10 June 2017

20170610 093411 one dog greeting committee as we left lodgings 20170610 112621 stop in the Carrefour in Tolosa 20170610 122945 parking lot at Larraitz for trailhead up Pico Txindoki IMG 2275 very warm midday
20170610 123341 taking a break IMG 2276 lots of babies IMG 2278 the Basque Matterhorn 20170610 130402 shedding heat in the shade
20170610 132625 trail map for reference IMG 2279 climbing higher 20170610 141126 higher 20170610 141339 a small ranch below the peak
IMG 2280 rocks, sheep and landscape IMG 2281 20170610 144805 on top 20170610 144806 with bug in focus
20170610 144831 landscape 20170610 144926 verdant to the north 20170610 145045 rugged IMG 2282 panorama
20170610 145158 uptilted strata 20170610 145201 clambering down 20170610 151622 ranchero 20170610 151822 Christine awaits us
20170610 154444 well-positioned spring!! 20170610 154446 so good! IMG 2283 back down to the shade 20170610 162857 more map data
20170610 164745 ice cream... 20170610 164753(0) all around... 20170610 164757 IMG 2284 later, after driving more, we found ponies
IMG 2287 IMG 5168 visiting the babies IMG 5169 too cute! IMG 5170
IMG 5171 baby with mama IMG 2288 and a horse too IMG 5172 another child-mama pair IMG 5174 view toward where we will next stay
IMG 5175 Beriain across the valley IMG 5176 the Andia ridge to the east IMG 5177 San Miguel de Aralar IMG 5189 the story behind the shrine
IMG 5178 peak naming IMG 2293 horses rule here! IMG 5179 massive beasts IMG 2294
IMG 2295 foal watching us IMG 5180 IMG 2296 IMG 5181
IMG 5182 IMG 5184 to get the data, you must brave the horses IMG 5185 IMG 5186
IMG 5187 inside the shrine IMG 2297 lichen art IMG 2298 Team Swiss IMG 5188 the shrine has a restaurant
IMG 5190 the shrine as we drive to the peak with antennas IMG 2299 steak dinner at our new lodgings in Urdiain 20170610 210631 20170610 210641