Best of 2023

2023 was a weird year for yours truly. I guess you could say that my journey has been more a … More

Never with your hands! Moving rocks on Pico de San Pedro

When we went out on hikes, my dad used to warn me: If you ever move a rock from the … More

In this hiker’s imagery, La Maliciosa (“the malicious one”) is the biggest mountain in our modest sierra. Huge, really. Not … More

You know when you’re in a nice mountain village or coastal town and say, hey, I wish I could own … More

La Pedriza: ode to granite rock, smells of rockrose, mecca of Madrid climbers and hikers and, well…one of the few … More

No hay mal que por bien no venga, we say in Spanish. Good stuff comes out of shit times, I … More

I said it before on this blog. COVID season sucks like you wouldn’t believe, but there are lessons to be … More

I look back on the photos of my first Asian and smile. Smile at my smiles – hell I’m smiling … More

When writing about my travel highlights of 2018, I couldn’t help but recall that last year was one in which … More