More Hiking
There are some wonderful hiking trails in and around Granada. I go on Wednesdays with a group of men. We usually start out by taking a bus to a nearby town like this one, beyond the bridge.
Then we strike out into the countryside. Some of these men have been doing this for 30-40 yrs, so they know the trails!
This time we followed a little valley to the headwaters of the Darro River, which runs through Granada. It’s not a big river, more like a stream. A number of years ago it was diverted underground through the city, under one of the main streets!
Of course, a main feature of the hike is the midmorning snack break!
We found a cave,
Which at one time probably housed flocks of sheep or goats.
During Spain’s Civil War from 1936-39, Franco’s men had an army camp on this rock outcropping, a strategic place to monitor movements in the valley below.
This town, Visnar, is near where Federico García Lorca, a famous poet from Granada, was executed during the Civil War.
On the hike this week we went past this old burial grounds, dating before Christ.
Water is an important commodity in a dry country.
Some of these canals were originally made a thousand or so years ago to supply water from the melting snows and springs in the mountains to the tillable land and population centers.
This old reservoir has been restored.
It’s surprising what you see along the way. It can range from color and scenery contrasts,
To little horse farms.
And to swinging bridges.
This narrow gorge has been turned into a national park with trails so people can walk
Or crawl along its edges!
I’m glad this rock didn’t fall on me,
And I hope this one doesn’t! It looks precarious, way up there!
If you look closely, you might see a face on this rock!
And if you look closely again, you might see the rock climber on the face of the face of the rock!
This little plateau
Looks like a good place for the famous midmorning snack!
Then it was back to the city and the daily grind!
