I awoke to a nice sunrise and the temps were in the high 40's, not too bad for April.
the morning route was to go over Passo Lanciano (the snow capped mountain in the pic above). the turn for the Pass was interesting.
there was still lots of snow at the top and even one lift was open for the late season skiers. roads were clear...so far.
after the ski lift, the road wasn't quite clear. the snowplow was in the distance clearing the road but this meant I had quite a detour to get on with my riding plan.
Nice view on the way down.
I eventually made my way around Passo Lanciano "the long way" and got a nice view of the mountain from the other side.
the day was spectacular, very little traffic, clean pavement and nice views.
I made my way north towards Gran Sasso, a relatively famous part of Abruzzo.