Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful, but rugged terrain. I liked the view from the top. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/30/2017 12:14 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Yesterday I did something different from my usual cycling escapades, > albeit in the same general area. My wife and I joined a small group of > mostly British hikers for a 17 km walk in the mountains above > Benidorm/Alicante, centred on the village of Sella. I have visited this > area (Puerto de Tudons) on bicycle on various occasions. But walking is > different; it is a different kind of exercise, and it allows for much more > photography; during an 80-100 km bicycle ride I will typically only stop > once or twice, where when you are walking, stopping to take a picture is a > snap (pun intended?). Plus, you get to see things that you do not > necessarily see from a paved road. > > Four images from the hike. > > Part of our little group on the way up a narrow path. We were going up to > the top of the ridge: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-rwWdJqV/A > > There were numerous hazards along the path, including those left behind by > mountain goats: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Z3wbVjB/A > > Once at the top, we took in this amazing view. A bit of leftover snow from > last weekend?s storm is still visible: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TqkcmSN/A > > Towards the end of the hike, I stopped for this little wild flower. In > contrast to the immediate surroundings of Alicante, this area is quite > lush, with lots of greenery and wild thyme and sage and other good stuff > growing everywhere: > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vG8k2P9/A > > One of the other participants posted the walk on Strava: > https://www.strava.com/activities/848457833 > > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >