Bed Skirts For Sleigh Beds

continues our raids to discover dell'entrorerra of Eastern Liguria, places in many ways still unknown and fascinating even for us who we reside. I suggest to friends of the Society of the Absurd a route taken by the guide "Walking in Liguria " Vol.1 (see bibliography). The proposed tour (Itin. 505) is quite long and we decided, considering the short days and my physical condition after flu still not quite perfect, that is more appropriate to shorten it.

The hike in short arrive by car Chignero (381 m), a small group of houses scattered on the slopes of Mount Handle del Lume. From the village, near the chapel dedicated to San Rocco, we take the mule track that goes in lock step. Going to quit the forest, the landscape is barren and vegetation is sparse and low. The grazing of the past and the fires have profoundly affected the vegetation cover. The climb is easy, thanks to a nice trail well-designed and built. It probably allowed to flocks and shepherds from reaching the ridge at a steady rate, continuously and without tears.

On the ridge the view is large and overlooks the valley Fontanabuona, the Apennines and the Ligurian Riviera . We continue on path that runs along the south side of Monte Bello virtually flat. Beyond a source located along the route, we stop to eat on the Serra da Costa where you can enjoy a beautiful view on Mount Handle del Lume and amphitheater rock protects the village from the north winds Chignero. Our excursion for today, stop here and decide to return along the same path in reverse. We will return to complete the loop we had initially suggested to do, then over a saddle at elevation 530 and then returned to the pitch following the rocky ridge of the Serra M. Bello (the card marked with the dots and then stretch a little difficult).
Cycling: path on the trail and trail without difficulty

signposts: FIE with the exception of the section of ridge between M. Bello-P.so of Serra, who has no signs

Total difference in height: 482 m (533 m even if you go on Handlebar M. Lume)
Length: 6.5 km considering the round trip and got on M. Bello.
Total time:
Chignero-Pass-Serra: 1h
Serra-Sella-Pass south (crossing the ridge sent to M. Bello (530 m)): 1h
Sella-south (crossing the ridge sent to M. Bello (530 m))-P. sso Serra: 1hr 30 '
P.sso-Serra-Chignero: 40'

presence of drinking water: source along the path along the hillside on the southern slope of Mount Bello at an altitude of approximately 600 m)
supporting points and refreshments along the way: nobody except for a box with a roof and weeping no door, situated on the northern slopes of Monte Bello, handy just in case it was a sudden downpour caught ta and nothing more

and transport links: Chignero can be reached by bus lines 85 and 86 from Rapallo FS ( Tigulliotrasporti )

Fund features: short sections paved, path. In good condition; pay attention to the limestone that can be slippery in rainy and humid weather.

areas and nature notes of interest: as already mentioned, the vegetation of these mountains has been strongly influenced by grazing and the practice of controlled fire. While at lower altitudes are mixed forests of chestnut and oak with some pine, prevails at higher altitudes the vegetation and shrubs with broom, common broom, gorse, heather, wild asparagus, common thyme, holm oak and some pine. Observed many rosettes of leaves orchidaceae.

Geological Notes: the sparse vegetation makes it possible to appreciate the geological shapes, folds and layers of limestone Monte Antola that characterize these mountains. The limestones of Monte Antola (Paleocene - Turonian) belong to the unit Liguride deposited on an ancient seabed, now deceased, who was roughly what is now the island of Corsica. The tectonic movements that gave rise to these deposits Apennines passing it over the Tuscan Unit finally determining the emergence of the layers. It is therefore of marine deposits of marly limestone, marl limestone and marl clay, in layered sequence.

Why do we recommend: per la sua panoramicità, perchè in primavera offre notevoli soddisfazioni agli amanti della flora e delle orchidee.
Note stonate e degrado: la segnaletica sarebbe da ripassare in quanto scolorita specialmente nel tratto che da Chignero sale al Passo della Serra; una coppia di escursionisti qui incontrati ci segnala, che il sentiero che dal M. Manico del Lume scende a Chignero è infrascato e malamente segnato.

Cartografia:
-Carta dei sentieri e rifugi 1:25000, Riviera di Levante Golfo del Tigullio -Ed. Multigraphic Firenze
Bibliografia essenziale:
-C. Pezzani,S. Grillo- A piedi in Liguria -Guide Iter 2004
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Facevano parte della compagnia Stefano Castellana, Stefano B., Gabriele Palladino, Vagobrado . Qui sotto la sequenza dell'incredibile e ancora inspiegabile caduta del Pallade...

Biffy Clyro Piano Scores

CAI Volunteers "adopt" the newspaper article about Francigena-NATION

Una buona notizia, il C.A.I. di Sarzana has been mandated by the Province of La Spezia of maintenance and care of the signs on the stretch of ViaFrancigena that passes in between Tuscany and Liguria. I am familiar with this process and its problems having had the opportunity, among other things, to conduct, on behalf of the Province, the delegation of the company sponsoring the project PARMATURISMI " Walk Walk", providing advice for the implementation of ROAD BOOK .

On that occasion we had found, in addition to the poor condition of road, the poor condition of some sections of trail devastated by continuous passage of off-road motorcycles. In this framework is very important that the Provincial Administration, at the initiative of the Tourism Federico Barli , has decided to finance the operation, recognizing the role of the Italian Alpine Club, it should be remembered, uses volunteer members, adegautamente formats though, so you play with skill and professionalism the tracking and maintenance of trails. Best wishes for a good job and then to Caesar Coderre and all the volunteers who will help him in the hard work! (Which, weather permitting, I would do well to contribute, as a partner because they are hiding :-). At this point, since that was pulled out of the argument, one of the next post will be dedicated just at the stage of ViaFrancigena Aulla-Sarzana, covered long ago with Azzolini Tiziana di Parma Tourism. Meanwhile, here are two photos of that beautiful day.

Harlequin Baby Psoriasis

The Road Redemè-loop route from Loc Vignale

winter with short days again as soon as possible I like to take a stroll near his home without being forced to detour in car to reach the goal. And this is fortunate because the hills surrounding La Spezia you develop a 'tangled web of stairs, mule trails, military roads and trails within easy reach and well exposed so much to enjoy almost always a pleasant climate. I remember I started to discover this heritage of steps by reading the guidance of the Danes and then with those of the fence. The publications of the late John Barbed represent a complete and detailed catalog of this major pedestrian network, which is always good to make reference regarding signs and numbers, and to keep memory of this public asset. The following is a description of the excursion of the February 17, 2007 in the company of Stephen.





L'escursione in breve :
Il percorso parte sulla via per il Monte Parodi, nei pressi del capolinea della linea dell’autobus “Vignale” (373 m slm). E’ questa la quota che stabilisce il confine tra i coltivi con case sparse verso il basso e il bosco misto a castagno leccio e carpino nero alle quote superiori. Dal capolinea, dopo pochi metri di asfaltata salendo verso il Parodi, si prende a sinistra la scalinata selciata (segnavia CAI bianco e rosso, sent 4p) in pietra interrotta poco più avanti da un’altra strada asphalt ends at Villa Baffico. Follow this road (as indicated on the card sent "b") while ignoring the staircase continues to rise (4p). The route continues without major differences in height, almost flat, passing next to some houses from the air a bit 'neglected, and enjoy a beautiful view over the city, the Alps and the Apennines. This upstream along the walls of Villa Baffico while the road is now made path into the woods and uphill (actually a secondary forest crops grown on the ancient terraces)
From now on the path (4q-sent called "Road Comiago") continues along the hillside across the valley Biassa just below the mountain of the same name, is exceeded Fosso Sere, F.so Redemè, Canal Square until you reach the fourth sent in loc. Ciosetta (476) m from loc. Sella di Carpena (Osteria Paradiso) to Biassa (342 m). Among F.so Redemè Canal Square and you will reach the largest portion of our tour in loc. Campodormo (500 m). From
Biassa closes the loop along path no 4I (Highway Redemé) until Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia (284 m) from where you back to the bus terminal, along a stretch of paved road (sent there 4p) cut in part by a staircase that goes up to Bersedo. In fact, way back coincides with the low variant of the High Street location Gulf (AVG2). News Biassa



