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Category Archives: Spanish Civil War
In the Valley of the Toril
PATHS. They begin at our door and run through our lives. They rise and buckle and lead us to unknown places. They appear in all guises: woodland paths; coastal paths; moorland paths; paths of righteousness; paths of destiny. Sometimes they … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Environment, Footpaths, Gerald Brenan, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Rivers, Ruins, Spanish Civil War, Threshing floors, Walking, Weather
Tagged Alpujarra, Alpujarras, general francisco franco, Munros, outdoors, Scotland, Sierra Nevada, Spain, The Munros, WPLongform
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Untold Stories of High Haciendas
THE mountains are full of places where people lived, raised families and died. Their children and their children???s children have moved on. All that remains are stones and walls and the imagined echoes of humanity . . .
Posted in Archaeology, Death, Environment, Hiking, History, Life, Mountains, Ruins, Spanish Civil War
Tagged general francisco franco, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Tejeda y Almijara, Spain
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Plodding over Pinnel ??? In the Rio Guadalfeo
THE Rio Guadalfeo flows from the Sierra Nevada mountains through steep-sided valleys to the Mediterranean at Salobre??a. I???ve gazed down upon its course from the winding mountain road to Orgiva many times, and been shouted at from the passenger seat … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Footpaths, Geology, Hiking, History, Mountains, Spanish Civil War, Walking
Tagged Cumbria, Lake District, outdoors, Sierra Nevada, Spain, The Lakes
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Lucero ??? Where Old Hatreds Linger
LUCERO is a prominent pyramid of baked rock that looks ten times more a mountain than nearly everything twice, three times and four times its size. The approaches from the south are long and incredibly steep. From the north, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Hiking, History, Life, Mountains, Politics, Ranting, Spanish Civil War, Walking
Tagged general francisco franco, Lake District, outdoors, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Tejeda y Almijara, Spain, The Lakes
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Among Mules, Mountains and the People of the Sierra
A walk in the mountains of Andalucia in search of forgotten history . . . Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Hiking, History, Life, Mountains, Politics, Spanish Civil War
Tagged general francisco franco, outdoors, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Tejeda y Almijara, Spain, The Pyrenees
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