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Old 07-23-2009, 11:46 AM
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"Alpining" in Italian Alps...
They call it "alpinism" here in Europe but it's mountain hiking to me. Got a few pics from near Aviano Air Base Italy last Sunday. Been doing lots of high altitude climbing the last 3 weeks and it's helped me to get a 100% on my annual Air Force fitness test today so all that hard work was worth it. Got my orders xtended here 6 more days & don't leave until next Friday so I'm driving to Stuttgart to see a buddy this weekend. Gonna tour the Porsche museum Saturday & I'll get some more pics. Anybody been to the Porsche museum? Hope you're all having a good week!
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Old 07-23-2009, 02:24 PM
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Old 07-23-2009, 02:46 PM
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Excellent landscape.. looking forward to the porsche pics.
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Old 07-23-2009, 04:09 PM
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Titz pics, Lamb...
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Old 07-23-2009, 05:00 PM
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AF Reserve Nuke/Bio/Chem Warfare Defense. I'm a Weapons of Mass Destruction Analyst in my civilian capacity. Was here at Aviano 7 December 08 - 12 June 09 went home for 4 weeks and came back to Aviano for this 2 weeks. Might be in Guam 179 days next winter...darn.
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What a view! ......And the mountain's ain't so bad lookin' either.
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looking forward to it! will be there in Sept...
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Ah, driving the A22 Autostrada in Italy, then the AWESOME drive on the Brenner Autobahn through the Austrian Alps, on to the A8 to Munich (do not attempt at rush hours) and all the way to Stuttgart! There are some wonderful empty stretches of no speed limits after Munich, before Ulm. I guess it also depends on what kind of car you are in and the time of day. If you stop in Ulm, take the time to climb to the top of the Ulmer Munster. The highest church tower in the world.

If you have time, check out Salzburg. The drive around the Chiemsee then a climb to the top of Gaisburg is a nice side trip.
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AF Reserve Nuke/Bio/Chem Warfare Defense. I'm a Weapons of Mass Destruction Analyst in my civilian capacity. Was here at Aviano 7 December 08 - 12 June 09 went home for 4 weeks and came back to Aviano for this 2 weeks. Might be in Guam 179 days next winter...darn.
Cool. Have you gotten any back-seat rides in fighters?
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