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Al peak from the Resinera

For everything in life is a first time, but this time I have not been alone in this to be freshman at the time of the summit on a hill well known by all. Yes ..

Juan and Pilar had not yet risen to the peak of Lucero .... so the novelty, excitement, surprise, the sensation of learning with each route, like to put for the first time feet on a new site .... have not been just for me. This Sunday we returned, therefore, the Sierra de la Almijara for climb to the top most representative of this area.

Concha ... have to check how your camera puts the date!

El Lucero 1779 m, which is not bad to be a mountain so near the sea. What makes it so peculiar that a triangle is so perfect you have that makes it recognizable almost anywhere.

turned out that the peak was NOT behind Lucero ...

Very popular with hikers throughout the year, you can access it from several sites that make more routes longer or shorter. In our case, we opted for a shorter route, it has not passed the 18 km starting from the Resinera, a place where years ago (I recognize that I will not ...) was collected from the pine resin ( acknowledge again that I'm not sure what ..... I think someone told me, but I do not remember!). Of course, the information I give is going to bare ...

Cuesta stop for breakfast at Brown.

The route is generally readily available, only the last stages to the very top are harder because the trail is very rocky and steep .... to reach the summit surprised by the extent of horizon 360 degree views which include most of the peaks of these mountains and certainly, some have a name inspired the Sea: the Swan, Heaven, La Maroma, the same Lucero ...
(some others are much less evocative names .... I seem to omit that will not break the magic of the moment).

Before attacking the rise of truth, the path is very comfortable.

We have opened his eyes to not miss any of that almost infinite horizon: most of the provinces of Malaga and Granada to our feet, including part of the coast in both provinces, others more distant mountain ranges, as the same Sierra Nevada, Sierra de las Nieves, Lújar, Sierra Arana ... a good band Maditerraneo sea, and the distance, barely visible through the mist, the coast of Africa.

In the photo does not really appreciates what it was really all from above ...

A colleague told us that in times of post-Civil War English this entire border between the two provinces was the Mecca of black marketeers in these parts; shelter of bandits and smugglers, and many skirmishes between the Civil Guard and these "renegades" were in these mountains and ravines. At the very top of Lucero still standing two walls of a former barracks of the Guardia Civil, which controls the area.
I had the opportunity to read something about it, the truth is that the stories of what happened around here are scary ....

; The ruins of the old barracks.
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As on top of Lucero was windy and cold, we ate a little further down, and since then the drop in the lane to lane Resinera was fast ...
We have come across some hikers groups, one of whom was a Shar-pei Cachorrilla surprisingly tiny, but has had guts to go up and down the entire path of the Lucero ... female had to be ...!

The aforementioned brave regaining some strength.

few incidents on the road today .... except the small details that go about to peak and change of perspective, not much aclarábamos us what was really the Lucero said, and on .... after locating the two or three that we were going to head past the path that leads to the top, and we had to retrace our steps few hundred meters ....¡ a pittance at all ...! Luckily the rest of the group has warned before losing sight ...

Top

path on the Lucero.

Occasionally I hear some walkers say that, for many times to do summit in the same place, each one is different. I've already proven that this is true, but as the first time, no ...!

Most of the group, lack the photographer on duty.

The photos are watching this time have made Concha, Victoria, Antonio and Manolo.

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Meet the winter ....

I love that expression of eighteenth century English, "meet with the station," which refers to the traditional ways that rural people about to put his body and his soul following in your daily routine, rhythm the natural world: autumn, sow summer, harvest, winter stand still ... the day was for the activity, the night to rest.

In January, after breakfast it is still dark. Before dinner, it's dark. The cold mornings, gray, wet and muddy make this look like the longest month of the year .... At five in the afternoon, the curtains are drawn and the lamps lit and the fire crackling in the stove. The winter nights are long and dark, with a blackness that you have not seen before unless you've raised in the countryside ....

One of the good things about winter.

But in the city's power allows us to easily erase the boundaries between day and night and between winter and summer. Not "comply" with nothing but our daily frenzy of being on time at our jobs, filling the fridge, dealing with our schedules and obligations and not be too physically and emotionally exhausted at night.

Maybe we should stop a moment to "look at the winter with winter eyes" (Winter Eyes, saying the British) and rediscover the delights of January: friendly fires of fragrant woods, a cup of hot chocolate, fresh air, cheeked by cold, winter walks in the countryside, a fascinating read .... waiting just around the end of the January the first month of the year, represents those first notes, such as an orchestra tuning instruments before the start of the concert.

