Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
Valle de Abdalajís Gentle climbs Cooling winds Sierra de Abdalajís Limestone strata La Fuente de la Viuda Spring water Steep descent Pine forest La Encantada Power Plant El Chorro A short walk day Clean clothes Eat, drink Prepare Tomorrow, an adventure 14/05/19 11km/402m ascent/549m descent
Villanueva de Concepción Crisp air Following Camino Mozárabe de Santiago For a while Rolling fields Grains, olives, poppies Wildflower curbs Scented air Valle de Abdalajís 13/05/19 22.2km/588m ascent/804m descent
Villan ueva de Cauche Lazy day's walk Low hills Green fields Red poppies Blue skies Mountain fringes Villanueva de Concepción Sunday tapas on the square 12/05/19 14km/311m ascent/446m descent
Riogordo Olives, olives, olives Hot Dogs, dogs, dogs Cafe Bark, bark, bark Hot Villanueva de Cauche Tiny White Hot Autovia A-92 Roadside hotel Dinner's on me Happy birthday, Gail 11/05/19 18.4km/741m ascent/401m descent
Ventas de Zafarraya Railroad traces Olives, olives, olives Puglarin Alto/cafe con leche Hot, hot, hot Down, down, down Riogordo Bar Molina/al fresco dining 10/05/19 24.3km/574m ascent/1,078 descent
Alcaucín Early start Quick rise Gentle tracks Shady forests Artichokes Agri-industry Ventas de Zafarraya A good day on foot 09/05/19 19.2km/708m ascent/286m descent
Sedella Morning climb Gently rising Broad paths Collado de la Gitana Lunch at 1420m Slow, agonizing descent Overgrown paths Biting thorns Torn legs Scree spills Can we do this? Alcaucín Beer/fish/bull tail/wine Yes, we can 07/05/19 18km/1,197m ascent/1,438m descent 9 hours
Frigiliana Scrambling up rosemary slopes Invisible paths El Acebuchal Lemon cake Up and up Cómpeta 05/05/19 20.6km/1,096m ascent/901m descent
A day of small beginnings on our 435 kilometer trek from Playa Maro on Spain's Costa del Sol coast, following the Penibetic range of mountains westward to the coastal community of Bolonia, edging on the Atlantic Ocean. Today's start on that journey is a modest one. The morning is spent on a bus, transporting Gail... Continue Reading →
After waking early Wednesday morning, discovering a rain of emails declaring our first flight had been cancelled, talking with the airline for well over an hour only to find no work-arounds, booking a flight with another airline, arriving early Tuesday in Madrid—back on schedule—taking a high speed AVE train to Málaga, after all that and... Continue Reading →