This is the first of several “daily photos” that I was unable to post while traveling.

“Old Bridge and Water” — An old and very dilapidated wooden bridge across the Valbona River, Albania.

This is one more (and perhaps the last) of my photographs from our brief foray into the Albanian Alps and the Valbona Valley during the summer of 2023. To recap, we were staying in Kosovo for several days, and one day our family member from Kosovo took us all on a trip into these remarkable mountains. I made the photograph on our drive back to Kosovo…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/07/03/old-bridge-and-water/

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“Albanian Farm Valbona Valley” — A gravel road leads toward an Albanian farm in the Valbona Valley.

This is another photograph from our fascinating but brief foray into Albania from our Kosovo home base back in the summer of 2023. A member of our “European family” who is from Kosovo took us on a tour up in to the Valbona Valley where we saw the spectacular Albanian Alps. On our return trip down the valley we briefly paused at this spot…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/06/18/albanian-farm-valbona-valley/

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This winter’s most exciting ski destination: Albania’s Accursed Mountains.

Off limits for decades, the pristine peaks of the Valbona valley are now being explored by a fledgling heli-ski operation.

https://www.ft.com/content/3f1e25cf-3aac-4c6b-9dc3-4952a02095d1

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