Cycling: given the current conditions of the trail, you are strongly advised not to venture along the paths mentioned unless be experienced hikers and bearing in mind that not all of the Route is marked regularly and in some places is exposed and / or infrascato! At your own risk then!
signposts: trail maintained by the CAI a bit 'worn out, sent 4q not be marked (signs disappeared?)
Total difference in elevation: 205 m
Length: 6.5 km (measured with the curvimetro)
Total time: short half-day tour, 1 h 30 'to reach Biassa, 1 h 15' about the return
presence of drinking water: only Biassa
supporting points and refreshments along the way: Biassa wanting to find bars, trattoria and pizzeria.
and transport links: line 15 Via La Spezia La Foce-Nail-Vignale-Parodi; Biassa from line 19 to La Spezia (see bus timetables ATC)

Fund features: short stretch of tarmac from the terminal entrance to the stone stairway, however, left almost immediately to borrow a local road paved road up to Villa Baffico. From here, footpath to Biassa, sometimes marked by paving stones and the DM. This stretch may occur infrascato and obstructed by trees felled in particular in its second part when you walk through the ditches and a messy forest of black locust, elderberry and clematis. From the Biassa sent. Redemé along narrow walls of dry cropland and some short sections are exposed, not suitable for those suffering from vertigo. The path you enter the dirt road that serves the gallery of SNAM and that has ravaged the physiognomy . The dirt road continues flat ending to the Shrine of Mad . Guard. From here continue along the paved road with a short section of stone steps to the main terminal.

interesting natural environments and Notes : pleasant terraced cultivated with olive trees, fruit trees and vegetable garden between terminus and Villa Baffico, around and between Biassa Mad. Guard and Terminal. These man-made environments even offer beautiful blooms among other things, wild orchids (Orchis morio, Papilionacea Orchis, Orchis provincialis, Serapias spp.). The woodlands are the most interesting to Carpineti hornbeam between Villa and Baffico Biassa where you can see a lovely example of oak-cork unfortunately ruined by lightning or the weight of snow a few years ago. Intricate and a bit 'difficult the short stretch of woods invaded by a locust tree, clematis and elder before coming to Biassa.

Because I'll recommend: scenic, unusual, nostalgic, it is absolutely necessary to travel continuously to keep it "alive" and prevent it from ending up arrogant localism prevailed, taking it away forever the pleasure and the spirit of all those who wanted to go (" see wrong notes and degradation )

wrong notes and degradation: near the terminus of the Vignale beautiful ilex exposed to East has been devastated recently the construction of a building surrounded by un'antiestetica useless concrete and iron fence. Path no signs infrascato and sometimes interrupted by trees felled between Villa and Biassa Baffico. Road Redemè affected by an old illegal dump in the village of Biassa and in some places the vegetation which has grown so much as to make difficult and a bit 'exposed in transit. The dirt road of SNAM who years ago stopped Redemè Street presents the signage CAI almost to the Shrine of Mad. Guard where someone will delete :-((. The road is interrupted by a bar and for those coming from the Sanctuary is not at all clear where to continue Biassa to achieve. A resident in transit by car at that point reproaches us for having passed them by arguing that the road is private. The paper at hand we understand that you are wrong and remains a bit 'embarrassed in front of our security, but is at pains to say that "this time steps, but it is better not to pass by here because it is still a private road." This is unfortunately one of the many cases of roads, public paths and stairways "forgotten" by the institutions, literally stolen from the community!

Cartografia:
-La Spezia Ovest-carta escursionistica 1.25000-Studio cartografico italiano-Genova
-Cinque Terre-Golfo della spezia-Momtemarcello-Carta turistica e dei sentieri scala 1:25000-ed. Mutigraphic-Firenze

Bibliography:
-G. Barbed, Handbook of Via del Golfo della Spezia-Cartographic Studio Italian, Genoa
-M. Danish Gulf of Spezia, driving to the ancient paths, publisher Sagep 1991

Notes "Road Redemé"

