Entering the town of Villamayor de Monjardín...
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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Azqueta and Villamayor de Monjardín
Through the charming village of Azqueta, Spain for a brief rest stop, then on to Villamayor de Monjardín, a town that sits below the hilltop ruins of...
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The Field Snails’ Tales
Cargols (Spanish for snail). These could be either species, the Cernuella virgata or Theba pisana. The LOCATION of these creatures is what floored me! Of course I’ve seen...
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Autumnal Scene in Oil
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Autumnal Scene
Farms and grasslands of the lush, green lower altitudes gave way to the higher plains of golden grain fields. ...
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Further on Up the Road
We’d already experienced longer hiking days than this, so perhaps this one seemed so much longer due to the hot sun and dry, calm air. We were...
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Magical Moment Along the Trail
Once in awhile, the sprawling outdoors and nature become too quiet. In the high plains of the Navarra region of Spain, we rarely heard birds singing, and...
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Unexpected Colorful Surprises
Morning wine tasting sponsored by Bodegas Quaderna Via; fellow pilgrims continue trekking through a graffitied tunnel; and PRI, the snail… ...
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Rising Terrain
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Wide Open Space
3-shot Panoramic ...
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Cracked, Worn and Overgrown
Scenes in a small village....
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Feets Don’t Fail Me Now!
Dirty, dusty, drab hiking shoes; clean, colorful backups! Scallop shell for luck! Pretty much the look throughout!...
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Just Another Brick in the Wall!
All in all….....
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Depth of Field…
… Photo pun intended!! Having enjoyed a hearty liquid breakfast earlier, we persisted… Experimented with a “stacked” panoramic: stitched 3 images of the Sierra de Lóquiz on top of...
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Breakfast of Champions! Cheers!
“There is one thing which gives radiance to everything. It is the idea of something around the corner” – G.K. Chesterson Several Camino symbols on the wall...
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