This is what it’s all about I guess. Why I live here. That contrast between the beach and mountains that can only be obtained in a handful of places in the world. Yesterday, we took the dogs down to the beach to play in the sea. A first for the husky, Khumbu. The backdrop to [...]
Mulhacen summit, originally uploaded by spanishhighs. EDM Challenge 2009. Spanish Highs Mountain Guides helped a group of 16 reached the summit raising funds for the Shooting Star Childrens Hospice. Tweet
Just had a good 2 day whirlwind trip taking in the sights and sounds of the Tabernas desert badlands and the beautiful coastline of the Cabo de Gata in Almeria. Desierto de Tabernas – wonderful as always. A must for anybody who enjoys walking in dramatic scenery. More info at Desert Walking Tours Cabo de Gata [...]
Yes it’s true. We had a good day’s skiing yesterday in the Sierra Nevada with our dogs, Bruno (leonberger) and Khumbu (siberian husky). We parked at the Hoya de la Mora above the ski town of Pradollano and made the 45 minute traverse on a good road and track towards the middle ski station area [...]
Went on a half day birdwatch trip with birdwatchalpujarras.com run by Ian and Steve. They are a fairly new company that have set up their birdwatching tours base in our spa town of Lanjaron. We met at 10am outside a bar in Lanjaron, there were 9 of us in total in 2 4×4 vehicles. We [...]
Great weather, good company and interesting, ever changing scenery! Walking in the Alpujarras – the GR7 by spanishhighs Tweet
Skijoring with our husky, Khumbu in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Also getting chased downhill by mad Leonberger, Bruno! Skijoring and skiing with dogsby spanishhighs Tweet
This area is quiet, unspoilt and relatively unknown to foreign visitors to Andalucia. It lies just north of Granada at the Puerta de la Mora turnoff on the A92 Malaga-Almeria motorway. Access from Granada takes less than 30 minutes. Taking the second marked turnoff to the Sierra de Huetor (also marked Prado Negro) we drove [...]
Had great day yesterday ski mountaineering with client, Jackie Belbeck in the Sierra Nevada. We parked behind Trevenque in the Cumbres Verdes just SE of Granada at the Casa Forestal de Cortijuela Botanical gardens (1700m). A walk up though the forest to the Collado de Matas Verdes and onto the Collado del Pino at 2045m [...]
This walk takes in the southern ridge of Cerillo Redondo above the prominent rocks known locally as Tajos de Posito. It is a simple and trackless walk on a broad but rough ridge. Take the track on the east side of Lanjaron just after leaving the town. Signs point to Cañar, Caballo Blanco and Chaparra. [...]
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