Biassa municipal road that connects the sanctuary of the Mad. Guard serving cultivate terraced Biassa particularly fertile and rich in water. Biassei I used it to reach the snow and chestnuts Vignale bringing grain to the mill of the place where now the Red Mill was in ruins. The abandonment of the path started around the 60s of last century has lasted three decades until it was identified as a logical path on which to pass the AVG (Alta Via del Golfo). The volunteers of the CAI Spezia used in a massive recovery and meritorious action that should be repeated today. Subsequently, the main path of the AVG was found at higher altitudes (just under M. Parodi), while the road was designated as variant Redemé low (AVG2), but soon forgotten. The final stretch up the path to the shrine was destroyed by the construction of the dirt road that serves the gallery of SNAM Parodi

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A nice ride with his friend Stefano Bandini, Doctor of Forestry in these woods that made his Thesis

Aspartame Containing Products

The landslide along the path . 4 in the Regional Park of Monte Marcello Magra-

Saturday, November 15 now mid-afternoon I decided to return with Stephen, after a few years now, to check the condition of one of the most beautiful trails and wild promontory of Caprione in the Regional Natural Park Montemarcello The lean-sent . No. 4, who was born in Tellaro to "die" at Punta Bianca along the hillside on the south-western of the promontory, is officially closed for several years due to a major landslide occurred downstream Zanego Loc. The break is clearly marked by appropriate signs in both directions so people will continue do so at your own risk!

The hike in short quick round trip to / from r Loc.Gruzza (275 m). From here you hundred yards along a dirt road slightly downhill on the feeling. No. 3 in the direction Zanego then turn left onto the path of connection that goes down and soon intersects sent. 4. Continue initially almost flat around the following edge of the cliff (the thick vegetation reduces the sense of sheer). Further along the trail intersects on the left of the path that descends to the small beach Marossi , trace not shown on all cards. At some point you arrive in the area of \u200b\u200bthe landslide (200 m) partially reclaimed by vegetation. From this point on the practicability of the path becomes critical but not impossible. The trail continues downhill with hairpin bends and that lap times through the area of \u200b\u200bgrain forced to overcome obstacles such as boulders and logs felled by the landslide itself. The steeper and slippery are equipped with rope or strips of luck that someone has apparently settled after the landslide. We thus lose about 110 m above sea level. Then the trail continues without major differences in height but with a bit of up and down to above the cliffs of plastron. You exit the forest and scrub to cross some olive groves in the recovery phase while the path is now a kind of trench bounded by stone walls. Continue until it intersects the third that sent Zanego salt (100 m approx.) Now it's dark but at this point follow easily on the trail that climbs to the scattered houses of Zanego (250 m), cross it and soon returns to the starting point (Loc. La Gruzza)
Total difference in height : 195 m
Net time of travel: 2h 30 '
full tour with several stops: started at 15.50, returning 18.30, 2h 40'

signposts: Caprione the whole promontory was well-marked recently by volunteers from the section of CAI Sarzana, through an agreement with the Park Authority, Dedicated segaletica warns that sent the No. 4 is accessible only by EE ( And choose to walk unaccompanied Sperti E) senaletica while further warns that the trail is prohibited by landslide!














Caratteristiche del fondo: sent 4 è un sentiero, sent 3 nel trato percorso è una antica stradina/mulattiera selciata in pietra con brevi tratti allargati e sterrati per consentire il transito alle auto private per i residenti tra Zanego e La Gruzza.

Punti di appoggio e ristoro lungo il tragitto: A short detour allows you to get off at Tellaro where you can find excellent restaurants and bars for rifocillasi.

environments: you go through a rich and intricate maquis with holm oak, arbutus, mastic, alternately, phillyrea, stracciabraghe, viburnum, juniper, etc.. to dominate the beautiful pine forests are in Aleppo pine, the real note value and interest in nature and landscape of this part of costa.Un interesting publication in this regard is the Thesis of Maximilian Cardelli (see References)

Presenza di acqua potabile: solo deviando a Tellaro, fontana pubblica
Collegamenti e mezzi di trasporto: Loc Gruzza è servita dalla SP 25 Lerici-Montemarcello-Ameglia. Fermate ATC sia a Zanego che in Loc. Gruzza oltre che naturalmente nei paesi vicini (Montemarcello, Tellaro, Lerici, Ameglia)

