Beware of the Rug: If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 679

Thursday, October 3, 2024

If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 679

Alpi Giulie – Julian Alps, Italy and Solvenia

Recently I received the postcard shared this week from my friend who lives in Italy. He had returned from a week-long trekking (hiking) trip in this region and picked up the card to show me what the mountains look like. On the reverse of the card, at the upper left and in Italian, is: “Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Alpi Giulie – Julische Alpe. Gruppo del Canin, Val Rio del Lago e Gruppo Montasio.” The card is an edizioni CARTOLNOVA with the number 2267 at the bottom left margin on the reverse.

The Julian Alps are named after Julius Caesar and are a mountain range that stretches from northeastern Italy to Solvenia. The Western Julian Alps include the Canin Group which is partly located in Solvenia and the Montasio Group found in Italy. The three highest peaks are: Jôf di Montasio at 2,755 meters or 9,039 feet high; Jôf di Fuart at 2,666 meters or 8.747 feet high; and, High Mount Kanin (Canin) is 2,582 meters or 8,471 feet high.

Jôf di Montasio is located in the Province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. This would not be too far away from where my friend lives. On the back of the card he in part wrote: “… spent a week … in a valley in Friuli, north Tarcento. The landscapes were beautiful… Mainly woods and very steep slopes but wonderful views on the surrounding peaks and valleys…this is the most rainy of the whole of Italy and it was indeed very green. We saw many beautiful flowers and even some chamois!...A gondola lift took us on top of this historical mount offering jaw-dropping views…”

Chamois are not found in the U.S., the closest look-alike might be a prong horn antelope.