Hike Day 4: Incisa Lodge to Rifugio Col Gallina

Today's hike took us across the Pralongia high plateau known as the "amphitheater of the Dolomites." We could look back at the Puez range where we started and see the Marmolada range and the Fanes group. We climbed over the rocky Valparolo pass and then past a gulp-inducing cable car. No sooner had we arrived at our hut than the sky went dark, the wind whipped through the pass, and hail and rain pelted the roof. We were cozy in our private hut room after dinner of penne with gorgonzola and zucchini, pork in plum sauce, and dessert of panna cotta. Arlo tried to take my panna cotta due to my off-pudding remarks but I held my own — custard's last stand.