El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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El Perro Negro (@elperronegro) on Khumbu

Sad to hear of Shane's passing. Some lyrics from one of my favs

[Pre-Chorus] We walked him to the station in the rain We kissed him as we put him on the train And we sang him a song of times long gone Though we knew that we'd be seeing him again (Far away!)

[Chorus] I'm sad to say I must be on my way So buy me beer or whiskey, 'cause I'm going far away (Far away!) I'd like to think of me returning when I can To the greatest little boozer and to Sally MacLennane

Yesterdays walk. Acequia Mezquerina - Tello - Acequia Nueva - Bordaila - Lanjaron - BAR! 15km, 650m ascent, 6 very tranquilo hours!

Hikers walk along a narrow trail with an irrigation channel flowing with water alongside. Lots of green shrub and trees to the left, rock walls to the right

Hikers walk along a narrow trail with an irrigation channel flowing with water alongside. Lots of green shrub and trees to the left, rock walls to the right

A long distance view to the Mediterranean coast. A V shaped valley with a prominent craggy outcrop on the right. Wispy clouds over the sea

2 hikers make their way down through a beautiful enclosed tree lined avenue

Water in the Rio Lanjarón and Acequia Nueva yesterday. No tripod, so attempted to slow down the water by hand holding down to 1/8th second.

N.B An "acequia" " is an irrigation channel" that takes water from one valley to the next along the mountainside.

Water flows between rocks in a stream. Autumn leaves have fallen and dot around the sides of the stream

A narrow "acequia" "irrigation channel" takes water from one valley to the next along the mountainside.

White water gushes down an irrigation channel in the spanish mountains alongside a path

White water gushes down an irrigation channel in the spanish mountains. Small green plants line the bottom of the stream

Sampled the delights of the new Via Ferrata at Cadiar today. A grade K3 and a grade K4 available. Wire bridge, tyrolean, pendulum and some steep, airy ladders perched in space. All very entertaining.

2 people ascend rungs of a via ferrata secured by chains and cables

A person crosses a tyrolean zip line across a gorge with some steps into the wall at the end

A person ascends rungs of a via ferrata secured by chains and cables

A person crosses a wire bridge across a gorge with some steps into the wall at the end

Autumnal colours whilst hiking the Barranco TinTín (yes, really!) outside Quentar yesterday in Granada Province. A beautiful valley rich in vegetation

A small group of hikers walks along a dirt track surrounded by the colours of autumn trees. Some mountains in the background

A copse of colourful yellow and brown autumnal trees is overlooked by a green mountain ridge

Today was a day of sun and shadow in the Cerro Huenes group of peaks in the Cumbres Verdes, south of Granada

Hikers walk along a sunlit path in the mountains. behind a tree filled background in shadow. Lots of green pine trees lit up by the sun

One of the scenes that remains very close to my heart. The road leading to town of El Chalten and the Fitzroy (Chalten) and Cerro Torre mountain chain, Patagonia. I have had some wonderful times here over the years.

A small car with light on is on a tarmac road that stretches out in a straight line towards some distant mountains. The jagged mountain summits are surrounded by clouds, blue sky above

The peak of Jebel Musa 839m in Morocco, seen from the summit of Cerro de Caballo in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. 215 kilometers away!

Layers of sea and cloud over the Mediterranean Sea. At the back rises a shadowy outline of some mountains

Spain has such a wealth of mountain ranges. Last few days we came across an absolute gem! Here, on the complicated summit ridge of Maimón 1761m in the Sierra de Maria, Almeria

A man in a white t-shirt stands in the bottom left. Behind him is a complicated face of rock walls and fissures leading to a summit with blue sky above.

Beautiful cloud formation above my house this morning, especially when the rising sun started illuminating the right hand edge

A lenticular cloud with its right hand edge turning orange from the glow of the rising sun

An Iberian Magpie (Azure Winged Magpie). These little critters are hard to photograph as they obviously hate being photographed. This one though, sat still long enough for me to get a brief glimpse 😆

A blue tailed bird sits on a green branch top left of the photo

The wonderful peak of Peñón de la Mata as seen from the Embalse de Cubillas, Granada

A lake is in the bottom. Above rises a mountain with a sharp rocky summit. Dark clouds above

A couple of telephoto shots of the northern side of Spain's Sierra Nevada yesterday. Still, not much snow but this is steep, dramatic, alpine terrain with 27 peaks over 3000 metres. Photos show the peaks of Mulhacen (3482m) and Veleta (3394m)

The vertical north face of Mulhacen is on the left with the Puntal de la Caldera to it's right. Much of the faces are in shadow but some sun glints on some of the isolated snowfields

The north face of Veleta in Spain's Sierra Nevada. A jagged mountain ridge has some isolated early season snow patches

Yesterdays ascent of Alto de Miguelejos (2017m) and circular via Cerro Tamboril and Collado de la Gitana. Easy access from Guejar Sierra to the Collado de Alguacil. Stunning views over the Sierra Nevada.

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Ascending Alto de Miguelejos (2017m) from the car park at Collado de Alguacil. Behind rises the Sierra Nevada high peaks

Sean James descends Alto de Miguelos slopes whilst behind rises the north face of Mulhacen, highest mountain in mainland Spain

Steep loose slopes of shrub and stones whilst descending Alto de Miguelejos

A group of hikers are at the bottom left. Behind them are arid craggy slopes and the small town of Quentar

Today we've been enjoying stunning views of the northern side of the Spanish Sierra Nevada above Güéjar Sierra. All the main 3000m+ peaks of the ridge clearly seen today, very little haze. The image shows the summits of Cerro los Machos and Veleta (3394m)

A person sits on a rocky outcrop on the right. In front rise a series of valley reaching up to a snow clad peak

A bright but very breezy morning here in southern Spain. We recorded very high winds yesterday of over 75 km/hr and incredibly our solar panels manage to stay attached to the house! Similar today I am given to understand. Fingers crossed. Have a great weekend fellow Mastos

A small town sits in the morning sunshine with clouds behind above some dark hills