It was quite a drive from the Coast of the Bay of Biscay. It's not that far as the crow flies but it took quite awhile because the road was so windy (and Scary) to get up to this mountain village called Cain de Valdeleon.
Cain is at the end of the road and the beginning of a fabulous trail in the Picos de Europa Mountains.
You can see on the left in the picture the trail is literally carved out of the side of the mountain in some places! It is (to invoke a '60's term) Pretty Trippy!
And with all of the rain that's been happening in Spain lately the river that runs along the trail was gushing with water and made all the waterfalls really dramatic too!
The mountains are all granite or some hard rock like that. They remind me a bit of Yosemite but much more spread out.
There's my DH trudging down the trail. It was about 7 miles round trip which was about as much as our old bones could handle, but it was worth it! There's a big climb at one end of the trail which we avoided. The rest was very gradual changes in elevation so I was not totally wiped out, but I sure did sleep well! Have a great weekend! Cheers, CW
You can see on the left in the picture the trail is literally carved out of the side of the mountain in some places! It is (to invoke a '60's term) Pretty Trippy!
And with all of the rain that's been happening in Spain lately the river that runs along the trail was gushing with water and made all the waterfalls really dramatic too!
WOW! That does look worth it. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteWhat a trail, my goodness! Looks like it was worth the endeavor to get there. P.S. I love how your husband is walking on the inside of the trail, away from the edge. That's where I'd be!
ReplyDeleteJust fabulous scenery, Claire.
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