Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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White-throated Caracara in Patagonia

Published on 19-01-2011 by El Perro Negro
Thought you might like to see one of the characters I met whilst in Patagonia recently. Its a White-throated Caracara (phalcoboenus albogularis).

Night on a bare mountain in the Sierra Nevada

Published on 13-01-2011 by El Perro Negro
Sometimes it takes a great effort to leave the comfort of one's home and head for the cold, icy peaks. Some hardship though, is always rewarded by the mountains.

A Little Piece Of Green in A Far And Distant Land

Published on 31-12-2010 by El Perro Negro
Yesterday went to the "Bar Flower" in Lanjarón. I had been rock climbing with 2 clients and had told them I'd take them to an really authentic Spanish working ...

Surviving Patagonia 2010

Published on 08-12-2010 by El Perro Negro
We have to keep going, we are beyond the point of no return and safety lies ahead of us not behind us. Non of us have ever experienced anything like the 36 hours that that we lived through.

Surviving Patagonia 2010

Published on 08-12-2010 by El Perro Negro
We have to keep going, we are beyond the point of no return and safety lies ahead of us not behind us. Non of us have ever experienced anything like the 36 hours that that we lived through.