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Cancho Largo from Cancho Gordo

La Sierra de La Cabrera, with Mondalindo and the Bustarviejo Valley. In the distance is Penalara, the highest peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
Granite and lichen in the foreground.
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Andy Rodker said:

Many thanks, Steve!
6 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

Thank you, John!
6 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Excellent shot!

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6 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

Berny,
Nick,
Larry,
William,
Thank you very much!
6 years ago

©UdoSm said:

What a structure. Like a puzzle...
6 years ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker replied to ©UdoSm:

I see what you mean! That's granite for you!
Thank you, Udo!
6 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Impressive !
6 years ago ( translate )

David G Johnson said:

Plenty of foreground interest again there Andy... I guessed that 'Cancho' would indicate a feature.. as it's seen twice..you will know it.. but I looked it up... ''Rock or stone''
Cheers from Dave.
6 years ago

Andy Rodker replied to David G Johnson:

I've seen it applied as meaning 'peak' or 'summit' in this part of Spain and so it means more than just 'stone', Dave - but then the Spanish seem curiously uninventive when it comes to naming mountains. I've seen a few Cancho Gordos ('Fat Peak' ) and Cancho Largos ('Long Peak') on maps, as well as Peak of the Boulder, Peak of the Head, both near here but the best (and most least-inventive, if you see what I mean) is undoubtedly Pico de La Miel ('Honey Peak'), a nice enough name for this summit to be the only one that most Madrid folk know by namefrom this mountain range on their doorstep - even if it is by no means the highest!
Have a good Sunday after your extra hour's slumber!
6 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

Brilliant capture, Andy *********************
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Marie-claire Gallet said:

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ROL/Photo said:

Je suis un fan de belles, roches..
6 years ago ( translate )

John FitzGerald said:

A very interesting comparison of front and backgrounds.
6 years ago

Andy Rodker replied to John FitzGerald:

Thanks, John. Granite in the foreground but not elsewhere. This accounts for the marked difference in the look of the two areas. Mondalindo, the mountain opposite, was mined for silver and gold and also for quartz, although I don't know what this was used for and I don't know the the underlying geological structure. Its flanks, which I pass by on the bus, remind me of North Wales slate quarrying areas. My Spanish isn't good enough to easily look it up!
6 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

*** Thank you all very much for your great comments and awards ***
6 years ago