No es el mejor embutido a mi gusto la mortadela, pero es lo que me ha tocado, pude ver nevar, pero rápidamente fue aguanieve en el pueblo, suerte que dentro del término municipal la nevada fue importante. Ayer fui en plena nevada, está mañana una buena ruta corriendo por encima de la nieve y hace un rato a jugar en familia con el oro blanco.
El frío no se va del todo y los mapas apuntan a una situación más favorable a mi zona para ver nieve y sobretodo mucho frío. Se está preparando una retrógrada, entrada continental o en el mejor de los casos, la estrella que es una entrada de aire Siberiano.
Así fue el amanecer de ayer desde mi terraza Paseo en plena nevada en la parte alta del pueblo Las condiciones de la pista ya eran delicadas
Video resumen del mes de Diciembre en plena nevada
Esta mañana en la ruta con bastante nieve a partir de 750 metros Un paisaje espectacular, sol y algun copo, con viento…Bonito paisaje Jugando hace un rato con mi hijo en un campo con nieve virgen. Guerra de bolas, muñeco de nieve, saltos…Oro blanco para los que no la vemos habitualmente. Alegría con su luz especial…
The last weekend I was in Castello, a region that I didn’t visit, just the coast and by the highway. Very interesting place and a great discover for me.
Just enjoy the river from inside
Montanejos is a termal village. The temperature of the river is warmer than should be, it makes very comfortable to swim inside the river. I did more than 200 meters up to the river in the canyon.
During this weekend I also enjoy the largest green track of Spain. It was an old train from the port to the minery area, now a paradise to go with bike. Tunnels and trees around, remember the past of the track. The new track sometimes is very close and is posible to see the train.
The new from the old oneTunnel with light and water inside
The landscape is nice with mountains and lot of trees.
The bridge cross a dry river, quite normal in this region of irregular rain
Mediterranean rivers are very dangerous, from nothing to a floats. The dry rivers are the most dangerous, because there aren’t trees to stop the water.
Olive oil, wine are the typical products of theses area, also good almond. Most dry cultive, even is water in the area, the temperatures are more extreme than in the coast. Orange, lemon prefer areas were freezing temperatures are inusual, not inland where every winter is below zero at nights.
Mediterranean landscape inland. Almond, olive and wineAlso jump in the river is posible
We stay 2 nights in Alcala de Henares, 600 kilometers from home, short but very intense days.
Some pictures to show better this monumental city. Is the city of Cervantes and the culture is very important. Center of the town is nice with a big square call Cervantes and Mayor street with lot of shops and restaurants. This strange year is quiet, but normally is a very crowded city for tourists, some of them come from Madrid.
Also the nature is important, the river Henares is a good place to walk. The mountains are in the other side of the river, the famous Alcarria, not very high mountains but interesting to see the views of all the region of Madrid.
Following the maps I did a very nice running route there, but there was a problem with a bridge that was in a private area where isn’t allowed walk. Finally I went to the next bridge, the result more than 28 kilometers running.
City, river and mountain, vey complete route but for me too long to do everyday. I like do some long routes sometimes.
Nice views from the top.
After this long route, just a shower and we went to the river.
Rio Dulce is a natural park where you can follow the river in the canyon. When you are in the highway isn’t posible to imagine this canyon, is a plateau at 1100-1200 above the sea, but when you take the road down and discover how the water eat the rocks during years.
Dry air make the air more clean, this area close to Madrid but full of natureVery cold water, the coldest river of this year. Is posible to walk up the river and discover nice places.
We spent a nice day in the river. The next day we come back home at the afternoon, very short but nice to discover places.
Guadalajara is a regional that I like a lot, isn’t too crowded, the population isn’t dense, just the capital that is in the Madrid urban influence.
Summer is different, more dry than Centelles, run 28 kilometers now in Centelles loss more water your body and I feel more tired. The days that we spent the temperature were normal after lot of very warm days.
Yesterday I did trail running with rain, sometimes is nice to see the nature with the magic sound of the rain.
A long way of 17 kilometers
I went to Sant Miquel del Fai, now is closed because they are doing some work to improve. Now is a public place, with falls, a church, caves. I arrived running and see from the cliffs after the rain, was amazing, sun, rainbow, fog…
Cingles de Berti now is very green in this rainy 2020.A house in the middle of a very nice forest. The Cingles had a important fire in 1994, then parts of the mountain are recovering with Mediterranean trees, not in this picture that is like was all before the fire.The waterfall of the Tenes river. Sant Miquel del Fai is going to open again after the reform, like a public familiar placer that used to be. I went sometimes with my parents. The Brigde to enter in the parkThe valley of the Tenes riverAfter the rain, appears the fog, but still is posible see the waterfallThe rainbow in the area where the fire was more important A sunny evening. June give very long days, with this temperature is perfect to enjoyThis view is amazing, I always take pictures from there.
