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  1. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cuesta del Moro Ermita de San Miguel photo taken October 25, 2013 Once part of a Benedictine monastery this 10th c. hermitage seemed a bit too hidden from the path for me to calmly explore it alone.
  2. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Villatuerta La Casa Magica photo taken October 20, 2011 In chilly October it was cosy to sleep in this miniscule "room" of my own.
  3. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Villatuerta La Casa Magica photo taken October 20, 2011 Grapes were once crushed for vino tinto on the rough pebble floor of the main entrance hall of this private albergue, a 300 years old farmhouse now sensitively renovated.
  4. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances towards Villatuerta photo taken 0ctober 24, 2012 Somewhere (!?) west of Lorca/east of Villatuerta lay this evocative "...long, long trail a-winding..."
  5. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances near Lorca tunnel photo taken October 20, 2011 I yearned for that distant open space while walking through this confined tunnel which passed beneath the highway east of Lorca.
  6. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances east of Lorca rainbow photo taken October 20, 2011 Glimpsing a rainbow is always special.
  7. mspath

    Where do ( did ) you walk locally in 2024?

    Sunday, May 26, 2024, the American Battle Monuments Commission at their worldwide sites commemorate Memorial Day. Within the Aisne-Marne Cemetery site near Chateau Thierry, France, are buried 2,289 American war dead who summer 1918 fought at Belleau Wood and elsewhere along the Marne River...
  8. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances towards Villatuerta photo taken October 5, 2004 On route to Lorca the broad camino path followed antique cart routes and crossed this restored Roman bridge.
  9. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cirauqui Roman bridge photo taken October 20, 2011 Crossing alone this ruined bridge and climbing/crawling/balancing on those distant precarious "steps" of irregular stones would be nerve wracking. ..Nevertheless using my indispensable walking stick I made it and rested for a...
  10. mspath

    Memory lane

    Hiking 20 km up to the 1060 meter Ibaneta pass via the Valcarlos route to Roncesvalles the first time in September 2004 at 65 was one of the most difficult days on the Camino and certainly the most physically exhausting day of my adult life then to date. I was pooped! Although I had hiked...
  11. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Cirauqui Iglesia de San Román south door photo taken October 22, 2015 Nearby on the street were two tots with their mom who had asked me "What makes this door special?" As I pointed to the distinctive poly-globed arch she kindly snapped my photo.
  12. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances near Mañeru photo taken October 24, 2012 Walking on a paved path to cross this vignoble was an easy pleasure in the bright autumn sun.
  13. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puente La Reina photo taken February 11, 2007 Arches reflected in the calm Arga river create an illusion of circular supports below the famous bridge for which the town is named.
  14. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puente La Reina-Gares photo taken October 23, 2013 This view of the Romanesque bridge is from the east shore of the river Arga looking west. Since the Middle Ages multitudes of pilgrims have crossed here on route to Santiago.
  15. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puente La Reina - Gares photo taken October 15, 2010 The pointed arch frames the famous bridge's path across the Arga river.
  16. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puenta la Reina Calle Mayor Iglesia de Santiago photo taken October 23, 2013 The 12th c. Romaneque doorway of the Iglesia de Santiago was enticingly open on this sunlit autumn morning.
  17. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puente La Reina calle Mayor photo taken February 2, 2009 One very cold February morning this was the view west on calle Mayor aka the CF looking towards the distant bridge. To the right, topped with an urn, is the gate of the Iglesia de Santiago.
  18. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Frances Puente La Reina - Gares Calle del Crucifijo photo taken February 11, 2007 After Sunday mass members of the congregation enjoyed the winter sunshine on the Calle del Crucifijo in the private/public space between the open door of the Convento del Crucifijo and the closed door of...
  19. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Puente La Reina-Gares Calle del Crucifijo night photo taken October 23, 2013 Walking alone along the deserted Calle del Crucifijo produced a personal frisson on a cold October night.
  20. mspath

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 11.0

    Camino Argones Muruzábal Iglesia de Santa María de Eunate photo taken October 21, 2015 My last visit at Eunate was, as always, poignant. When leaving I turned for this final glimpse of the 1000 year old structure surrounded by fields of corn and fennel. ...May peace reign here another...

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