Note stonate e degrado: prescindendo dal fenomeno franoso, che ha cause naturali, si segnalano alcuni abusi edilizi ad opera dei soliti “furbi” prontamente intercettati by the authorities, reported and impounded. In one case it is a small stone building in place loc. The Gruzza intersection between the 3 and sent the fitting of hearing 4. I photographed just kidnapped months ago. The owner or his representative, thought it well to expand by adding a faux rustic room, with fake even more fake walls and roof. Now the building is still there and the tapes are gone, hopefully good ... The other building is seized along the downstream of 4 sen Figarolo Loc. Here you notice a couple of stone buildings seized by the Municipal Police of Lerici in a wooded area enclosed by hundreds of meters of the network.
- A small but disturbing note of degradation is represented by concrete slides, which allow the transit of motocariole for the restructuring of some rustic cottages along the path 3 in the stretch-Zanego plastron. Unfortunately a lot of mule in our province are gone just like that, one after another shovel of cement.
-Some dry-stone wall (privately owned) has fallen by narrowing the carriageway of the path n ° 4
La-Da Loc Gruzza Zanego to hear 3 of the trail has been expanded (perhaps already before the establishment of the Park) to allow transit cars from the owners of the first houses Zanego. The pavement Stone is no longer legible, the fund was covered with gravel. The stretch affected is around 300 m.

The landslide: the detachment is located at an altitude of 200 m above sea level about a little further downstream Zanego. Bringing the look upwards in relation to the path that runs through it, lies a crumbling rocky ridge on which stands in a precarious balance great Aleppo pine above the detachment crossed the path of the landslide. Here and there are chaotic mass of rocks and trees uprooted, but the transition is still not easy. One side of the detachment has a small population of common reed (Arundo donax ) reveals that, along with a clay and muddy bottom, the presence of a water surface, responsible for the landslide. The landslide is still active and it is clear that considering his nature, extent and its location would be unthinkable if it is put out quickly and safely without a large amount of capital. It will be the kind to stop when it wants.

Map:
-map of the trails on-Line
- paper trail Monte Caprione Val di Magra 1:10.000 by the ' Park Board Montemarcello
Slim - Lerici and its -hiking map 1:17.000 (!?) by the Municipality and the Environmental League of Lerici Lerici-Ed. Italian Cartographic Studio (GE) (contains info. The historical nature in the area)
- east of La Spezia-Sarzana- 1:25,000 hiking map by the CAI La Spezia, La Spezia Panathlon, Carisp-Ed. Italian Cartographic Studio (GE) (The map shows the routes described in some works published by Studio G. Barbed Cartographic Italian)
- route Bassa Val di Magra -card and travel paths 1:25.000 by the CAI Sez Sarzana-Ed Multigraphic -Florence (in this paper there are several mistakes, the numbering does not coincide with the official and sent 4 is shown as sent. 3!)
- Cultural Park Magra and earth Luni, paper-guide, and Parks cultural dela Regione Liguria

Bibliography:
· S. Maccioni, Guide to the Park of Monte Marcello, educational nature trails -Ed. Sagep, 1991
· AA.VV., Il parco naturale regionale di Montemarcello Magra, guida rapida -Ed.Sagep 2000
· E. Puntelli, Guida alla flora ed ala fauna del Carpione , Associazione di pubblica assistenza croce rosso bianca Lerici 1986
· G. Cabano, I cavanei del Monte Caprione , Lerici 1985
· E. Calzolari, Raccolta di toponimi del territorio d Lerici , Lerici 1987
· M. Cardelli Di Tommaso P.L., Le pinete del promontorio del Caprione (La Spezia). Tesi di laurea (1994-95)
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Siamo partiti un po' tardi questo pomeriggio, sottovalutando il fatto che ormai le days are very short. Here then, after a beautiful sunset while we were half way up I felt full 4 in high bush, darkness fell quickly is a bit 'anxiety took us ... boars are hardly a threat unless they are injured, have little to defend or, as in this case, you may find them in front of their path, and perhaps because of the high stone walls do not have many chances to avoid them! Knows' s friend Stefano di Tramonti, who last year at a time like it was "jumped" by two young boars bringing some bruising and so much fear.