elperronegro
Perro Negro

Richard, semi-retired adventurer living in #Spain. Enjoys #hiking #backpacking #mountains . Also #photography #webdev #linux #foss #tech. Grumpy old man!

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2024-11-20 20:33:12 UTC

We had an amazing encounter with a Bearded vulture (Lammergeier) yesterday in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Of course I had the small point & press camera rather than my usual birding lens and camera. The sky was awful for bird photography. But what mattered was the encounter. It's always so special when an unexpected wildlife encounter happens.
https://image.nostr.build/0320e3b7d67d0527e7393923130e24ad767c0372f6edd214263a82095ae18034.jpg
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography

2024-10-27 07:22:00 UTC

All of a sudden its looking very white and not at all like southern Spain 🤣
https://sierranevada.es/es/invierno/la-estacion/en-directo/webcams/
#snow #winter #mountains
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2024-10-18 15:00:46 UTC

A visit back to middle England for me this week. It's nice to see friends and family but I don't enjoy the crowds, costs and stresses, which are somewhat alien to me living in rural Spain. What England does have though is an interesting, beautiful and historical network of canal waterways. A heritage from its industrial past. Here's a couple of shots from a short walk I did today.
#canals #narrowboats #waterways #england
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2024-10-12 06:45:29 UTC

A strange thing to come across yesterday whilst hiking in the Tabernas desert badlands of Almeria! Any idea what this was and why it was here? 🤣
https://image.nostr.build/3afb4451d307a8aacc04a51eae1ba97d988e967d030bf5340c7234502cce55da.jpg
#question #hiking #walking #curious #spain

2024-10-09 07:36:36 UTC

A very welcome cool 15c on today dog walk. Very autumnal but stunning in the morning light.
#spain #autumn #landscape #photography
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2024-10-04 08:05:26 UTC

Patagonia Image 4
This image brings back quite emotive memories for me & conveys the full emptiness that is the Southern Patagonian Icecap.
Life here is very simple, arrive at camp, build snow walls, eat, drink & sleep. Sometimes we have sheltered for days in blizzard conditions. You can't afford a mistake, being 3+ days from human settlements.
Snow walls ... & who'd have thought there's so many technicalities in their construction?
#Expeditions #Patagonia #mountains #landscapephotogaphy
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2024-10-03 06:37:29 UTC

Good morning all. Some strong winds overnight meant a stunning sunrise here in Lanjaron this morning.
#sunrise #spain #landscapes #landscapephotography
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2024-09-30 12:19:44 UTC

Patagonia Image 3
One year we arrived at the Cirque de las Altares during a blizzard. We hastily made camp and tried to warm up in our tents and sleeping bags. We hadn't really appreciated the wonderful situation we were in until next morning when we woke up to reasonably clear skies and the magnificent Cerro Torre coated in a thick layer of rime ice.
#patagonia #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains
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2024-09-30 08:10:14 UTC

The Southern Patagonia Ice Field is the largest expanse of ice outside the polar regions. It extends southwards for approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles). In places it is up to 80km (50 miles) wide. This ice mass feeds dozens of glaciers feeding into both Chile and Argentina.
This image was taken on a grey cloudy day where we could hardly tell the difference between land and sky. Suddenly the mists lifted and out of the gloom a horizontal window appeared revealing the magnificent peaks at the head of the Videma glacier
#patagonia #landscapephotography #photography
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2024-09-30 07:30:52 UTC

After being inspired yesterday by Colin Haley's exploits in Patagonia I went back through some of the photos from our own efforts of the Southern Patagonian Icecap over the years. Admittedly, they are nowhere near as vertical as his 🤣
Hope you don't mind me sharing some of them over the forthcoming week.
Image shows how flat the actual Icecap is. The surrounding mountains are hidden in cloud. A surreal world, far from human habitation.
#patagonia #landscape #landscapephotogaphy #mountains
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2024-09-29 12:11:49 UTC

Colin Haley climbing the Supercaneleta on Mount Fitzroy (Chalten). This guy is amazing and this self shot record of his ascent shows the commitment, skill and dedication required for winter mountaineering in Patagonia, nevermind a extremely tough route such as this in the middle of winter.
https://youtu.be/JELyqenFU1s?feature=shared
#mountaineering #patagonia

2024-09-28 08:50:09 UTC

View from the morning dog walk. Beautiful colors as the early morning sun hits the landscape. Looking down through the olive groves to the Rules dam. Beyond the Mediterranean.
First landscape image taken from my new Jelly Star phone
#spain #landscape
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2024-09-27 09:00:43 UTC

