Note – 2026-07-15 05:43
High level hike to the lakes at Lagunillas de la Virgen and Misterioso yesterday. The latter is well named as cannot be seen from 30m away. Still some substantial snow banks that will probably remain...
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Note – 2026-01-21 09:56
Walking with a few friends in the back garden yesterday. Best winter we have had in years. Another world up there and so beautiful. Severe wind chill (-8C) & strong winds but perfect snow conditions
Note – 2025-10-21 16:22
After a bit of a grey and dismal long weekend in the UK, today it was nice to head up above home on 4WD tracks and get the clearest view of the African continent we've had this year. Morocco did indee...
Note – 2025-09-03 10:19
Inside This Clay Jug by Kabir Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains, and the maker of canyons and pine mountains! All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars. La...
Note – 2025-05-25 08:51
Plenty of water still coming down from the Sierra Nevada on this morning's dog walk. Long may it continue!
Note – 2025-05-15 06:26
Unusual hike to visit the Cascadas del Rio Dilar yesterday. Route up the valley involved 30 river crossings! 15 there and 15 back. The water was between knee and mid-thigh level deep, flowing quite st...
Note – 2025-04-28 08:47
The melt waters from the Sierra Nevada in full flow down the irrigation channels (acequias) this morning. Nice sight.
Note – 2025-04-25 12:32
There’s nothing quite like dawn in the alpine cold, crisp air, the last stars fading, and the sun igniting the summits in gold. These close-ups capture the raw beauty of the peaks at daybreak. Morning...
Note – 2025-03-12 10:55
The clearest day for some time allowed for a glimpse of the Cerro de Caballo 3009m today. Lots of fresh snow, high avalanche risk and gale force winds mean the mountains remain out of bounds. More bad...
Note – 2024-12-02 08:32
I know it's not anymore but this was taken yesterday morning on a local dog walk with some friends. A big sky view with the mountains of the Sierra de Almijara and Malaga province in the distance. Thi...
Note – 2024-11-28 17:56
I feel very privileged. Today we spent over an hour in the presence of two very rare Bearded Vultures (Quebrantahuesos/Lammengeier). They rode the thermals, dropping bones to extract the marrow. The p...
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 – 2024-09-02 12:45
Packing for a two day trip to climb the mighty Alcazaba (3350m) starting tomorrow. The finest peak in the Sierra Nevada. Bivouac at Laguna Altera (Siete Lagunas). Will be able to travel lightweight, n...
Note – 2024-06-26 07:57
1/2 Sometimes when we head into the mountains, things don't always go according to plan. Yesterday, we ran into some tough challenges on a trail that was overgrown with waist high, spiky shrubs, leavi...
Note – 2024-06-21 14:44
The view from our "dinner table" (a flat rock surrounded by soft grasses) a few nights ago as the sun started to set. All we could hear was the sound of the cascading waters of the Rio Lanjarón. Ahead...
Note – 2024-06-21 14:36
Morning light on Cerro de Caballo (3009m) reflected perfectly in the small lake by Laguna de Nájera as we get ready to strike camp