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The main ridge of Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains from Alcazaba on the left, over Mulhacén to Veleta on the right. A fantastic high level ridge constantly above 3000m altitude. Mountaineering in winter and alpine trekking in summer. I guess you could call this my back garden?
#Mountains #Spain #landscapephotography #landscape #photography
3 day winter course for 6 members from Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team. Skills that are needed out in winter mountains. Apart from the usual techniques we are adding the use of snowshoes, snow belays for lowering stretchers, avalanche awareness & probing for people stuck under the snow following an avalanche. On going training is essential for these mountain heroes, if you would like to donate, link to their website is here https://www.dwmrt.ie/
Redoing my #intro so it can be pinned to profile. Here goes ...
Hi I'm Richard, retired adventurer/author living in #Spain with his #dogs. Made in #Yorkshire, part Scot. Love the #Mountains especially the #SierraNevada, #Spain & #Patagonia
Hobbies include #photography and playing around with websites #webdevelopment #linux #foss #eleventy #11ty #ghost #tech #opensource
Bit of a grumpy old man especially with regard to #lufc, #fbpe and #privacy issues. El Perro Negro named after my first dog
Sad news that Tamara, a lynx released at the beginning of March in the Sierra Arana north of Granada, was found run over.
It is one of 3 lynxes that were reintroduced on March 3. This is the third lynx that has died in a little over a month, as a first was killed by a car and another by an attack by two dogs.
Plans are being made to install "virtual" fencing alongside busy roads in the area and increased driver signage. Link in Spanish.
#Spain #lynx #wildlife #nature
https://www.granadahoy.com/provincia/Encuentran-atropellada-Tamara-lince-Granada-Iznalloz-sierra_0_1775223412.html
Am I the only one who always has a few pieces left after an Ikea build?
This says it all about today. Warm sunshine and a beautiful isolated mountain summit with superb views and good friends. I could have stayed here for hours enjoying the peace and tranquility.
#SierraNevada #Spain #Landscape #landscapephotography #photography #mountains
Late afternoon sun on the dramatic northern faces of the Sierra Nevada. Alcazaba, Mulhacen, Veleta and Puntal de la Caldera looking spectacular.
This is definitely "alpine" terrain, even in this relatively poor snow year and it's sometimes hard to believe that this is southern Spain!
#Mountains #landscapephotography #landscape #Spain #Andalucia
Yesterday afternoon the mountains called & I just had to go up into their lofty realms to spend a couple of hours in their exalted company watching the shadows lengthen & colours deepen.
Time to escape the rat race, internet, politics & sport. Instead, time now for inward reflection & quiet contemplation, amid all this natural scenic beauty. And especially, to think of loved ones struggling through tough times.
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#Sunset #Spain #Landscape #landscapephotography #photography #Mountains
Eventually the light faded and the sun dropped low over the Vega de Granada. The last rays of light left the summits of the Sierra Nevada. Soul refreshed, it was time to head home.
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#Sunset #Spain #Landscape #landscapephotography #photography #Mountains
Oh what a beautiful morning. Have a great Sunday you Mastodon tooters!
Image of the Andalucian town of Lanjarón y the prominent cliffs opposite, called the Tajos Colorao
Spring has definitely arrived in southern Spain. Even where I live, at 700 metres of altitude, it's 26c+ this afternoon. Here's an image of our Siberian Husky, Arko enjoying the dog walk this morning before it got too hot for him.
Having a quiet afternoon listening to Patti Smith and wondering where her music has been all during my misspent youth. Now age 76 and still touring
The pretty village of Polopos in Andalucias' Sierra de Contraviesa hills. This village has been brought back to life after a Dutch reality TV series brought people back here. A picturesque village being lovingly restored by the locals. Sat on a hillside overlooking the Mediterranean.
The pretty village of Sorvilán in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Slow, sleepy Spanish life where time has seemingly stood still. Superb views south over the sea towards Morocco.