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Gm. Beautiful colors

2024-09-26 06:45:30 UTC

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That's a worrying development. Wonder how that affects the spin offs .... Librewolf, Mull, Waterfox etc etc

2024-09-23 18:04:20 UTC

Beautiful evening sunset tonight
#spain #sunset
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2024-09-23 08:32:29 UTC

Good morning Nostr, from a bright and sunny Lanjaron in southern Spain. Hope you all have a great week.
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2024-09-21 13:27:55 UTC

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Igualmente

2024-09-21 08:20:14 UTC

The first overnight rains for a few months last night. I love the freshness after autumn rains. Cloudy today but a break in the clouds allowing the sun to shine down on the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras.
Have a great weekend all.
#cloud #spain #skies #landscapephotography
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2024-09-20 16:20:16 UTC

River walking with a lovely group of people from Norway today. Inside the dense, lush foliage the air was cool, was even colder in the waterfall! 😂
A classic for a hot Spanish day. Short 2 min video
https://video.nostr.build/e5db351a063d9383496851fc64563aba7dae90582671d28e72404fe0d5e8f452.mp4
#walking #hiking #Spain

2024-09-18 10:04:43 UTC

Our group on top of the strangely named "Pico de la Carne" in the Cumbre Verdes range of hills south of Granada. It may be only 1806 meters altitude but what it lacks in height it more than makes up for it by rugged terrain and glorious views.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mountains/Cumbres-Verdes/Cerro-Huenes-Sept-2024/i-vcNjqLf/0/KPq39dVNj8ZBSzdcGPBDK5HsLGSbrvGZqqLtgW9t5/X3/DSC00172%20%281%29-X3.jpg
#hiking #spain #mountains

2024-09-16 09:30:46 UTC

Just an incredible amount of snowfall throughout central Europe. This report from Austria. Unprecedented levels of snowfall for September.
https://planetski.eu/2024/09/15/austrian-alps-hammered-by-huge-autumn-snowfall/

2024-09-16 06:41:34 UTC

Last week I sat for nearly an hour on the very airy summit of a peak called Puntal de la Cornisa 3316m. A fine viewpoint and wonderful place to wait whilst my friends ascended the nearby Alcazaba.
It's good to have some time on your own once in a while. A time to chill out. Also gives you time to really look around and appreciate the surrounding mountain landscapes. Here are a few images I took from the summit (descriptions on individual photos).
#hiking #backpacking #mountains #spain #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #outdoors
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The NE ridge of Mulhacen from the Collado de Siete Lagunas highlighted in the morning sun.
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Looking across to Veleta and Puntal de la caldera. In the shadowed valley the Laguna de la Mosca
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Puntal de la Caldera and the ridge to Cerro los Machos and Veleta. In the far distance on the left is the Collado de Carihuela. The refuge can just be seen
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Looking over the Peñon del Globo to the Sierra de Gador

2024-09-15 07:02:35 UTC

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Bit sad this morning as we have decided to cancel next weeks Via Ferrata trip to the Italian Dolomites. So many reports from people about the bad weather and early season snow. Freezing my butt off and carrying winter equipment wasn't in my mind when I booked this.
Que Sera, Sera. It is what it is. Gives me something to look forward to next July.
#mountains #alps #italy #viaferrata

2024-09-12 07:23:58 UTC

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Atmospheric. Only been there once. When I was 13, a long long time ago. Guess it's not changed much apart from the amount of visitors!

2024-09-11 10:22:22 UTC

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nearly made me spill my coffee 🤮🤣

2024-09-11 08:48:59 UTC

Bit warm to be walking below 2000 meters but the cool breeze and forest foliage helped. Today we did a walk in the Sierra de Huetor, combining the Cañada del Senero with an off piste ascent of Cerro del Corza 1606m.
My first visit to Cerro del Corza. It's a wonderful viewpoint for not only the Sierra Nevada, but also the Majaliar and Peñon de la Mata peaks.
Cold beers back in los Faroles, Lanjaron were most welcome
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#hiking #spain #granada

2024-09-11 08:46:52 UTC

Lots of very happy and colorful people enjoying the great outdoors! A good turnout from our weekly walking group yesterday.
https://m.primal.net/KmgJ.jpg
#hiking #spain #feelgood

2024-09-11 03:45:18 UTC

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Primal on desktop. Primal and Amethyst on Android

2024-09-09 14:42:56 UTC

welcome from another noob

2024-09-09 07:49:54 UTC

Views from the morning dog walk. Have a great week y'all. Lanjaron, Alpujarras.
#MountainMonday #spain #andalucia #LandscapePhotography #Photography
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2024-09-09 03:01:37 UTC

Quite a lot of the TV series KAOS was filmed near me in Andalucia. Sevilla (Military Historical Museum) and Málaga areas primarily but also in one of my favourite hiking destinations, the Tavernas desert badlands of Almeria. The "Cave" nightclub in the series is in fact the old restaurant by the Tavernas exit of the A92 motorway turnoff. This place has also been used to film the "Black Museum" episode of the Black Mirror TV series.

