Note – 2025-02-07 16:54
The clouds had come in as we headed back down to the cars from Morrón Hornillo. Suddenly the mists cleared and a strange horizontal window opened up below the vast expanse of grey skies
Tag: landscape
Note – 2025-02-05 08:20
A 90 minute early morning drive saw us sipping coffee in a small cafe bar in Fondón. The mountains we had come to climb were clagged in, the approach difficult under fresh snow. An impromptu vote had...
Note – 2025-01-29 06:35
Even on the bad days it can still pay to "get out there" hiking. You never know! Very high winds over the higher mountains today so we headed down to the Guajares Valley and hiked a circular route bet...
Note – 2025-01-29 06:29
Good morning! Somewhere Over the Rainbow ... lies the village of Guajar Alto. We had just ascended from Guajar-Fondon to it's impressive Castillo when the rain stopped and the sun arrived
Note – 2025-01-22 08:29
Poor weather up high yesterday so we headed south to the Sierra de los Guajares range where we found warm sunshine and light winds. Starting from above the town of Molvízar we climbed steeply up to th...
Note – 2025-01-20 12:59
Bit of a dull day today so we headed down to the lowers reaches of the Rio Gualalfeo on its way south to the Mediterranean at Motril.
Note – 2025-01-14 19:19
Big day today on Corazon de la Sandia. There is no easy way up this peak, easiest route involves over 1000m of ascent & 14km. Nevertheless, despite the name, the "Heart of the Watermelon" is a dramati...
Note – 2025-01-13 17:07
Evening light over Lanjaron and the cliffs of Tajos Colorao tonight. Clouds building over the Sierra Nevada behind
Note – 2024-12-20 10:16
Back in southern Spain our group hiked up the Silleta de Padul from Padul (S of Granada). A nice 12km circular hike with 850m ascent/descent. Much of interest, including spectacular views of the Sierr...
Note – 2024-12-15 09:47
As a young inner city kid, in 1971 I was introduced to the hills. We spent some days camping & climbing the mountains surrounding the Newlands Valley in England's Lake District. Last week I returned t...
Note – 2024-12-06 14:42
It's bank holiday here in Spain so we knew many of the popular walks would be busy. Instead we drove 15 minutes to a town called Chite, which we had never visited before. Had beautiful hike through lu...
Note – 2024-12-05 08:55
Some more photos from our trip this week down the Barranco de Tajos Bermejales. A very interesting hiking route with twists and turns, ups and downs and a few surprising features. Be prepared for some...
Note – 2024-12-04 08:31
Being a keen photographer, that doesn't do "selfies", I don't get in photos much. I do love this one though taken yesterday by @khusky. I'm on a rikkety bridge over a small river with huge rock walls...
Note – 2024-12-02 08:47
"You can see the pub from here" 😃 well maybe not the pub, but you can almost make out my house. An unusual image showing the location of the town of Lanjarón (700m) nestled on a small hillside. The Ta...
Note – 2024-11-29 13:05
Today we've been walking down the lower Rio Guadalfeo as it approaches the Mediterranean sea at the Costa Tropical. A very different environment to what we are used to. These images almost remind me o...
Note – 2024-11-28 17:04
I've travelled this road from the Sierra Nevada mountains down to the village of Nigüelas many times. The final kilometers enter a spectacular gorge, but the light has never been right for an image. E...
Note – 2024-11-23 16:50
Beautiful late afternoon hazy sunshine highlighting the rooftops of Lanjarón in Granada province.