Andorra

11/29/14  Straight from the airport to Arinsal, Andorra for a quick hike/run as far as I could get up Como Pedrosa, the highest peak in Andorra.
DSC01304 The small town of Arinsal, Andorra, a classy and quaint ski village North of Andorra de Vella. Together with flight delays, I had just flown 17 hours from Los...
The small town of Arinsal, Andorra, a classy and quaint ski village North of Andorra de Vella. Together with flight delays, I had just flown 17 hours from Los…
DSC01310 Ski season hadn't started yet or else the town probably would have been really crowded. Driving here was an adventure. I had quite a bit of trouble navigating...
Ski season hadn't started yet or else the town probably would have been really crowded. Driving here was an adventure. I had quite a bit of trouble navigating…
DSC01319 The trail towards Como Pedrosa is great from the very beginning. Here I scramble out to a nice little cascade. I actually had my worst wipeout of the trip here....
The trail towards Como Pedrosa is great from the very beginning. Here I scramble out to a nice little cascade. I actually had my worst wipeout of the trip here.…
DSC01378 Ribal waterfall, a beautiful cascade.
Ribal waterfall, a beautiful cascade.
MAH01380 Waterfalls are always nicer with a little sound and motion. For best performance, you can view the video on YouTube .
Waterfalls are always nicer with a little sound and motion. For best performance, you can view the video on YouTube .
DSC01320 Climbing out of the valley. I had picked this trail without knowing much of anything about it. I wasn't sure it would be worth the long drive, but it turned out...
Climbing out of the valley. I had picked this trail without knowing much of anything about it. I wasn't sure it would be worth the long drive, but it turned out…
DSC01321 This trail is part of the GR11, the equivalent of the PCT on the Iberian pennisula. It goes from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean on the Spanish side of the...
This trail is part of the GR11, the equivalent of the PCT on the Iberian pennisula. It goes from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean on the Spanish side of the…
DSC01322 I love foreign trail signs! Note that this sign is Catalain in not Spanish. I mistakenly thought Catalan was just a dialect of Spanish. It's actually an...
I love foreign trail signs! Note that this sign is Catalain in not Spanish. I mistakenly thought Catalan was just a dialect of Spanish. It's actually an…
DSC01374 Heavy snow on a cirque in the distance. Cirques are semi-circular areas carved out by glaciers and are pretty common in the Pyrenees.
Heavy snow on a cirque in the distance. Cirques are semi-circular areas carved out by glaciers and are pretty common in the Pyrenees.
DSC01330 A roaring cascade being funneled through a narrow gorge. It's loud and impressive in person.
A roaring cascade being funneled through a narrow gorge. It's loud and impressive in person.
DSC01346 Almost to the end of the Valls (Valley) de Como Pedrosa. The Cascada (Waterfall) starts almost on the pinnacle on top of the ridge and then cascades all the way...
Almost to the end of the Valls (Valley) de Como Pedrosa. The Cascada (Waterfall) starts almost on the pinnacle on top of the ridge and then cascades all the way…
DSC01370 Looking back towards the snow capped peaks above the Arinsal valley.
Looking back towards the snow capped peaks above the Arinsal valley.
DSC01352 It's starting to rain heavier now, and I lose several pictures to a fogged-up camera lens. I wish they made a ruggedized version of my new camera!
It's starting to rain heavier now, and I lose several pictures to a fogged-up camera lens. I wish they made a ruggedized version of my new camera!
DSC01350 There's water everywhere, and I'm getting close to the snow line now at around 2,100m (7,000'). The whole valley is filled with the roar of the cascades. Very...
There's water everywhere, and I'm getting close to the snow line now at around 2,100m (7,000'). The whole valley is filled with the roar of the cascades. Very…
DSC01353 The trail gets steep and follows alongside the cascades, steep enough in places to almost become a true waterfall.
The trail gets steep and follows alongside the cascades, steep enough in places to almost become a true waterfall.
DSC01360 Top of the cascade and into the valley above.
Top of the cascade and into the valley above.
DSC01365 Looking back at the creek spilling over the edge into the valley below. The snow is starting to get thick along the trail. There's still a light rain and the...
Looking back at the creek spilling over the edge into the valley below. The snow is starting to get thick along the trail. There's still a light rain and the…
DSC01366 View of the Coma Pedrosa. It's still almost 600m (2,000') above me. I wish I had enough time to summit. But the long drive, combined with getting lost on the...
View of the Coma Pedrosa. It's still almost 600m (2,000') above me. I wish I had enough time to summit. But the long drive, combined with getting lost on the…
DSC01362 The trail crosses the creek and continues on out of the valley. Normally, I woudn't be too worried about coming down in the dark, but the middle of nowhere in...
The trail crosses the creek and continues on out of the valley. Normally, I woudn't be too worried about coming down in the dark, but the middle of nowhere in…
DSC01382 It's almost completely dark as I get back to the hotel in town. Perfectly timed. Food, sleep and then a long drive in the morning to the French side of the...
It's almost completely dark as I get back to the hotel in town. Perfectly timed. Food, sleep and then a long drive in the morning to the French side of the…