Torsten Frank
UFO Landing Station
UFO Landing Station by night. — 4 star bivy place between night and morning.
What a nice resting place which I had found there in the night at the Sentiero Valtellina.
Having previously ridden over main roads in the night, because, well, wow, what a blast coming from Bormio. It was basically always a slow downhill gradient and smooth sailing with good progress. I had previously scouted the cycling path and knew where it would provide me with good progress and quiet roads and even an earlier fresh water place. But later on behind Tirano it was uncharted territory for me. I tried the cycling path but found it too winding and even at times unpaved. Nope - back to the main road at once! That gave me the chance to even find a 24 hour super market. Cool stuff. As I wanted to sleep, I looked in the outskirts of Talamo just before Morbegno for a quiet place for my bivy. Didn’t found one - Italian businesses’ and outlets’ surroundings are all fenced and closed by gates. So I thought, lets give the cycling route a chance. Bingo - already in the first kilometre I found this place.
What makes it 4 stars? Well, that bench was just ever so wide enough for me and it also had a bit of light to get myself sorted and cooled water on tap in that water vending machine. I could even choose between with and without gas! Top notch!
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Was für ein toller Rastplatz, bzw. besser, Erfrischungs- und kurze Erholungsstelle, die ich da in der Nacht für mein Biwak am Sentiero Valtellina gefunden hatte. Die Bank war zwar schmal, aber so gerade noch ausreichend für mich und so etwas wie diesen Wasserspende-Automaten, der auch in der Nachtankunft für etwas praktisches Licht sorgte, hatte ich noch gar nirgendwo gesehen.
UFO Landing Station
UFO Landing Station by night. — 4 star bivy place between night and morning.
What a nice resting place which I had found there in the night at the Sentiero Valtellina.
Having previously ridden over main roads in the night, because, well, wow, what a blast coming from Bormio. It was basically always a slow downhill gradient and smooth sailing with good progress. I had previously scouted the cycling path and knew where it would provide me with good progress and quiet roads and even an earlier fresh water place. But later on behind Tirano it was uncharted territory for me. I tried the cycling path but found it too winding and even at times unpaved. Nope - back to the main road at once! That gave me the chance to even find a 24 hour super market. Cool stuff. As I wanted to sleep, I looked in the outskirts of Talamo just before Morbegno for a quiet place for my bivy. Didn’t found one - Italian businesses’ and outlets’ surroundings are all fenced and closed by gates. So I thought, lets give the cycling route a chance. Bingo - already in the first kilometre I found this place.
What makes it 4 stars? Well, that bench was just ever so wide enough for me and it also had a bit of light to get myself sorted and cooled water on tap in that water vending machine. I could even choose between with and without gas! Top notch!
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Was für ein toller Rastplatz, bzw. besser, Erfrischungs- und kurze Erholungsstelle, die ich da in der Nacht für mein Biwak am Sentiero Valtellina gefunden hatte. Die Bank war zwar schmal, aber so gerade noch ausreichend für mich und so etwas wie diesen Wasserspende-Automaten, der auch in der Nachtankunft für etwas praktisches Licht sorgte, hatte ich noch gar nirgendwo gesehen.