Wild Women (+Jim!). A bit of a windy day in the Sierra de Contraviesa today!
Delighted to finally have our Solar Hot Water system installed. Together with our solar panels we can now produce about 95% of our annual electricity needs.
Big thanks to @[email protected] for providing the solution to my long term problem of cache-busting using @eleventy and Tailwind CSS using PostCSS. Been racking my tiny brain for ages trying to figure out a solution. His post can be found at
https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2020/11/using-postcss-cache-busting-eleventy/
Just had to be my luck, didn't it? My first time hiking in the Gorafe Desert Badlands & temperatures were forecast to be below freezing. Now in my eyes, the words "Desert" & "Freezing" shouldn't go together. "Hot" & "Desert", that would surely be the norm, wouldn't it?
Generally easy walking on good tracks or dirt roads unless you get off route in which case it will be purgatory & you will possibly die horribly of heat, cold, drought or exposure 😂
New blog post https://elperronegro.com/ice-cold-in-gorafe/
The illusion in a photograph. The top 3rd of the image shows the Sierra Nevada which rise some 3000m above the plains of Guadix (marked by the obvious horizontal line). The bottom 2/3rds of the image into the fertile valleys near Gorafe represent a mere 200m altitude difference.
#Spain #Mountains #landscapephotography #landscape #photography
Last of the evening sun illuminates the torn, twisted and chaotic upheaval that comprises the Desierto del Gorafe. In the distance, the snow capped peaks of the Sierra de Cazorla.
#sunset #deserts #badlands #cazorla #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #spain #andalucia
Alcazaba (3371m) and Mulhacen (3482m) looking glorious late yesterday afternoon from the A92 Motorway north of Granada
#SierraNevada #Spain #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #mountains #snow
"To Blog or Not To Blog", that is the Question? (a grumpy thread)
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Writing blogs seems to be more and more a thing from the past, I guess partly due to the expanded influence of Social Media and everybody's increasingly busy lives? I know that when I write a blog it gets hardly any interaction from the public, certainly nothing as much as a nice photo of an adorable fluffy dog nor even as much as what I had on my dinner plate the previous evening.
Usually when I point my camera at Arko he turns around and shows me his backside. Either that or pulls a funny face. Today he must have seen something of interest over my right shoulder as I managed to get the little blighter 🤣
Eerie sunset tonight in Lanjaron, partly due to the Sahara dust still lurking about
#sunsets #sunset #spain #sky #landscape #landscapephotography #andalucia
Some beautiful and somewhat lonely trees highlighted by the low winter sun's rays
Exploratory day hike today and all within a short drive from home. This range of mountains lies between Lentegi and Albuñuelas, a complicated mass of peaks, ridges, deep valleys and dry ramblas. Mostly on faint tracks. Simply stunning!
#hiking #walking #Spain #Andalucia #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains
Lovely walk with Chris Stewart and his group today visiting the quiet villages of Sorvilan and Polopos in the Sierra de Contraviesa. Sea, sun, colour and good banter.
Recommended to do this beautiful hike, especially when the almond blossom is in full bloom. Bars at start and end!
#hiking #walking #trails #spain #andalucia #granada #flowers #landscape #villages #landscapephotography
Pretty in Pink! Almond Blossom today in the Sierra de Contraviesa hills, south of Granada, Spain. Looking south towards the Mediterranean Sea
#Flowers #flora #Spain #landscapephotography #landscape #trees
Been out this afternoon scouting out the "Ruta Boabdil" in the Lecrin Valley. In particular the 12km stage between Albuñuelas and Conchar.