Yesterday was a familiar day in a very special mountain. Pedraforca is a classic in Catalunya, one of the most popular. Despite isn’t the highest and is Prepyreness, the technical climbing and the image makes it very special, also crowded normally.
Now people of Barcelona can’t go there, is still a quiet place. We walk part of a route that is a 360° of the mountain.
This is the best view of the power of this amazing mountain. 2507 meters above the sea, but isn’t the highest mountain in Barcelona.
All around is forest and mountains, but never forget the past than this region the minerals are the main work of this region. The forest are very good, because they work down, also some open miners that still you can see. All trains are now just for tourist, green tracks to enjoy this amazing area.
The north face with and easy track, not in winter with ice. Rivers cross the track, also some rocks can fail, specially in winter with snow and ice.
The storms are near, but we were lucky, we leave the area with fog. During the way coming home, rain was very heavy.
The picture in a peak with good view and lot of trees.
Great day in a place that always can discover places. Lot of paths to walk, some are very technical, but also you can do it easier. There are lot of possibilities in this area.
Normally the road have trafic jams, all the secundary valleys, have roads to the main one of the Llobregat river.
The views of the parking of the sightview where start the walking. Also there is a refuge of mountain.
Today I haven’t pictures to continue my project of the Spanish landscape. After more than one month without leaving my own village starts to see like a dream travel anywhere.
The world will need time to move free to enjoy the different landscapes and culture.
We have internet to know lot of things and have a full virtual life at home. Webcam to have videoconferencing, but even the quality is good, you lost a natural conversation. I like to talk people everywhere, any moment could be perfect. Look at the eyes, see the facial expression that says more than the rest of the conversation. I don’t feel the same in videoconferencing, maybe is good to talk with people that you know well, but to meet new people…
We are coming back to past, everybody moving around home. International travelers in 2020 is really a dream. The good thing is the quality of the air and the sound of the birds in the city. This is just temporal, people is still here, at home but still alive.
The fog can make disappear the house…
I don’t want to talk about politicians, but I read strange things about this situation, not all could be wrong. There are lot of interests, we are just numbers playing in a game. It’s hard to say this, the easier is don’t think about and just live. The problem is that now is most of the countries persona are limited to do it.
Walk in streets like in a film, we don’t need Netflix, the end of the world is outside. People looking all your movement, Fear is in the streets. People is starting to have mental problems. In Spain isn’t allowed to walk in the nature and do it in the city is very strange.
Any hug, kisses, social distance in strange times. A virus with a strange history, is difficult don’t in conspiracy. The global world arrived, but know closed and looking strange everybody.
The future isn’t clear
2020 will be remember during lot of years, we are living our war against the system. Strong control is easier in a global world, at the end we are just human. Maybe the earth or the Universe show us that we aren’t the boss.
I hope enjoy the nature and survive to see the new system…
Big natural region where are important cities like the capital Madrid.
South Meseta is lower than the North Meseta. Also is drier and warmer, winter could be cold specially at nights. For me the most interesting natural thing is a big aquifer that we call the 23. Is very big but with too much use, lot of years with problems like subterranean fire for a natural process.
Lagunas de Ruidera are 16 lakes in the middle of a semidesertic area with less than 400 liters every year. This is the green Mancha The natural park of Daimiel is amazing area in the middle of cereal area.
Another important thing of the region are big number of castles and the windmills. Don Quijote the most important Spanish novel is in this area, he fight against the wind mills.
There are lot of places to visit following the famous novel, based in Argamasilla de Alba. There are a cave to visit and lot of windmills is a cultural visit to understand this landscape.
Consuegra is one of the best examples. Also Campo de Criptana with very colorful house and famous windmills. Campo de Criptana The last lake of Ruidera
Madrid and Toledo are the main cities to visit in this region if you like the history and need to see urban architecture.
Toledo is a very nice city to visit. If you prefer walk quiet and see from outside, the Tajo river has a natural way with nice views of the city. Here is the 0 point, the main radial roads, just 6 start here in Sol. Plaza Mayor, nice to visit at Christmas time with the traditional market. Big city, museums, theatre, shopping and big parks. Cristal Palace in the Retiro Park of Madrid.
The Meseta is flat with some hills but you only see mountains when you arrive to the end or you go down into a river that can form a Canyon like the Jucar River.
Nice village with caves is Alcala de Jucar. The way is very nice, you start to go down in a totally flat area, when you are down looks like mountains is just a Canyon.
The wines are also important is this region where isn’t easy to find a shadow in the warm summer. Trees aren’t in this area, only in the mountains and areas near the rivers.
