We have set up our own Mastodon server instance (shmg.online). My handle on Mastodon is https://shmg.online/@elperronegro
Twitter - I officially stopped posting there in June 2023. Fortunately all my tweets are archived and searchable on my Twitter Archive on this site
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2023-09-11...
Views from my journey to work today. I say "work" rather loosely, as I'm retired but how can a day containing such views be really considered labour? In reality, I would work for free as walking in such scenery and showing people the beauty of the Alpujarra and the mountains is enough for me. Today with a group of Scots, Irish, English and Norwegians all enjoying the day. For me, it's truly a labour of love.
#Spain #walking #hiking #landscape #landscapephotography #SierraNevada
2023-09-10...
Good morning to you all from Lanjarón in the Alpujarras, Spain where it's building up to be another fine day after some early morning low cloud inversion. Enjoy your Sunday!
#Sunday #Spain #landscape #landscapephotography
2023-09-07...
Enjoying this read by Cory Doctorow & can't put it down. Makes sense of the crazy online world we constantly visit but fail to comprehend. Shows us the way out of the "Big Tech" mire.
"The fight for a free, fair and open digital future isn’t more important than any other fight, but it is foundational. Tech is the terrain on which our future fights will be fought. If we can’t seize the means of computation, we will lose the fight before it is even joined."
2023-09-07...
One of our regular hikes during the spanish summer is up the Rio Santos in the Lecrin Valley, south of Granada. Year-round water means deep, dense vegetation more reminiscent of the Amazon than #Spain ! There are some small obstacles along the route, requiring easy scrambling but in general it's an easy half day hike in the cool air. Fantastic on a hot day and recommended if you are in the area.
#hiking #walking #spain #water #landscape #landscapephotography #waterfalls
2023-09-06...
Waterfalls in Rio Santos, Albuñuelas, Lecrin Valley, Granada, Spain
#waterfallwednesday #waterfall #Spain
2023-09-05...
The Mountain Stream
Take a break from your journey And lie awhile beside the babbling brook
Senses burst with fresh sensations, as
Rays of sunlight dance across breaking waves
Orchestral notes play perfect harmony, and
Scent of wild flower and thyme fill the air
Hands caress well groomed grasses
Lips taste pure, ice cold waters Absorbing nature the heart slows down, so
Peace and tranquillity enter the soul
Maybe this old world ain't so bad at all?
#poem #water #waterfalls #mountains
2023-09-03...
I'm a bit late to the #Nostr party but the project certainly looks interesting and could possibly develop into some great future applications. Above all, I like the simplicity. One to be watched. Anyway if anybody wants to hook up there my credentials are below.
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[email protected]
Project: https://nostr.com
2023-09-02...
Storm clouds building over Lanjarón this evening. Much needed rain this evening and tomorrow hopefully
#Spain #Sunsets #Andalucia #landscape #landscapephotography
2023-08-31...
An amazingly fruity and mind blowing Sriracha salsa prepared by our best cheffie friend, Richard, from our own chillies, peppers and tomatoes. So good to have someone who really knows how to use our local produce. We can keep in the fridge for several months but somehow I don't think it will last that long!
#growyourown #selfsufficiency #food
2023-08-30...
Nice evening light over Lanjarón this evening
#Spain #Sunsets #Andalucia #landscape #landscapephotography
2023-08-28...
Well that was a first. I've been involved in a few rescues in my time, but never been asked to rescue two surfboards stuck in a gorge! They evidently got stuck yesterday when the high winds separated them from their owners car. The surfboards were none the worse for their ordeal 🤣
2023-08-27...
One time, before social media giants took over, blogs were everywhere. Now posts are lost in the social media morass a few days after posting.
I think it's important to write first and share socially later. For me, it's a record for family & friends. If others find some use from the words then great!
Anyway here is "Travelling ´Arse About Face´ in the Mountains". A rethinking of the way you approach your mountain trips and the benefits that that might bring.
https://elperronegro.com/posts/2023-08-26-alternative-overnight-mountain-travel-benefits/
2023-08-25...
The city of Granada, a heat haze and the stars above. From our bivouac Tozal del Cartujo 3152m
#SierraNevada #Spain #Granada #astrophotography
2023-08-25...
Our little bivouac spot on top of the mountain and under the stars. Not exactly salubrious but you wouldn't get me changing this for a night at the Hilton
Tozal del Cartujo (3152m), Sierra Nevada, Spain
#Mountains #backpacking #hiking #camping #landscape #landscapephotography #astrophotography
2023-08-22...
Just packing up for an overnight trip into the mountains that starts tomorrow. Pretty happy with the 4.8kg (10.5lb) overall base weight (with only camera and water to add). Problem is, we have no water en route tomorrow so I will have to carry at least 4 litres water to cover overnight cooking, drinking etc.
Can somebody please invent a powdered water that condenses on contact with air? 🤣🤣
2023-08-21...
Today's pepper harvest from the greenhouse (converted swimming pool 😀 ). Going to freeze this lot into bags ready for the winter
#growyourown #allotment #selfsufficiency #vegetables
2023-08-19...
I love getting up in the mountains before the sun rises. Yes, it's usually cold but the scenes as the light changes make it more than worthwhile. Here's a few from the other morning as the sun hits the mountain faces and lines of ridges fade back into the distance. The upper world has light and the lower world shadow.
Also can you spot the bivouac? Believe me it's there below the NE face of Mulhacen 3482m.
#SierraNevada #Spain #Hiking #Backpacking #Landscape #landscapephotography #sunrise
2023-08-19...
Watching the sunset from the Collado de Siete Lagunas 3230m. The north east face/ridge of Mulhacen 3282m rising above.
#SierraNevada #Spain #Hiking #Backpacking #Landscape #landscapephotography #sunset
2023-08-18...
The Vasar de Mulhacen is my favourite mountain track in the Sierra Nevada. It crosses the spectacular north face of Mulhacen at half height. Seemingly sensationally exposed but the reality is that it is much easier than it looks, although you do need a head for heights. Only in one place are hands necessary.
Half way along the Vasar you get to meet the "Fuente del Viejo Lobo" where the finest water on the planet is to be found.
#backpacking #spain #hiking #landscape #landscapephotography
2023-08-18...
After a couple of mountain bivouacs I am sold on using Sleeping Quilts rather than Sleeping Bags.
1. Generally lighter weight (no zip)
2. You can micro manage temperatures much better than enclosed in a bag
3. You can turn & move much easier
4. Zips! There aren't any. How frustrated have I got in the past when zips get snagged whilst trying to extract oneself quickly in the middle of the night?
Photos ... me & my better half tucked in for the night at our last location.
