Still running three hikes behind on these posts... I seem to get out on hikes more often than I have time to write about them! :p
This was the second time (of the 3 hikes I've done with them) that the guy in charge of the "Trenet Senderista" took us on a hike that included a fair bit of "off the beaten track", by which I mean not following "official" marked paths or anything... just a trail through the vegetation (or crossing fields to go join a different trail). And I LIKE IT! Even if it means having to be twice as careful about watching your step, as one lady learnt on this hike...
Sunday January 22nd, 9 a.m., we all piled into a bus (and a van, way too many people on this hike!) and head west out of Alicante, straight towards the mountains you can see behind the city (the Maigm�), a drive through them until we reach the Xorret de Cat�, a gorgeous recreational area with lots of hiking trails through trees and fields and over mountains, some choice mountain climbing spots, and a hotel and campground for those who want to spend a night. Locally it's famous for having hosted the end of an "etapa" (relay?) for the Vuelta Ciclista de Espa�a on several occasions (Spain's famous cycling race, one of the three "biggies" with the Tour de France and Giro de Italia).
Shortly after we started our hike we came upon an almond tree with a single blooming branch in the middle of a field. I just love these flowers (pink this time!), so of course I had to stop and take a few photos! ;o) (click them bigger)
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This was the second time (of the 3 hikes I've done with them) that the guy in charge of the "Trenet Senderista" took us on a hike that included a fair bit of "off the beaten track", by which I mean not following "official" marked paths or anything... just a trail through the vegetation (or crossing fields to go join a different trail). And I LIKE IT! Even if it means having to be twice as careful about watching your step, as one lady learnt on this hike...
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| started at Hotel, followed "red" towards the left until "caser�o" then took a ravine round a mountain and finally came up to Rabosa for lunch |
Shortly after we started our hike we came upon an almond tree with a single blooming branch in the middle of a field. I just love these flowers (pink this time!), so of course I had to stop and take a few photos! ;o) (click them bigger)
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