by Phil | Nov 11, 2009 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
The lovely autumn weather we´ve been having here in the Pyrenees came to an abrupt end last weekend when we had about 30cm of snow in Biescas. Anna and I hiked up to Ermita Santa Elena which looked lovely in the snow.
by Phil | Aug 20, 2009 | Fauna & Flora
Anna took this fantastic picture of a pair of Swallowtails butterflies mating last week on one of our Peaks & Passes walking holidays. We regularly see these colourful butterflies on our walks but we’d never seen them mating before. Sorry for the lack of...
by Phil | Jun 13, 2009 | Hiking in the Pyrenees
Last week Jenny, Donna and Caroline joined us for a Lakes & Valleys guided walking holiday. We had superb weather particularly for the first half of the week and had great mountain views with clear blue skies overhead. Our first days hike took us to the Ibon de...
by Phil | May 12, 2009 | Hiking in the Pyrenees
On Sunday Anna and I hiked with the Sabinanigo walking club from a village called Rasal to Loarre Castle taking in the peak Puchilibro (1595m). Domingo hemos hecho una excursion desde Rasal a Castillo Loarre con el club de montana Sabinanigo. We set off from Rasal and...
by Phil | May 6, 2009 | Hiking in the Pyrenees
Last week Hike Pyrenees welcomed it’s first guests for the season and our first from the US. Our walk on the first day took us through the medieval villages of the Serrablo. These ancient villages have some of the finest examples of Romanesque churches anywhere...