Wow, what an amazing day. Today was our most spectacular scenery as we cut through two of the three Mastifs of the Picos de Europa. We set off from Posada de Valdeon after a relatively meagre breakfast at our hotel and headed into the Cares Gorge. We slept to the roar of the Cares River last night and would experience its's rumble for the rest of the day. We were awed by the thunder of the waterfalls and sheer volume of water pouring from the snow melting in the highest peaks.
We took a few detours on the first 9km's of our trip to see an overlook , a suspension bridge and an ancient wolf trap...you can see those below. After a quick lunch stop in the village of Cain, we set off for our 14 km walk through the gorge...with such fantastic weather, albeit a bit hot, we were rewarded with view after view. Have a look!
Another Grain Hut as we left the village of Posada de Valdeon.
Our Gang posing at the Tombo Lookout
Don, just before he walked the suspension bridge across the Cares Gorge and back.
Beautiful walk through narrow pastures along the Gorge.
This is an old Spanish Wolf trap where the wolves were coaxed through a V-shaped walled area into the trap at the end.
More views of the Cares River gaining momentum further down the Gorge.
More views of the Gorge.
Bridge across the Gorge.
Don, Shelagh and Pete on the bridge.
Mountain Goat posing.
Incredible beauty along the trail
For most of today we stayed relatively flat while the river plunged deeper and deeper into the Gorge.
Getting close to his beer at the end of the trail.
Living on the Edge!!
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