Snowshoing above Puente Palo
The great thing about living in the foothills of the mountains is that you can take last minute advantage of snow conditions.
Richard
The Solar Installation
In response to the Electricity Companies doubling their prices we have gone
solar. Sod em!
After recommendations from my good friend Pepe Badaje, we bought a 8 panel
system from AutoSolar. Cost at the time we bought it was €5600 and we added
another €1000 in building the structure to
The Eve of Destruction
Email to two old friends catching up on recent events
Good to hear that you are thinking about hills again Laurie. Maybe they are
small ones, but nevertheless, being able to get about again must be so
uplifting. Happy for you mate.
After two years Kiersten and I have both
Exploring the Sierra Mágina
Photos from the trip into the Sierra Mágina over the last couple of days. A lovely, compact and interesting mountain range largely overlooked by foreigners. We saw only 1 other hiker in 2 days of wandering here.
Car Cleaning on a Weekend???
I've never been one for spending my weekend cleaning cars, preferring the mountains to that thankless chore. After nearly 20 years in Spain my car cleaning was both seasonal and eco friendly ie when it rained.
First tracks in the Barranco de San Juan
First time at mid altitude for a while and my first venture this winter into the winter snows. We've had a poor winter so far so the recent heavy snowfalls have been most welcomed. Poor visibility meant we opted for the Barranco de San Juan valley as our snowshoeing route for the day.
Cerro Huenes group, an unknown gem in the Cumbres Verdes
The Cumbres Verdes range south of Granada is very accessible. Most people head for the deserved reigning peak of the range, the spectacular, Trevenque. However there is a really nice hike just as accessible. This is round the Cerro Huenes group.