El Perro Negro's Day to Day Ramblings
Took delivery today of a Jelly Star phone (Unihertz). Only a 3" screen but a real pocket rocket of a phone, costing just €200 & weighing only 116 grams. 48mp camera, 8mb ram & 256gb storage. Sturdy & well made it's small size means it easily fits in a pocket.
Installed a simplified launcher (Niagara) to help digital detox. Going to be my main daily driver for calls, chats & navigation. Social media & all other apps remain on my original phone.
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Scrambling day on the rocky peak of Peñon de la Mata north of Granada
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A day scrambling on the wonderful peak of Peñon de la Mata north of Granada. The summit is surrounded by cliffs with only one hiking route to the top. Lots of possibilities for exploration.
I love scrambling, that grey area between hiking and rock climbing. Constant concentration and risk assessment means you aren't thinking at all about the mortgage 😂
Beautiful evening sunset tonight
Good morning from a bright and sunny Lanjaron. Hope you all have a great week
The first overnight rains for a few months last night. I love the freshness after autumn rains. Cloudy today but a break in the clouds allowing the sun to shine down on the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras.
Have a great weekend all.
River walking with a lovely group of people from Norway today. Inside the dense, lush foliage the air was cool, was even colder in the waterfall! 😂
A classic hike for a hot Spanish day
Cerro Huenes is in the Cumbres Verdes range W of the Sierra Nevada. Start is 15 mins drive from the Granada ring road. Pleasant hiking on good trails over numerous mountains, returning through forested hillsides.
Path ascends to Pico de la Carne 1809m. Hillsides are steep, path well-graded & the summit is reached via a short easy scramble right of the summit rocks. Path continues to Cerro Gordo 1809m & reigning peak Cerro Huenes 1882m.
Moonset this morning above Lanjaron
Its Facebook Leaving Day! 🎉 🥳 Haven't been that involved for many years but have had to keep a presence for corporate reasons. No longer!
I had been using web browsers to view/post as I refused to install their app on any device. What finally broke my resilience was the fact in the last few days they made the web browser route unusable for me. Deliberately IMO. I guess to force the app on me?
Feels good. Have a great day everyone.
Just an incredible amount of snowfall throughout central Europe. This report from Austria. Unprecedented levels of snowfall for September.
https://planetski.eu/2024/09/15/austrian-alps-hammered-by-huge-autumn-snowfall/
Last week I sat for nearly an hour on the very airy summit of a peak called Puntal de la Cornisa 3316m. A fine viewpoint & wonderful place to chill out
It's good to have some time on your own once in a while. Also gives you time to really look around and appreciate the surrounding mountain landscapes. Here are a few images I took from the summit (descriptions on individual photos).
Bit sad this morning as we have decided to cancel next weeks Via Ferrata trip to the Italian Dolomites. So many reports from people about the bad weather and early season snow. Freezing my butt off and carrying winter equipment wasn't in my mind when I booked this.
Que Sera, Sera. It is what it is. Gives me something to look forward to next July.
Remembering my Leonberger, Bruno. A big dog with a big heart. 75 kilos of friendly, fun filled dog and in his element in the snow. Famous too, once appeared on BBC Children's TV.
We don't ever regret utilising and repurposing the swimming pool as a greenhouse. I'm not much of a water baby and swimming pools take a lot of maintenance. How much better to use that water to grow fresh produce. Satisfying.
Bit warm to be walking below 2000 meters but the cool breeze and forest foliage helped. Yesterday we did a walk in the Sierra de Huetor, combining the Cañada del Senero with an off piste ascent of Cerro del Corza 1606m.
My first visit to Cerro del Corza. It's a wonderful viewpoint for not only the Sierra Nevada, but also the Majaliar and Peñon de la Mata peaks.
Cold beers back in los Faroles, Lanjaron were most welcome
Lots of very happy and colorful people enjoying the great outdoors! A good turnout from our weekly walking group yesterday.
Views from the morning dog walk. Have a great week y'all. Lanjaron, Alpujarras.
I really enjoyed watching the KAOS TV series, a dark comedy and modern take on Greek mythology. Actually made me want to take a peek into Greek mythology as I never covered it during my educational years.
Short (3 min) video I put together showing our 2 day backpacking hike up Alcazaba 3369m in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains.