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La Muela - The Birth

official Spring entered Andalusia for less than a week although for some real change does not start until you change the time, actually more than one had fallen asleep because of this change, which took place at dawn on Sunday and suitable out a little later.

We were going to La Muela, a small village nestled at the foot of Snake Valley, whose origin dates from 1601 when it was founded the Carmelite Convent Juncal , now largely in ruins, there is only a few traces.

With an hour less sleep a day and we headed to unbeatable Algodonales , after breakfast at the crossroads Zahara de la Sierra got into the village of La Muela .

After passing the little village a mile and find an information panel that leads to Recreation Area La Muela , the area gives a good overview of the Sierra de Sand , known by villagers as "Mogote" .

Mound

isolated, conical shape and terminating in blunt, hence the name of "Mogote" which is called as usual. Its terrain is rugged, with lots of rocky cliffs and steep slopes on its slopes, while in turn above is presented as a long plateau with gentle slopes to a peak around 1051 m. altitude.

The Sand Mountains are located northwest of the province of Cádiz marks the boundary between the western countryside of Andalusia depression and Grazalema Natural Park, this being embraced by the rivers and Guadalete Guadalporcún in flow within several underground courses, which form sources for a total of twelve.

; front of us the Tajo de Cueva Morena, after rising a couple of miles to the pergola we track the trailhead, the route runs along the north side of the Sierra of Sand , we ascended the dark side, we enjoyed the scenic attraction that Valley Viper gave us.

The Golden Girls , welcome and Rosa Elena , we are very pleased to have with us.

Broom Group

A few meters from the beginning we met literally with the first scree, is of extraordinary beauty boulders down the hillside to build a huge river rock, among trees with a fabulously amazing advanced, with the vertical wall of the mountains began to rise in a relaxed manner.

Pedro our little walker, now felt lonely without her friend Ellen .

After passing through a gate change understory vegetation on the lower bearing, spring you gave us their first fruits, on the way we watched the strange figures that for one reason or another had taken the rocks due to erosion of the year, some reminded us "Moai" , existing figures on the Island Easter in Chile .

the Peony Blooming Coriacea - Rosa Damn

Palmata Anemone - Golden Light herb Centella or

Cerval Jara - Cistus Populifolius

Durillo - Tinus Viburnun

The gulf

On another occasion was the figure of a dragon, "The gnome did not stop muttering, maintain the silence he said not to wake the dragon and quietly crossed the dark realm of the legendary creature .....", could inspire and be the beginning of a story.

walked down the slope of the mountain to enjoy the variety of existing plants in the area, dominated by oaks and holm oaks, later a small pine forest welcomes us, the area shows signs of logging and clearing, the trail has been recently refurbished, we also had the opportunity to see some isolated examples of firs .

Cistué albidus - Blanca Jara

Teucrium fruticans - Olivilla

Linaria platycalyx - Endemic Grazalema

Milk

Pajaro - Ornithogalum umbellatum

The trail winds up the side of the mountain soon came to 800 m. altitude, the flag flies Andalucía to heaven after winning the elevation continued to the second scree.

Pedro was the first to arrive.

feel

Our charming Melissa also dared to rise.

vanguard group expected at this point until the rest of participants came from that altitude and we were enjoying the unmistakable figure of the Rock of Zaframagón , farther east the Rock of Algamitas , the height of Terril and Sierra Board.

Back

we left the village of La Muela the Sierra de Morón and San Pablo while majestic vultures of the great limestone escarpment Zaframagón took advantage of the warm air currents from the throat to delight with its impressive flight.

concluded the slope without difficulty, is equipped with a handrail and the slope has been smoothed by wooden beams, on our way we discovered some smoky quartz veins as we reached the thickness of the existing flora through gorse, mastic, rock, strawberry, juniper durillo and arrive at the crossing of The Birth .

A little more 100 m we were on the lookout Viper, the end of our journey, after the rest of the sandwich and then the beautiful view from the lookout on the way back and walked.