Pragser Wildsee, Südtirol

 

Pragser Wildsee

Currently on Windows 10 Spotlight

This lake seen here at the base of Seekofel Mountain in the Südtirol. I couldn't find the exact Spotlight image. Seekofel Mountain is part of the Dolomites.

The Pragser Wildsee, or Lake Prags, Lake Braies (Italian: Lago di Braies; German: Pragser Wildsee) is a lake in the Prags Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It belongs to the municipality of Prags which is located in the Prags Valley.

In recent years, the lake earn the nickname of "Pearl of the Alps" due to its increasing popularity among tourists.

 

Seekofel Mountain, Sudtirol

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Note: I'm backdating this from August 28, 2022. I'm currently living in Sonoma, California. I'll explain in detail later.

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Carnic Alps - First days of November (2009)

 

CARNIA - CADORE First days of november....

North Wolf

Dolomites

Cadore Valley

Carnia

Carnic Alps

Carni

 

Cadore Valley

Friuli

Valle di Cadore

Cadore

Dolomites

 

Dolomites

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Dolomites in Belluno district, Veneto - Currently featured on Windows 10 Spotlight

 

Croda da Lago e Lastoi de Formin mountains, Dolomites, Belluno district, Veneto, Italy

 

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The image above is:

Croda da Lago Mountains in the Cortina Dolomites Range.

These are separate from and on the west side of the Lastoni di Formin Mountains.

They are located in Belluno Province in the Veneto District (Region), Italy.

The name of the image should be:

“Croda da Lago Mountains, Cortina Dolomites Range, Belluno Province, Veneto District (Region), Italy”

 

-- Mark

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Cadini di Misurina in the Dolomites featured now on Windows 10 Spotlight

The Cadini di Misurina in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy

Northeastern Italy's Dolomite mountain range is a maze of jagged peaks, plunging valleys, and enormous blocks of nearly bare, and impossibly rugged, dolomite rock. Around and among this geological wonder lie the thick green forests and rambling pastures of the South Tyrol region. To call this landscape picturesque is an understatement. Nearly every square mile is awe-inspiring, but the mountain group known as the Cadini di Misurina grabs the attention with its sawtooth peaks and steep slopes cut through by dozens of valleys. While not quite as renowned as the nearby Tre Cime di Lavaredo, the Cadini group still lures shutterbugs and hardy hikers.


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Located in the Belluno Province, Veneto 

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Cadini di Misurina

Auronzo di Cadore

Dolomites

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The Ladin flag - Colors that symbolize life and the earth

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Windows 10 is currently featuring the spring image of "green field and blue sky." There aren't as many sights on earth as colorful as this simple and common image. It symbolizes life itself.

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The distinct Ladin people within the Dolomite region have been covered here. They're a rural mostly farming people with a very particular culture and language, which essentially could remind Americans of the Amish. They seem to have some affinities to the old Cimbrian settlements, but speak a Rhaeto-Romance language related to Swiss Romansh and Friulian. They have a time-honored culture and way of life which is unique in that it inherently promotes environmental sustainability and respect for the earth. Like the Amish, they are known for being great craftspeople. The famous singer-songwriter Giorgio Moroder and world champion and Olympic medalist ice skater Carolina Kostner are probably thought of by many as being Tyrolian, but they're actually Ladin. Ladinia overlaps the South Tyrol a bit, but they don't speak German.

According to the FTOW (Flags Of The World) webpage about the Ladin flag, "The flag symbolizes the landscape: blue for the sky, white for the mountains and green for the meadows." Apparently the flag isn't official, but it still recognized by the Italian government.

Ladin people

Ladin language

Ladinia

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Above, the Sella mountains and the Ladin village of Calfosch (Corvara). "Blue, white, and green."

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A Day with Fred Beckey in the Dolomites

A Day with Fred Beckey in the Dolomites 

Patagonia YouTube channel

Prolific climber, Fred Beckey, has a legacy of first ascents greater than that of any other climber. At 89 he had never climbed in the Dolomites, so he headed out to do just that. Narrated by Colin Haley. Check out Fred's book, 100 Favorite North American Climbs: 

http://www.patagonia.com/us/product/100-favorite-climbs-hardcover-book?p=BK570-0-000 

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Dolomites 

The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; Ladin: Dolomites; German: Dolomiten; Venetian: Dołomiti: Friulian: Dolomitis) are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form a part of Southern Limestone Alps...

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The Ghost of Cortina d'Ampezzo

The Ghost of Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortina_D%27Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpëz, German: Hayden) is a town and comune in the southern (Dolomitic) Alps and the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene. After the scheduled 1944 Olympics had been cancelled because of WWII, it hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics as well as various world cup events and motion pictures. Much of 1963 classic The Pink Panther, the progenitor of the series, was filmed in Cortina. One of the memorable James Bond stunt sequences in 1981's For Your Eyes Only, gunners on spike-wheeled motorcycles chasing Roger Moore on skis, was filmed on its slopes, as were several scenes in the film Cliffhanger.

Celebrity Ghost Stories DVD available September 20, 2011
http://www.amazon.com/Biography-Celebrity-Ghost-Stories-9dvd/dp/B0054YCDQ6/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1313519644&sr=1-2

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The Ladin People: Part 1

Who are the Ladini people who live in the Dolomites?

from DreamOfItaly channel on YouTube

Kathy McCabe of DreamofItaly.com talks to Karen Pizzolini about the Ladini or Ladins of the Dolomites, an ethnic minority who have their own culture and language and have lived in these valleys for thousands of years. Recorded on September 13, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.

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