Quiet region with nice natural places to discover
My favorite place in the region is following the Guadiana river, even now isn’t totally clear where is born. Lagunas de Ruidera are the place that appears in most of the books. Sometimes is a subterranean river in the famous 23 aquifer. There the eyes of Guadiana where originally appears the Guadiana again. The irregular rain, and specially the massive use of water for the agriculture is a danger for this amazing natural water aquifer.
Enjoy this region with good roads in a flat area where the trips are easy.
Today the province of Tarragona. The last day I talk about Ebro River forms a big Delta, maybe one the most interesting visit of Tarragona.
This picture from my best friend. Vidajeros.es
Delta is very windy area. Summer is warm and with the humidity feel warmer. Rice is the big product of the Delta. Now also they produce lot of sea fruits.
They produce in the sea, like farms Totally flat area, the sea is going to make this area that enter 30 kilometers from the coast.
The capital is one of the most important cities in the peninsula, the old Roman city of Tarraco. Lot of historic things to visit, and also beach and important port.
Tarragona is very industrial area for the oil, is the only area of Spain with oil. There refineries. Also there are 2 Nuclear plants, Vandellos in the Coast and Asco in the Ebro river.
Summer is full of tourist Also the are rocks in some beachesHospitalet de l’Infant the most windy areaThe mountains close to the coast produce electricity
The highest mountains are in the ports, lot of rocks some trees that are the southern point that they live. The rainfall is bigger than all the areas arround.
The Estrets rivers in the north entrance to the natural ParkThe rocks are hugeVery good area, quiet with lot of animals Nice village, good wine big contrast with the coast.
There are more mountains in Tarragona. Montsant paradise to climb, Prades the red village with amazing forest. Just and example of the variety of this region.
Strong winds from the sea form clouds in the Prelitoral mountains Places quiet to think aboutEscalada Dei runes very interesting to discover the life in this important religious center Church inside the stone Clear sky in windy day in the Priorat with the best wines. Slow visit, lot of curvy roads. Rally uses this roads. Siurana one of the most popular visit in Cornudella de MontsantLot of people come just to take this pictures of Siurana Prades the red village for the buildings. The forest are important in Prades.
Stil in Tarragona we find a very nice village with walls Montblanc in the Conca de Barbera.
Medieval village, very interesting for the architecture
Just a small presentation of a region with more interesting places than you expect.
The Ribera is interesting to find historic places from the battle of Ebro in the civil war.
Miravet and the castle, with still a boat to cross the river. In this point is a very big river.
There is important the traditional Calçots, specially in Valls the capital of the Alt Camp.
Very complete region, the biggest river, important factories, beach, Delta, mountains, the country produce lot of Mediterranean products.
The river Ebro is the most important Mediterranean river in the Peninsula. Is the longest totally in Spain. I talk of the medium and the end of the river.
Ebro start in Cantabria and cross part of Burgos, but I will talk about this area another day. Today I talk about La Rioja, Navarra, Aragón and Catalunya.
The Valley is very windy in winter. Also fog is very important in winter, in some areas could be some weeks without sun. The region isn’t very rainy, with some desert, not totally natural, because was the extensive use of the furniture and the sheep that help to disappear the trees. Climate isn’t desert, sometimes have heavy thunderstorms. Irregular rainfall like in most of Mediterranean region.
The Biggest cities of this region are Logroño, Zaragoza, Lleida.
Southeast of Spain is the real desert of Europe.Calm river in Logroño.Zaragoza in a windy day
The weather is hard in this region, winter with fog or wind, despite some ocasional showers. The feeling of cold, humid or to dry with the wind.
Spring big contrast in day and night temperatures. Thunderstorms are normal at this time of the year, the most rainy time.
Summer is warm, sometimes 40°. Nights aren’t very cold in big cities, a little bit better than Mediterranean cities but still warm nights.
Autumn in the east is posible have the Mediterranean famous situation of heavy rain in October. November start the fog days, first some hours, but In December could be even weeks.
Monegros landscape Typical winter day in the big park of Mitjana in LleidaBardenas Reales in the south of NavarraRioja with lot of winery’s. The water of the river and all the rivers of the Pyrenees make this region rich in agricultureBig flat areas
I will continue until the end of the river and the amazing Delta another day.
The river has lot of big lakes to control, but sometimes in Spring with heavy rains the floods are important in this region.
In the lakes are the material that need the Delta to survive. Delta is like we now for they cut the trees for furniture to make ships to fight again England. It make that part of the floor went to the river and form one of the most important Delta in Mediterranean. Lot of species of birds, the rice are in serious danger. The last famous Gloria bring lot of problems to the region.
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