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Stage 10 to Levico Terme

Distance:. 22 km + 2 Elevation gain. 820 m Elevation loss:. 520 m The heat wave continues.... 32 deg. C. Air is heavy. Fortunately much of the walk today was in the shade. The initial climb out of Trento was steep. 700 m over 5 km. Somehow got onto the wrong side of Levico lake... Followed the arrow without checking the map at a big intersection of trails and walked at least 1 km (if not more) before checking and realizing that I should have been on the opposite side of the lake. Tried to see if there was a recovery route but didn't want to risk getting trapped, (been there done that) so back tracked. There was a tricky downhill section in a nature preserve (biotopo) area. Nice enough walk along a narrow trail, but thankful that I had hiking poles as the surface had loose stones and it wouldn't take much to lose your footing and come to grief. Particularly when burdened with a heavy pack which puts you off balance. Significant climbs are over now until the Emilia Romagna region near Santa Sofia. More forward progress will be made as energy will not be expended on climbing. Tomorrow is a short recovery stage after today's efforts. Need it. "Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. For instance, if you wake up to the sound of twittering birds, and find yourself in an enormous canopy bed, with a butler standing next to you holding a breakfast of freshly made muffins and hand-squeezed orange juice on a silver tray, you will know that your day will be a splendid one. If you wake up to the sound of church bells, and find yourself in a fairly big regular bed, with a butler standing next to you holding a breakfast of hot tea and toast on a plate, you will know that your day will be O.K. And if you wake up to the sound of somebody banging two metal pots together, and find yourself in a small bunk bed, with a nasty foreman standing in the doorway holding no breakfast at all, you will know that your day will be horrid.” Lemony Snicket, Horseradish and other Bitter Truths

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