Ruta Boabdil - Beznar, Izbor and Pinos de Valle
PHOTO ALBUM - Linear walk starting at the Beznar Dam and going down the Rio Izbor to Izbor before returning uphill to Pinos de Valle
Tag: andalucia
Peña de la Cruz
PHOTO ALBUM - A superb summit which we attained from the village of Prado Negro in the Sierra de Huetor
Note – 2023-03-13 15:47
Late afternoon sun on the dramatic northern faces of the Sierra Nevada. Alcazaba, Mulhacen, Veleta and Puntal de la Caldera looking spectacular. This is definitely "alpine" terrain, even in this relat...
Note – 2023-03-12 09:14
Oh what a beautiful morning. Have a great Sunday you Mastodon tooters! Image of the Andalucian town of Lanjarón y the prominent cliffs opposite, called the Tajos Colorao
Note – 2023-03-11 14:56
Spring has definitely arrived in southern Spain. Even where I live, at 700 metres of altitude, it's 26c+ this afternoon. Here's an image of our Siberian Husky, Arko enjoying the dog walk this morning...
Note – 2023-03-08 08:08
The pretty village of Polopos in Andalucias' Sierra de Contraviesa hills. This village has been brought back to life after a Dutch reality TV series brought people back here. A picturesque village bei...
Note – 2023-03-08 08:01
The pretty village of Sorvilán in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Slow, sleepy Spanish life where time has seemingly stood still. Superb views south over the sea towards Morocco.
Note – 2023-03-07 16:24
Wild Women (+Jim!). A bit of a windy day in the Sierra de Contraviesa today!
Sovillan, Polopos Circular
PHOTO ALBUM - A circular walk in the Sierra de Contraviesa, starting at Sorvillan and going to Polopos before returning
Ice Cold in Gorafe
Just had to be my luck, didn't it? My first time hiking in the Gorafe Desert Badlands and temperatures were forecast to be below freezing. Now in my eyes, the words "Desert" and "Freezing" shouldn't go together. "Hot" and "Desert", that would surely be the norm, wouldn't it?
Note – 2023-02-28 16:40
Last of the evening sun illuminates the torn, twisted and chaotic upheaval that comprises the Desierto del Gorafe. In the distance, the snow capped peaks of the Sierra de Cazorla.
Blondie, Tuco, Indiana and the Demented Desert Dragon Tails
Report about a two day hiking trip into the Tabernas Deserts, Almeria, Spain
Lolloping along the Lentegi Sky Line
Describes a linear walk along the intricate and quiet hill ridges lying between the villages of Lentegi and Albuñuelas in the Sierra de Almijara, south of Spain.
Note – 2023-02-22 18:07
Eerie sunset tonight in Lanjaron, partly due to the Sahara dust still lurking about
Note – 2023-02-21 19:05
Exploratory day hike today and all within a short drive from home. This range of mountains lies between Lentegi and Albuñuelas, a complicated mass of peaks, ridges, deep valleys and dry ramblas. Mostl...
Note – 2023-02-16 16:46
Lovely walk with Chris Stewart and his group today visiting the quiet villages of Sorvilan and Polopos in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Sea, sun, colour and good banter. Recommended to do this beautiful...
Cold fingers in the Contraviesa
The "beast from the north" had arrived and the weather was turning colder. The high mountains were out, so we headed for the lower Sierra de Contraviesa hills.
The Reluctant Pathbuilder and the Lentegi Circular
Describes a hike around the Lentegi Circular PR440 path in the Sierra de Almijara