2024-09-08 19:45:31 UTC

I really enjoyed watching the KAOS TV series, a dark comedy and modern take on Greek mythology. Actually made me want to take a peek into Greek mythology as I never covered it during my educational years, many many years ago
#tvseries #kaos #netflix

2024-09-08 12:54:43 UTC

Today's pick from the garden. Think some hot and spicy sriracha sauce might be coming up
#growyourown #garden #selfsuffiency
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2024-09-08 12:42:18 UTC

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Welcome James. I'm a bit of a noob too but am enjoying my experience here. A breathe of fresh air

2024-09-08 10:36:59 UTC

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good morning. Have a great day

2024-09-07 15:43:40 UTC

Short (3 min) video I put together showing our 2 day backpacking hike up Alcazaba 3369m in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains.
#hiking #backpacking #video #mountains #spain
https://video.infosec.exchange/w/jGoaeM2d9N9Ez9B5itVDp6

2024-09-07 06:18:06 UTC

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Good morning to you. Have a great weekend off

2024-09-06 10:57:49 UTC

I'm really beginning to enjoy my experience on #Nostr. Such a liberating feeling. Many thanks to all the developers working on relays/clients

2024-09-06 08:21:43 UTC

The Mighty Alcazaba
Alcazaba 3369m is the 3rd highest peak in the Sierra Nevada and yet, in my opinion, it is undoubtedly the finest. Mulhacen, being the highest, is very popular and has a refuge close by. Veleta is easily accessible so has many people visiting it's summit. Alcazaba though, needs a bit more thought.
It's a more remote peak so you have either a very long and ardous day or you have to wild camp. I would always choose to wild camp, usually at the upper lakes of Siete Lagunas or Laguna de las Calderetas to the north.
Alcazaba, "The Fortress", is well named. It is guarded on 3 sides by cliffs, although there are trekking ways through those defences. A few days ago we started from Laguna de Borreguil (Siete Lagunas) and reached the Alcazaba summit plateau via a steep scree gully named "El Colaero", which brought us out at the col between Puntal de la Cornisa 3316m and Peñon del Globo 3296m. It's a short stroll from there to Alcazaba summit.
For something different we came back to Siete Lagunas via Peñon del Globo and the rough, mainly pathless ridge heading south east. We had taken our time, savouring the situations, but this meant we had missed the bus connection from Alto de Chorillo, adding another hour and a half walk in the hot sun down the dirt track.
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#hiking #backpacking #walking #mountains #spain #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #outdoors #andalucia

2024-09-05 19:57:01 UTC

The Torrente de Paréis gorge in Mallorca is so dangerous after heavy rainfall.
The body of a British woman has been found, with a man still missing, after the pair were caught up in flash floods.
Rescue services had been looking for the two hikers since Monday. Ten other tourists trapped by the floods were rescued.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj62g0e9kg6o

2024-09-05 19:49:43 UTC

Even though I live only 30 minutes drive from a nice beach and coastal town, I don't even remotely consider myself a beach bum. Maybe I'll visit once a year if that. Today was a mango salad washed down by a cold beer at a local "chiringito". Ah well, see you next year perhaps?
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2024-09-05 15:58:49 UTC

The hike into the valley of the "Siete Lagunas" a couple of days ago involved passing two small hidden lakes, rarely visited by other humans. Laguna Prado Negro and another further north which doesn't have a name. It should, it's stunning! The wonderful wild side of the Sierra Nevada that few others get to see.
#Spain #hiking #backpacking #travel #mountains #landscape #photography #SierraNevada
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2024-09-04 22:42:38 UTC

Arrival of the sun at Laguna Borreguil, Siete Lagunas in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range this morning
#backpacking #spain #mountains #hiking #sunrise #lake #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
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2024-09-04 19:38:05 UTC

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I'll start by trying it out on a container on my NAS. Thanks for your advice

2024-09-04 19:29:15 UTC

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great. I like the idea of running your own relays too. Have you done this by VPS server?

