Note – 2024-06-02 15:45
@tapasinthesun I used to love Soportujar. It was like a ghost town when I walked through the GR7 path. Quiet and traditional. A friendly bar too. Seems to me that some of this attraction has been lost...
Tag: hiking
Note – 2024-05-29 09:38
Such beauty yesterday on the western side of Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains. Running waters, colorful endemic wild flowers, snowfields, distant views and a "big country" feel. And, no others around....
Note – 2024-05-29 07:49
Yesterday, when we walked in fields of gold Acequia los Hechos, west flank of Cerro de Caballo at 2400m. Sierra Nevada, Spain
Note – 2024-05-22 07:18
La Ruta Peñuela above Lanjarón in the Alpujarras. Yesterday's half day hiking route through forests and open hillsides above the town.
Note – 2024-05-21 06:45
@hikingdude what a beautiful hike. For us living here in Spain it's so nice to see lovely green, lush grass.
Note – 2024-05-15 11:38
We had a great hike yesterday checking out the upper valleys and streams that flow into the Rio Bermejo above Pitres. We found a blank part of the map with no hiking trails, which made for an exciting...
Note – 2024-05-12 16:53
@stk @bergmeister I dropped it during a hike!. Decided to try Iode OS which is based on lineage os
Note – 2024-04-28 19:49
@jds I forget to start it all the time. I need some sort of reminder system when I start a hike. Somehow???
Note – 2024-04-26 08:13
Being interested in photography means I don't have a lot of images of myself. That's normal eh? Here's a brilliant one of yours truly though, taken a few days ago by expert @chriswright. Thanks Chris....
Note – 2024-04-25 16:33
The hike into our camp at the base of the Lavaderos de la Reina valley has stunning views towards the Sierra Nevada peaks
Note – 2024-04-25 12:19
The raw power of nature. Spectacular waterfalls in the valley of Lavaderos de la Reina in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains
Note – 2024-04-22 13:49
Packing for an overnight mountain trip into the Sierra Nevada for tomorrow and Wednesday. Had to get my big expedition pack out to fit it all in! 9 kilos is much more than I am used to carrying but I...
Note – 2024-04-18 18:28
Today, a client borrowed and tested my Six Moon Designs sun umbrella. Like me, he seemed happy with it as it really does create some cooling shade. Will be a standard item in my backpack during the fo...
Note – 2024-04-18 18:24
Today I've been hiking round the quiet, arab-influenced villages of La Taha before crossing the ancient bridge over the Rio Trevelez, ascending the gorge via the old pack horse trail and then dropping...
Note – 2024-04-16 16:06
Today's trailhead was just a 20 minute drive from Granada city. 4 kilometers and 300 meters of ascent later we reached the delectable and very well named summit of "Cerro Buenavista". We ate our lunch...
Note – 2024-04-15 18:12
I've been out guiding with author Chris Stewart today on the GR240 and GR7 trails between Hoya del Portillo and Busquisar in the Sierra Nevada. Stunning day with super views. Found a solitary gentian...
Note – 2024-04-14 07:54
Overnight Camp - post 3/3 As light dawned on a very cold and windy morning we hurriedly packed up our tent and waited in the lieu of some rocks for the sun to arrive. The cold wait was worthwhile as t...
Note – 2024-04-13 06:54
Overnight Camp - post 2/3 As the sun went slowly down to the west of Granada we were left with a brief but beautiful sunset over the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We watched the sun dip below the horizo...
Note – 2024-04-12 15:06
Overnight Camp 11th/12th April - post 1/3 Images of the northern faces of Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains from yesterday afternoons arrival at our campsite at 1900m. Details of each mountain image are...