Ruta Boabdil Highlights:
* Length 113km, 2726m of ascent
* 14 convenient stages of between 7km and 12km in length
* Passing through 18 villages
* Each stage starting and ending in a village/town
#trail #granada #spain #hiking #walking #landscapephotography #landscape
Jumping for joy! I said, "Isaac, whatever you do, if you are going to stumble and fall, please do it to your right" 🤣
The approach to the spectacular and easily identifiable mountain of Trevenque (2079m) along the dry rambla of the Arenales valley. Cumbres Verdes range near Granada, Spain
#hiking #spain #granada #landscapephotography #landscape #walking
Is it Mordor? Nah, it's the peak of Boca de la Pesca in the Cumbres Verde range of hills near Granada, with the deep valley of the Rio Dilar to it's left. Have seen it looking more like Mordor though, when temperature inversion blankets the valley floor in low level cloud.
#Granada #Spain #Hiking #SierraNevada #landscape #landscapephotography
Got to do something very strange this week. I've got to work! Difficult for a semi-retired, aging "has been"😀. A couple I guided way back in Mallorca in 2001 and again in Skye in 2002 have just got in touch, out of the blue. How amazing is that. So in fact, it's not really work and money that is the motivation, it's the re connection with people and memories from the past. Looking forward to it.
Beautiful light tonight over the Tajo Colorao and Lanjarón as the clouds roll in over the Alpujarras
#Sunset #landscape #Alpujarras #Spain #landscapephotography #clouds
Arko enjoyed his walk this morning especially as there was plenty of mud to get his nozzle into!
Today's dog walk, the "Ruta Pescados" near Lanjaron in the Alpujarras. A newly developed trail once used to bring fish from the coast to the town. Beautiful walk with great views of the Cerro de Caballo
#Lanjaron #Alpujarras #SierraNevada #Spain #hiking #walking #trail #landscapephotography #landscape
Trying out the new 40mm prime lens on this morning's dog walk.
The amazing Cerro Alfaro!
A superb ascent of this wonderful peak. Winter is the perfect time to visit the Tabernas desert badlands, with clear blue skies and incredible clarity in the air.
#Almeria #Spain #Mountains #Desert #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
Tortured scenery! Cerro Alfaro from the badlands to the north. In fact this shot was taken from the point at which the tank went over the cliff in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and Harrison Ford then appeared climbing up from the cliffs below.
#Movies #desert #Spain #landscapephotography #Almeria #landscape
There's no finer feeling than reaching the summit. Cerro Alfaro, Almeria
#mountains #spain #landscapephotography #landscape #photography
Strange rock formations in the "Valley of the Dragons Tails", Tabernas desert badlands
#rock #landscape #landscapephotography #tabernas #almeria #spain #desert
Today we've been enjoying the spectacular views of mountains, deserts and sea from one of my favourite mountains, Cerro Alfaro near Almeria. Might "only" be a mere 744m in height, but a challenging and high quality ascent and descent nevertheless.
Desert badlands and high mountains, Andalucia has it all!. Mulhacén and Alcazaba in the Sierra Nevada seen today from 80km away to the east from the summit of Cerro Alfaro, Tabernas, Almeria.
Base camp Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Kamchatka after being hit by 100km/hr winds which included volcanic stones and rocks. Totally destroyed and, unfortunately, the end of our adventure.
Some photos from our expedition to climb/ski Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka. Fantastic experience, lovely people and an amazing country, but harsh weather and mountain conditions. The mountain even started erupting just before we arrived to add to the excitement
#Expeditions #Mountains #Mountaineering #SkiTouring #Kamchatka #Landscapes #Volcanoes #Photography #Snow #Ice
Today's mega task is to try and get some old PDF files (in iBooks) off a 15 year old iPad! I know why I changed to Linux/Android. Almost impossible
My boy Arko. Playful, mental and completely mad, but a good companion with a gentle soul
Good job I wore bright colours!
Driving snow and 80km wind gusts. Would struggle to cope with that these days.
#Kamchatka #Blizzard #Snow
The de-Googled Volla Phone 22 from @volla has now become in daily use with me. I'm enjoying the different experience, the clean user interface and best of all is ... I haven't really missed Google at all!