Andy Rodker's photos with the keyword: El Pico de La Miel

Oak, and views to the ridge, the convent / monastery and El Pico de La Miel.

The Eastern edge of the Ridge from EL Cancho Gordo (about half way along). An excellent scramble is to do the entire length of the ridge along the crest as far as possible. The only section I have to bypass is the highest peak, EL Cancho Largo (behind me but visible two photos from this one!), although I have been on the top of it twice but not as part of a longer ridge trek.It needs more time, care and thought than I have if I have to add it to the longer walk and still get back in time for the last bus!

Monastery (partially hidden), and EL Pico de La Miel at the end of the sierra. For Pam.

Convento Monasterio de San Julian y San Antonio. El Pico de La Miel on the right.

La Sierra de La Cabrera, El Pico de La Miel in the background.

These shallow hollows are everywhere in La Sierra de La Cabrera. The eastern end, looking towards El Pico de La Miel and the Embalse de El Atazar.

View from El Cancho Gordo along the ridge to Pico De La Miel. In mid distance on top of the ridge is the white guano stained boulder of El Cancho de La Bola, home to my Griffon vulture family friends.

Looking along the eastern ridge from the summit of El Cancho Gordo towards La Pico de La Miel at the end. The fun part is trying to stay as close to the crest top as possible. It is OK in this direction. Much harder going west from here but I have just about managed it on one occasion (only the top 20 feet or so of El Cancho Largo defeated me. It's just occurred to me that it's rather like Striding Edge, Helvellyn but 20 times as long!

Sierra de La Cabrera, On the ridge.

La Sierra de La Cabrera. granite and juniper.

Our firmly wedged, but seemingly tottering, boulder!

Granite boulders. Behind is El Pico de La Miel.

Sierra de La Cabrera looking across to El Pico de La Miel. The tree is the much-loved and ubiquitous encina , or holm oak in English.

Looking east from El Cancho Gordo. Mid distance the white rock of El Cancho de La Bola, home of Griffon vultures and at the end of the ridge, El Pico de La Miel.

It was fun climbing through the fog not knowing if I would emerge from under it! Fortunately I did. And fortunately by this time I was familiar enough with the paths not to be worried about going astray in the mirk!