2024-09-04 17:50:18 UTC

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wonderful. Thank you very much 🙏

2024-09-03 09:05:29 UTC

Just popped up in some memories somewhere, 2013 and we are in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, capital city of Kamchatka taking a day off from the freezing cold (-30!) mountains to enjoy the warmth of city life.
#travels #kamchatka #snow #traveltuesday
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2024-09-03 08:59:54 UTC

Bit of a noob question here, but if I wanted to embed my #Nostr notes into my personal website is there a simple way I can pull off/download my notes into a json file?

2024-09-03 08:23:14 UTC

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definitely yes

2024-09-02 09:35:20 UTC

Beautiful morning today. Standing on the summit of Cerro los Machos (3329m) a few moments ago. In the background the peaks of Mulhacen and Alcazaba
#mountains #spain #summits #landscape #photography #hiking
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2024-08-31 11:15:30 UTC

Trying out Lightroom online via web browser and mobile. Being a long term Linux user I've never had the chance to use Adobe products until now. Rawtherapee and Darktable being my software for photo edits.
#photography #imageediting

2024-08-31 11:11:57 UTC

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Very atmospheric

2024-08-29 09:34:41 UTC

Definite autumnal feel to the morning dog walk. Lovely colors, especially when the first rays of the sun hit the hillsides. Cooler with a slight breeze. Maybe end of the early morning/pre sunrise start of summer dog walking?
#hiking #spain #autumn #landscape #landscapephotography
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2024-08-29 09:26:38 UTC

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Thank you, you are very kind

2024-08-29 07:42:07 UTC

I'm going back to the Dolomites for a week at the end of September as I feel there is some unfinished business. This time, instead of just trekking, we are aiming to do 6 high level Via Ferrata routes in the Sella/San Martino mountain range in 5 days. Will use two refuges as a base. Really looking forward to it.
https://image.nostr.build/1607f24f55c007ba9c11724b70b5c5526e1ea17f5fedfcec6eff6156f4d2326a.jpg
#dolomites #viaferrata #alps #mountains #mountaineering

2024-08-29 07:25:58 UTC

Cracking light show last night. We even had some drops of rain! Lanjaron, Andalucia
#storms #thunderstorms #Spain
https://video.nostr.build/4f8520eafb5491e3daef20596eacbc82e45c203ed86769c890b01fc98d85045f.mp4

2024-08-26 11:03:29 UTC

Today's pick from the garden. Think some hot and spicy sriracha sauce might be coming up
#growyourown #garden #selfsuffiency
https://shmg.online/@elperronegro/113027916785913768

2023-09-09 05:22:30 UTC

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I use an orthopaedic back support which helps me into the correct posture. Really helps

2023-09-06 06:57:00 UTC

Waterfalls in Rio Santos, Albuñuelas, Lecrin Valley, Granada, Spain
#waterfallwednesday #waterfall #Spain
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2023-09-05 16:23:05 UTC

The Mountain Stream
Take a break from your journey And lie awhile beside the babbling brook
Senses burst with fresh sensations, as
Rays of sunlight dance across breaking waves
Orchestral notes play perfect harmony, and
Scent of wild flower and thyme fill the air
Hands caress well groomed grasses
Lips taste pure, ice cold waters Absorbing nature the heart slows down, so
Peace and tranquillity enter the soul
Maybe this old world ain't so bad at all?
#poem #water #waterfalls #mountains
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2023-09-04 07:08:30 UTC

One time, before social media giants took over, blogs were everywhere. Now posts are lost in the social media morass a few days after posting.
I think it's important to write first and share socially later. For me, it's a record for family & friends. If others find some use from the words then great!
Anyway here is "Travelling ´Arse About Face´ in the Mountains". A rethinking of the way you approach your mountain trips and the benefits that that might bring.
https://elperronegro.com/posts/2023-08-26-alternative-overnight-mountain-travel-benefits/
#blogging #hiking #mountains #backpacking

2023-09-03 11:38:33 UTC

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Andalucía is so varied. High mountains, deserts, beaches, vibrant cities. I have lived here in the Alpujarra for 20+ years now

2023-09-03 11:04:21 UTC

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Thank you

2023-09-03 11:03:32 UTC

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Thank you

2023-09-03 07:22:58 UTC

Hello Nostr world, good to meet you all. My first post shows an image taken last night of the town where I live in southern Spain, Lanjarón. Storm clouds are building at sunset and hopefully bringing much needed rain to our region
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