One thing is clear: the people of this small matter trail leads to the end ...! It can be
freezing, pouring rain, hailing, snowing ,..... off we're going to try to drop the planned route as it falls. Of course, to "watch the eyes winter winter" no one can beat us.

Güéjar Sierra, our starting point.

Just as last week they fell on a good snowfall in full swing and yet, in a display infinity (and earlier!) Of courage and knowledge to be completed the trek montañeril Nevertheless, today we apencado with temperatures so low that they have cowed to an Eskimo.

a Sunday again, our intrepid group Shining Path has returned to challenge boldly to the weather, going up those icy sidewalks very well equipped with coats, gloves, hats and other paraphernalia.

This is what we like ...!

We have crossed the graceful and dignified people under the astonished gaze of the few locals who were in the street, and we looked like a bunch of bored with too much time and too little fear of flu, and finished the route without more problems than some faces and hands were petrified by the cold ... so much so that the stop "official" food only lasted a few minutes!

Eating "official" in the Source of Brown.

(I think at this point perhaps, and to be honest, I should mention the stop "off" ... in a tavern halfway through the trip, where we have lingered for a while before a great range wood, some beers, some of the country copillas wort and a crumb saucers that were warm in death.)

Food "unofficial" in the restaurant " Purche. "

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From the mountain village of Sierra Güéjar to Granada capital, through the Castillejo, has been a rutilla about 20 kms and approximately 5 hours of walking .....
(Not bad, considering that it's January ...)

El Castillejo, ruins of an Arab minifortaleza.

Our blight has been also irreplaceable, but today have not been needed their "services": the path loss was not possible ...!

Blight peering serene horizon, knowing his worth.

Two members of the club

walker "Rompebotas" have joined us today, and come with us more often from now. Welcome!

These pictures are JJPadial, Pepe Montenegro, Victoria and our newly released Manjón Antonio.
Antonio has some very interesting albums on the page of "Rompebotas" see "the pictures of the Rompebotas" and then to "the pictures of Mary and Anthony."

Before closing the entry I would like to have a memory for the composer John Barry, who died today at age 77. Some may not sound the name, but surely if you listen to his music instantly recognize them .... that's the magic of this universal language. The ipod
the right side you have what could be the "soundtrack" of this post, is the music that became known to most: the main theme of the movie "Out of Africa".
John Barry and is immortal ...!

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The choral music of John Rutter

Last summer we were in Scotland, I knew we were not going to come back in a long time over the days we spent there, tried that nothing left for us to see and do.

And one of the things that were pending was attending a Protestant church service ..... so obvious that they put their faces when I said in the church of Fort William (the village where we were) had service 11 o'clock that morning, and we went there.

As we approached the church, we found that the pastor was getting to the parishioners at the door, one by one ... I went and asked permission to asist with all due respect to the service. With infinite surprise face, I very kindly asked several questions to which I replied trying to be very compelling, yes, we are Catholic, yes, are from outside (thought Italian) yes, we want to participate in a Protestant service know .... finally invited us.

This is the church ... I do not remember his name.

As we are accustomed to seeing in movies, nothing was missing: there was the celebrant, choir, organ, organist ....( that looked very old, and found that playing fine).
We gave our Bibles and books of Psalms, and began the ceremony.
Throughout the service
dominated the singing of psalms. Almost after every intervention of the "cure", they sang some, and more and more beautiful. Since we had the books, we could easily follow the text and understand what they sang.
The organist played, the choir sang a beautiful melody, all perfectly cohesive voice in a chorus, of course, did not seem professional ...! Attendees also sang, we just imbued with that perfect music for the occasion, and even at times joined them in the choruses.

The experience proved to be very interesting, and when it was over and people approached us and asked if we liked and browse awhile, we lacked time to be interested in the music and its author: John Rutter.

My daughter was then part of the school chorus, superbly directed by Pilar, a former colleague during the years of the Conservatory, and with whom I spoke of those parts for both choir and piano we had liked .... shortly after our kids were singing these same songs.

Since then, many works John Rutter are the repertoire of our choir.

John Rutter is an English choirmaster who also composed religious-themed works always.
now 65, lives in Cambridge, England, and gives concerts with choral societies throughout the world. He composed from small individual songs to complete masses through collections of carols, psalms, tunes, etc. His catalog is extensive, and almost exclusively devoted to choral music.

Today's music is one of their songs more famous, the "Angel's Carol", which is usually performed in a version for choir and piano or choir and orchestra. I bring the very choir of Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, a choral ensemble of voices so perfect that sometimes can not believe they sing live.

Although I personally prefer the version for piano and children's choir .... be professional bias. Judge for yourselves!