Europe 2023 | Galleries
on the drive to El Chorro
view in El Chorro
views from our camp spot (3)
views from our camp spot (1)
refreshment stand at the end of the hike
our camp spot in the trees in the free lot
train starion sighn
views from the shuttle bus (2)
views from the shuttle bus (1)
we head to the trailhead from the shuttle bus stop
Main access to the Caminita
first section of the walk
2nd tunnel to get to the Caminita
the 2nd tunnel
views approaching the official start area (1)
views approaching the official start area (2)
at the start of the gorge walk
looking down at the beginning
and the walkways begin
another view down
Doug on the walkway at the beginning sectin
the gorge is very narrow here
looking back
it gets a bit wider
guess you used to be able to walk down there
couple of switchbacks coming up
Doug heads around the first switchback
walkway is alongside a canal
looking back at how high the last part was
entering a tunnel
lots of chunks have fallen off
view to the clifftops
next section
train tracks on the other side of the gorge
the canal
the canal enters a tunnel
the first brige but it's not in use
you can see the gorge under the bridge
Fran on the walkway
view down further along the gorge
potholes in the gorge
cliff tops
the river in the wider part of the gorge
back on dirt trail
the on wooden section in the dift
in the wide section of the gorge
retaining walls in the wide section
there's a helicopter pad down there
dirt trail along the canal
trail is now where the canal used to be
tops of the mountains around us
Second section of walkways begins
we can see the rail bridge in the rock
the rail bridge ujp against the cliffs
you can see the old walkway underneath the new one
Fran walking where the old walkway is seen
we approach the glass section
standing on the glass part
our first view of the bridge we need to cross - it's beside a large water pipe
we get closer to the bridge
such vertical rock
another small rail bridge
Doug about to round the corner to the bridge
no wonder the rebuilt the walkways
view into a slot canyon
huge section of rock missing
Doug right before the bridge
river continues out of the gorge to El Chorro
the bridge surface
view looking down from the bridge
looking down the bridge
stairs heading down on the other side of the bridge
the bridge we just crossed
view back towards the bridge after coming down the stairs
at the end of the gorge
view around the corner
now we climb up the stairs
rail line below us
last section - we've reached the south access
view back of the walkways
on the way back we pass yet another rail bridge
last part of the hike
we see the river just before the end
as we leave El Chorro (2)
as we leave El Chorro (6)
as we leave El Chorro (9)
as we leave El Chorro (1)
the canyon in Ronda
In the town of Ronda (3)
city of Ronda on the cliffs
Neuvo Puente in Ronda (2)
Neuvo Puente in Ronda (1)
view down the canyon
church in Ronda
at the aire in Ronda (1)
at the aire in Ronda (2)