Comments on: Lucero ??? Where Old Hatreds Linger

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:25:52 +0000

You’ve got me thinking there, David, because there was a sign at the start of the summit path that had a reference to Moors on it. I can’t recall what it said, but I think it translated something like Path of the Moors. I’ve just glanced through Davis’ guidebook and he has no reference to it. I shall do some Googling when an opportunity arises.
As for the hire car firms, that’s something I’ve wondered myself because I’ve taken some cars into pretty hostile country on my three visits to Andalucia. I’d certainly think twice about taking my own car along some of those tracks. What makes me laugh is you see all the 4x4s on Britain’s near-perfect roads, then you drive up unmade mountain tracks in Spain to isolated farms and villages and the people are haring around in ordinary saloons. It makes you think.
Cheers, Alen

By: David

David — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:58:23 +0000

That looks like a smashing mountain walk with some cracking views from the top, no wonder it was used as an observation post. Perhaps it was even used centuries earlier when the Moors arrived, who knows?

The mountains of southern Spain seem to be criss-crossed with old tracks like these. I wonder if the hire car people realise the places their cars end up in when they hire them out to walkers and climbers?

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:38:26 +0000

Hi Dohn. Yes. There’s a road runs within half a mile of my house that the Romans built 1,900 years ago for getting men and equipment up to Hadrian’s Wall. To look at it now with its tarmac, lorries, crash barriers, etc, you get absolutely no sense of antiquity or indication that it was built for war. It must be the same all over the world.
All the best, Alen

By: earthstonestation

earthstonestation — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:19:26 +0000

Lots of tracks and trails thru those hills that all look in good shape. Excellent photos. Seems there are always men hauling weapons over trails in out of the way places…and then after awhile they leave, with only a bit of ruin they were ever there at all. Thanks for the history reminder Alen that we might not be blinded drinking beer.

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:07:25 +0000

Hi Alex. I see your blog’s back in action ??? and about time too. No, I’ve not heard of Christie, so I’m just about to Google him and become acquainted. As for cars, I had the most basic hire car I could get, which was a little Hyundai from Europcar (??19 a day through EasyJet) and it coped admirably.
Cheers, Alen

By: Scotlands Mountains

Scotlands Mountains — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:41:23 +0000

I`ve never heard of this hill before Alen but shall put it on the list for my next visit.Thanks for the historical slant as well.When I was young I was full of admiration for Stuart Christie,remember him ? He was the Scottish anarchist who travelled over to Spain to try and blow up Franco :)
Do you reckon a bog standard hire car would manage the road up ?
Alex.