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we don't usually seek out dirt roads, but this one was pretty ridable
 

farms along the way
 

road not taken
 

cactus growing beside the road
 

still some work for a farmer in Sicily to do in late November
 

we ride up into the hills
 

Borgo Franchetto village
 

after climbing over the ridge above Borgo Franchetto, we come down into the main valley to return to Sferro
 

field plants . . . and their fruit (artichoke?)
 

Two shepherds and their dogs at work. One of the guys came over and talked with us, so we did our best with our fragments of Italian.