Corsica GR20 2016 – Conza to Bocca à Verghju

End of September, the ferry docks in Portivecchju early in the morning. The night had been clear, embroidered of trembling stars suspended above a smooth Northern Tyrrhenian sea. Leaving Marseille by the sea had been magical, especially so at dusk. End of September, and the Summer is over even in Corsica. I think of this, while looking for a discontinued bus service to Conza, where the GR20 starts. At least, this is where it starts for me, for it is where for most people it ends. Hiking from the South has two advantages: it means I'd be walking upstream, which translates in some brief encounters during a mostly solitary trek, and it means the sun would paint its most beautiful colors in front of me, while shining behind me.

Dusk at Rif. de Paliri
Milky Way from Rif. Asinaru
Dawn on the South side of Monte Incudine
Of Crests and Seas
A beech tree
Dusk at Rif. Usciolu
Dawn at Cima Fornicula with view on the village of Palneco
Dawn at Cima Fornicula with view on the village of Palneco
Beech trees
‘Shrooms
Crane tree
The wind effect
In the wood climbing from Vizzanova tond Col Muratello
In the wood climbing from Vizzanova tond Col Muratello
In the wood climbing from Vizzanova tond Col Muratello
Crest in clouds
The keeper of Rif. Petra Piana in his kitchen
Windy dawn at Rif. Petra Piana
Windy dawn at Rif. Petra Piana
On the crests above Rif. Petra Piana
Lac o Capitellu
Breccia o Capitellu
Altitude lakes (Melu and Capitellu)
Beyond the col, the descent to Rif. Manganu
Colors of Fall
Bocca San Pedru, not too far from occa di Verghju
Bastia
Leaving Bastia on the Ferry

Camera: Fujifilm XT-1
Lenses: Fujinon 35mm/f2 + Fujinon 14mm/f2.8