The Murgia area of Apulia is a high tableland with two distinct patterns of vegetation. The area we hiked through on Saturday is green and rich in a wide variety of plants, thanks in part to the abundant rains we have had this year. The other area of the Murgia is practically barren with only scrub brush and the occasional tree.
The top photo shows the point at which we started our hike.
Each of us had our own walking stick, not so much because the terrain was difficult, but to chase off any snakes we might have run into…luckily, we didn’t meet up with any snakes at all! The stone structure in the background here is an abandoned farmhouse. 
A great deal of the Murgia is active farmland and the bright green field in this photo is a crop of new wheat. 
What looks like a pile of stones is actually a falling down trullo house. You can see the ancient stone walls used to create terracing for crops on the far hill. 
This is another vast field of new wheat nestled between the woods and an uncultivated hill covered with the the wild plants native to the area. 
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