Andy Rodker's photos with the keyword: El Escorial

I think it can truly be called a fence, in a strictly minimalistic sense! From the Roman Road near El Escorial. This holm oak (encina in Spanish) is a pretty fine specimin imho! The skyline follows the crest of La Sierra de Guadarrama. I always had a soft spot for this gentle little pop song by this well known popular beat combo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVwA5wVnwaE

Sierra de Guadarrama backdrop. Between Zarzalejo and El Escorial, Madrid Province.

A hazy day day (well, that is my excuse!). The palace is about 1/3 in from the left and about 1/3 down.

Between El Escorial and Zarzalejo, Madrid Province. A very mild January day.

The central Sierra de La Guadarrama viewed from the Roman road between Zarzalejo and El Escorial.

In January the days are short and I need to hurry along to stay warm and to leave enough time for photos, or else get lost and on a cloudy night, this is surprisingly easy to do, no matter how well one knows the path in daylight!

A January shot and the oak still holding on to its leaves, as they do. They will drop in March and the new leaves will be ready to emerge straight away.

One of the better preserved sections of this Roman road near El Escorial. This was on a bitterly cold winter's day, this year. The trees in the background must be oaks as they are in full leaf still and don't tend to shed their leaves until February, in the main. Sight and Sound. Again, simply because I like it! Please forgive my self-indulgence! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBvt01zMBrc

Seen (just about) at bottom left. I think most of it is in the much later wall! Zarzarlejo, El Escorial, Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid Province. Granite country.

In the distance the Sierra de Guadarrama. The Roman road probably passed slightly to the right of here; the modern path goes straight ahead as you see at the left of the shot.

Between El Escorial and Zarzaleja. I suspect most of it is now in the walls that line it!

Near the Roman Road (it crossed here but all traces are gone under newer vegetation and walls). Between El Escorial and Zarzalejo Estacíon. Siete Picos (A seven peak mountain ridge) can just be seen in the gap - towards the right - between the trees. On Z and full screen, please.

That fence and tree again!

One of the better preserved stretches.

Much eroded by water mainly.

The first in a series to come of GREAT fences! I have been bemoaning the lack of fences in my gallery because of their absence where I go walking (Central Spain and Cornwall). Then, suddenly, on my walk last weekend, I saw the light! The fences had been there all the time!! More fences in fact than I could ever have dreamed of! I just hadn't recognised them as such! But they are; and superb specimens as you will see (and here too!) :o))) I'm rather fond of this oak tree as well! Taken from the Roman Road again.

Please see my notes to the earlier posted shot for general info. Again, the paving stones, although much eroded, have been left in place as they were too useful in providing traction on this steep slope. A shot from a slightly different POV: www.ipernity.com/doc/2247598/47246248

Its position on this steep slope perhaps indicates two things. Firstly, rain water rushes down here contributing to erosion. Secondly, people found the stones too useful in situ to help with tackling the slope and so they were less tempted than on the flatter sections to take the stones for their own use.