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For a ways, there was an animal trail broken out, tamped down and snowed over, but passable. I followed it, trying to spy the spot that looked right, paying attention to my footing along the bank as I went. And then a ways more, after it veered off to a ford, breaking new snow, I came to a mound high enough that caught the random ribbon of Soda Butte Creek, and the mountains beyond. I feared they would go dark under a squally sky. My luck held. When I daydream of the Lamar Valley, it comes to me as a trace on my topo map, with snapshots of things I’ve seen and hiked there flashing through my head like an old slideshow. But having made my ingress to here, it was I who now stood still as the motion of the greater transit of the whole valley struck me. The movement, of course, of the creek riffling over pebbles from shades of silver pools. In my periphery, the curious dark humps of bison far across the plain, a step and a head movement at a time, foraging for sustenance. Barely a breeze, unseen, soughing at a different frequency note than the creek, across the snow. Contrasted by the darker clouds higher up, racing across and through the peaks, the sun searching for purchase through gaps in their pillows. We exist in a great introduction, all manner of nature come through here in a chaos of directions, on course to one another as if by instinct. I am humbled, here only for the moment, granted passage nonetheless.
Il castello di Masino, a Caravino, fu per dieci secoli la residenza principale dei conti Valperga di Masino. Fino al Rinascimento venne difeso da alte mura e imponenti torri di guardia, poi abbattute per far posto a monumentali e splendidi giardini di fattezze romantiche e tipiche dell'Italia aristocratica. L'intero edificio è letteralmente ricoperto da affreschi, mobili di raffinatissima fattura e sede d'un museo di carrozze settecentesche davvero straordinario. Attualmente il castello è di proprietà del Fondo Ambiente Italiano ed è inserito nel circuito dei castelli del Canavese.
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The castle of Masino, in Caravino, was the main residence of the Valperga di Masino counts for ten centuries. Until the Renaissance it was defended by high walls and imposing watchtowers, then demolished to make way for monumental and splendid gardens with romantic features and typical of aristocratic Italy. The entire building is literally covered with frescoes, highly refined furniture and home to a truly extraordinary eighteenth-century carriage museum. Currently the castle is owned by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano and is included in the Canavese castles circuit.
The artwork on the door of the Patwon Ki Haveli, the palace of the Brocade merchants of Royal Rajasthan, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Lasciata la piena linea, il merci prosegue a passo d'uomo lungo la stretta curva del raccordo per la zona industriale.
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After leaving the mainline, the freight continues at man pace on the tight curve of the industrial siding.
Ingresso in deviata nella stazione di Ugovizza-Valbruna per questa coppia di Taurus di RCI (RailCargoItalia) (E190.024+E190.021 inattiva) a capo di una teoria di carri misti
Scendendo dalla vetta del Bec Renon 2266 m, bella montagna sopra Quincinetto, all’ingresso della Val d’Aosta.
Clima ancora instabile, nessun segnale dell’ormai imminente stagione estiva.
Deutsch:
Die Eingangshalle dieses ehemaligen Manicomio in Italien wirkt wie ein stiller Zeuge der Vergangenheit. Der einst lebendige Raum, der nun im Verfall versunken ist, führt in ein verwirrendes Labyrinth aus verwinkelten Gängen und Zimmern. Die bröckelnden Wände und die verlassenen Türen erzählen von den vielen Geschichten, die hier ihren Anfang nahmen. Ein Ort, der gleichermaßen bedrückend wie faszinierend ist – verloren in der Zeit.
English:
The entrance hall of this former Manicomio in Italy stands as a silent witness to the past. Once a bustling space, now sunk into decay, it leads into a maze of twisted corridors and confusing rooms. The crumbling walls and abandoned doors tell the stories of those who once passed through. A place that is both haunting and captivating – lost in time.