass de Stria
    Mt Lagazuoi Gondola Base Station, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6502
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Lagazuoi
    Mt Lagazuoi
    Our gondola ride took us to the top of the peak.
    Mt Lagazuoi Gondola Base Station, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6503
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Lagazuoi Gondola Base Station
    Mt Lagazuoi Gondola Base Station
    Only two gondolas operate on these very long, steep cables, one going up, the other going down steadily.
    Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chapel
    Chapel
    Little chapels are common.
    Mt Lagazuoi Gondola Base Station, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6507
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View toward Cinque Torri
    View toward Cinque Torri
    Cinque Torri is on the left on the ridge closest is the view.
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6509
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale di San Martino
    Pale di San Martino
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6514
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mt Marmolada
    Mt Marmolada
    Mt Marmolada has the only glacier in the Dolomites.  There is a ski lift and a ski run visible on the glacier.
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6515
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    There is a snow machine and ski run sign down the slope.
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6517
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White War (WW1) Position
    White War (WW1) Position
    1915–1918, on the mountain front, two thirds of the dead were victims of the elements and the terrain required huge numbers of porters to supply positions.
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6519
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White War (WW1) Position
    White War (WW1) Position
    Mt Lagazuoi, Belluno Province, Italy, June 19, 2025
    2025-06-19#6521
    Larry L. Jackson