Hello again,
here are some pics I took yesterday morning in the Montsec area. I hope I am not bothering you with these reports of mine
The Montsec (="Drymount"
) is a mountain range S of the Pyrenees, the last one before the Lleida plain in central West Catalonia. This range, which was for two-three centuries border between Christian and Muslim kingdoms is nowadays visited by the likes of rock climbers, mushroom pickers or skywatchers.
My goal was to see landscapes, and follow small roads.
Early in the morning it was cool (12ºC) and somewhat cloudy and foggy at the Monestir de les Avellanes
As it was up the Coll d'Àger. But it seemed to be sunny in the Montsec.
Indeed
At the top of the Coll d'Ares (I know of three with such name) the high Pyrenées can be seen
At the col bottom, I wanted to visit the tower of Alsamora (11th century)
There's a valley leading to the dam of Terradets (next to Tremp)
Then I headed up to the Montsec de Rúbies
Colors of autumn
Finally, a small "gorge" led me to Vilanova de Meià and the plain
And that was it!
Greetings
Josep
