SUMMER SCENES: Exploring the Dolomites

Editor’s Note: This gallery is part of a summer series from The Cavalier Daily photo desk staff. Over the course of the summer, photo staffers will craft galleries which capture moments from different places in Charlottesville and beyond.

Photographs from a week in the Italian Dolomites, featuring jagged peaks, alpine lakes and hidden trails that revealed a new perspective at every turn. Each photo captures a moment in one of the world's most striking mountain landscapes.