More splendid granite walking country.

Sierra de Guadarrama

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

05 Nov 2015 33 24 175
The nerve centre of the largest world empire up to that time - Phillip II's imposing palace / monastery. Worth a look on large and further for the palace detail.
La Sierra de La Cabrera - granite extravaganza!

La Sierra de La Cabrera - granite extravaganza!

19 Aug 2015 41 28 189
I have a very strong need to get back walking here again. It's been four years now, what with one thing after another, but I aim to get up there this Spring for the Spring wildflower show (so last 2 weeks in May in reality).
La Sierra de La Cabrera from the other side (see prev posting)

La Sierra de La Cabrera from the other side (see p…

04 Dec 2015 34 15 161
This is from the south and shows the steeper rise to the crest of the ridge. It was a slightly hazy autumn day and I went for a slightly hazy look. Therefore not worth enlarging for detail; there isn't any! Sight and Sound; The best pop song of all time in my opinion and that of John Peel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinCg7IGqHg
HANWE, everybody! Does granite have a heart? Obviously not, but ... wait a minute ... just maybe!

HANWE, everybody! Does granite have a heart? Obvio…

30 Sep 2012 35 21 163
Sierra de La Cabrera with the brooding hulk of Mondalindo behind. Possibly better on large to view the granite shapes in more detail.
foggy Jarama Valley

foggy Jarama Valley

12 Mar 2022 46 22 210
My sister's shot from the house. I'd long forgotten this song but it seems a perfect classic rock song of its time, the early 70s. And it certainly sounds better to me today than when it was released when I was all into Hendrix, Joplin and so on! Sight and Sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9EbR0ckb40
My sister's shot (no 2). HANWE everyone!

My sister's shot (no 2). HANWE everyone!

29 Aug 2019 51 33 207
A view ove the Jarama Valley from a terrace to the Sierra de Guadarrama, including my beloved Sierra de La Cabrera at the left.
Mountain stream on granite. 2 shots for the price of one!

Mountain stream on granite. 2 shots for the price…

14 Jan 2012 32 13 144
Sierra de La Cabrera, Valdemanco end of the range.
Granite par excellence!

Granite par excellence!

01 May 2012 38 28 250
My favourite walking territory (alongside Cornish sea cliffs and coasts) Sierra de La Cabrera.
Granite and broom and spot the rock window!

Granite and broom and spot the rock window!

22 Jun 2012 40 34 206
I don't think I've posted this before (but certainly on Panoramio). Typical granite forms up on the ridge.
Griffon Vulture, blue sky, rock window and granite

Griffon Vulture, blue sky, rock window and granite

07 Jul 2011 33 22 178
Looking for lunch? Looking a little wistfully at me perhaps? 12 years ago but I remember it as a scorcher! The following day I was back in Cornwall for a couple of months as there are no classes to be had in Spain in the summer and so no earnings :o( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9EbR0ckb40 A bit of Roxy Music doesn't do any harm!
Poppy field. HANWE everybody!

Poppy field. HANWE everybody!

19 May 2015 48 35 242
Looking forward to spring! Sadly poppies don't thrive here any more. A new farmer wants profitable fields and who can blame him? Btw, that white wall has been knocked down between 2015 and now. I can't find it on Google maps but I know exactly where I was at the time! Sight and sound. A bit of Rachmaninov didn't harm anyone! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEGOihjqO9w
The Sentinal

The Sentinal

19 Mar 2012 38 27 187
The Sentinal, or Guardian, of the Mountains, is tolerant of these minor irritants! Cancho Largo, La Sierra de La Cabrera. Sight and sound, She does a very good reaction to this classic from Led Zeppelin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlfqEJEmVA
"Are we rockin' today, dear?" ... It seemed to fall on stone-deaf ears!

"Are we rockin' today, dear?" ... It seemed to fal…

12 Nov 2011 33 26 147
Granite shapes. La Sierra de La Cabrera
Spot the climber

Spot the climber

09 Oct 2011 31 23 157
La Sierra de La Cabrera. There are a number of rock climbs along the ridge of all grades to suit all capabilities.
Las Agujas de Cancho Gordo

Las Agujas de Cancho Gordo

17 Sep 2011 49 35 172
(The needles of Cancho Gordo). La Sierra de La Cabrera granite. I don't think I've posted this on ipernity: certainly on Panoramio. I'm looking forward to getting up there again after a l o o o n g five year absence (for a whole variety of reasons).
Everywhere was stonecrop underfoot

Everywhere was stonecrop underfoot

23 Jun 2011 31 17 174
I couldn't help but trample them, there were so many - but I reckoned they were tough little buggers so I soon stopped worrying about my foot placement! La Sierra de La Cabrera, granite. Better on large to see this hardy plant en masse.
La Sierra de La Cabrera - HANWE everyone!

La Sierra de La Cabrera - HANWE everyone!

28 Jan 2012 30 18 171
An oldie and a winter shot. Bitterly cold. This shows much of the taller western end of the Sierra. I hope to return here before too long. Better on large for granite detail.
La Sierra de La Cabrera

La Sierra de La Cabrera

22 Jun 2012 39 36 196
Where I had planned to walk today and catch the last of the spring flowers. But today was just about the wettest June day on record so I ventured nowhere near! But I hope to get up there fairly soon, and before the relentless summer heat kicks in, which it will do in a week or two! This shot was a taken at midsummer but here, high up, it is still showing Spring wildflowers so I still have some hope!
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