Comments on: Among Mules, Mountains and the People of the Sierra http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/ ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1836 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:10:24 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1836 Thanks for that David. It really is a wonderful area. Having walked there a few times since reading your book I’ve come to appreciate just what a wild place it is ??? and so close to a major tourist destination. I can see now how people could hide for years in those mountains away from the eyes of the authorities.
All the best, Alen

]]> By: maromapress http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1835 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:53:36 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1835 Good article, Alen. And not just because you have given my book, Between Two Fires, such a generous plug. I have lived on the edge of the Sierra Almijara for quite few years now. It’s a great area for hiking and escaping from the overcrowded coast. The best aspect for me is that within minutes of leaving my house I am in a wilderness area, home of vultures, eagles and the bones of those guerrilleros who died in a hopeless struggle against fascism.
David Baird

]]> By: Scotlands Mountains http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1641 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:50:27 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1641 Ok Alen,I`ll see if I can run one off during the week.It`s good,you can still see the fire burning in the eyes of these 90 year olds :)

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1640 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:43:39 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1640 Hi Alex. The book’s a really good read ??? very detailed and containing interviews of people who lived through it. I haven’t seen the documentary, so if it’s possible to do me a copy I’d be really appreciative.
Alen

]]> By: Scotlands Mountains http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1639 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:24:04 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1639 I`ll have to get a copy of that book I think.What I do have is a 2 hour documentary which was aired on Scottish Television a year or two back with interviews with the few remaining International Brigade volunteers and some original footage from Spain.I can hopefully copy it ,despite my limited pc skills, and send it down to you if you haven`t seen it.I`m not sure if it was shown south of the border.

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1634 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:08:01 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1634 Ha ha.

]]> By: Scotlands Mountains http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1632 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:53:01 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1632 Very informative. Have you considered a career in journalism at all ?
Alex :)

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1606 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:21:44 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1606 Scott, you mean to say you don’t have indifferent mule men up there in Scotland? Well that does surprise me. Anyway, thank you for your comment, which I appreciate greatly.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1605 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:16:47 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1605 H Paul. Thanks very much for that. It makes it all worthwhile when other people find my ramblings interesting. And yes, it is a very beautiful part of the world and one I shall keep going back to.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: Scott Blair http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1604 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:54:26 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1604 I thoroughly enjoyed that, Alen. I kind of saved it up for when I had time to read it properly, and it repays that approach.
:0)
I also now have a detailed mental picture of an indifferent mule man, which is a first.

]]> By: Paul http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1603 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:35:04 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1603 Hi Alen,

This post really interested me, it was like you say,it was real & actually happened, you re-lived it with the old mule routes & beautiful photos of the ruined buildings & the staggering mountain scenery.

Great post as always.

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/09/19/among-mules-mountains-and-the-people-of-the-sierra/#comment-1602 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:31:38 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5098#comment-1602 Hi Karl. Yes, that is very recent. It’s weird to to think that a country can be at the centre of a bloody war one moment and a tourist destination the next. I was walking the Southern Upland Way with my son when the Balkans crisis erupted. It seems like only a couple of years ago. I quite fancy visiting Croatia. I’ll pencil it on the list.
Cheers, Alen

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