It’s hard to regret visiting the striking Siete Picos, especially since it’s one of the few places in the Sierra de Guadarrama I haven’t been to. So, to the mountains!
After our solitary visit to Castillo de Peracense, we continued on to Albarracín, which is located in the province of Teruel in Aragón. Albarracín has everything I could ever want in a Spanish town: a castle, cave paintings, and Roman ruins. Although, the cave paintings and roman ruins are not in the town, per se, …
When I first came to visit Spain with my partner in March of 2019, we visited the family apartment in Biescas in the Pyrenees. Someone, I can’t remember who, gave me a tourist booklet on hikes in Aragón, which is the region where my partner is from and where his family still lives. I perused …
It has been some time since I’ve gone hiking (and written here), pretty much since I hiked from Morata de Tajuña to Chinchón in March. Because my athletic goals this year are different than my partners, I’ve been focused more on running than slow hiking with a heavy pack. In addition, his training hikes usually …
Last weekend, we opted for a different type of excursion, walking between the towns of Morata de Tajuña and Chinchón, which are both located in the Madrid region (Comunidad de Madrid) and easily accessible by bus. We started in Morata de Tajuña, quickly passing the main square and heading to the outskirts of the town …
This past weekend, I returned to the Guadarrama mountain range, the same mountain range of Peñalara and La Pedriza, but in a new place for me – La Peñota. At a little more than 6, 000 feet (1,900 meters), La Peñota consists of three small peaks that provide an easy but fun rock scramble to …
I have a love/hate relationship with La Pedriza. Or, maybe more of a cautious almost enjoyment/hate relationship. Let me explain: La Pedriza is a fascinating feature of the Guadarrama mountain range outside the city of Madrid (but inside the Madrid region) in the town of Manzanares. It is primarily made up of giant granite cliffs …