El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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Out with the gang in the snow today. Bit breezy and not a lot of sunshine but a great day out nevertheless

5 people all with helmets and dark glasses it in the snow in the mountains

After many years of using spreadsheets, I've started using Lighterpack https://lighterpack.com/ to record and control my backpacking gear lists. Works pretty well. Just wondered if anybody could recommend any other alternative software for thru hiking gear lists?

As a young lad I was very lucky to be here. Bowies last but one ever concert as Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Seems a long, long time ago. And, look at the price 🤣

An old tickets from a David Bowie concert in 1973

A few from today's excursion into Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains. Once away from the ski area we saw nobody all day and had to make our own tracks through the snow. Varying conditions, some hardpack, some breakable crust, some ankle deep powder. Crampons and ice axe essential. Superb day with brilliant mountain views

A person follows a solitary pair of tracks up a snow covered hillside. A long shadow comes out of the snow to the right of the person. Above are the indications of mountain summits. Bright blue skies.

A person descends a snow slope from right to left. Behind are snow covered mountains

A person dressed in a pale blue jacket descend a slope from the right towards a small summit with a large cairn on. Behind rises a big mountain

A person follows footprints in the snow to the right of the image. The person is beneath a large boulder covered in snow. To the left the cliff drops off vertically

After 2 winters with either health problems, poor snow conditions or just plain bad luck, it was nice to get back into the high Sierra Nevada again. I forgot just how much I love this environment and how comfortable I feel here. Good to be back!

I apologise in advance, as there might just be quite a few snowy mountain shots heading to the timeline over the next few days! 😂

A person (me) with a yellow hat and blue jacket and trousers is walking down a snowfield with an ice axe in one hand and a walking pole in the other.

Today I've been hiking in an area that was badly burnt during a severe wildfire in September 2022. It is so refreshing and inspiring to see plant life recovering and new growth coming through.

Some burnt tree stumps come out of rocky ground whilst new green plant growth starts to appear. Snow mountains behind

Out of a barren and burnt hillside some lush green cactus type plants start to emerge

Lot of snow loss below 2500 metres in Spain's Sierra Nevada. Strange really as temperatures have remained cold. Here a view of the Río Lanjarón valley leading up to the Cerro de Caballo 3009m. To the right is Cerrillo Redondo 2912m and Las Alegas 2700m

A dirt road in the foreground leads the eye to the mountains behind which become snow covered towards the summits

At long last we've had some much needed rain, falling as snow above 2000m. Here is the town of Lanjarón seen a few minutes ago with threatening, but very welcoming, rain clouds gathering. Small rainbow showing too

A small town sits in sunlight on a small plateau. Above are dark rain clouds with a small rainbow on the upper right hand side

If you came across this monster in a snow covered winter forest you might just be tempted to turn and run! In fact, today I am remembering my beautiful Leonberger, Bruno. A big dog (he was 70kg+) but extremely friendly and very family orientated. A gentle giant indeed.

A large black and gold dog stands in a snow covered forest