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#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday
Red Lake seen from Hwy 88 at Carson Pass, California. Elevation is 8,574 feet (2,613 meters) above sea level.
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Yosemite might be overrun sometimes, but it's always worth a visit.
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Yosemite might be overrun sometimes, but it's always worth a visit.
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#ForestFriday #Scape
Silver Lake off Hwy 88 in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
#EastCoastKin #ECK #Mountains #SierraNevada #SilverLake #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #Reflections #BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday -
#ForestFriday #Scape
Silver Lake off Hwy 88 in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
#EastCoastKin #ECK #Mountains #SierraNevada #SilverLake #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #Reflections #BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday -
Some snaps from this week's "Arista del Campanitas" scramble.
Feeling inspired, I'm drafting a blog titled "Treading the Fine Line Between Scrambling and Rock Climbing" โ exploring that gloriously confusing grey zone where our discipline labels overlap.
First image traces the approximate route; the rest capture the kind of scenery that makes you forget your legs are burning.
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Some snaps from this week's "Arista del Campanitas" scramble.
Feeling inspired, I'm drafting a blog titled "Treading the Fine Line Between Scrambling and Rock Climbing" โ exploring that gloriously confusing grey zone where our discipline labels overlap.
First image traces the approximate route; the rest capture the kind of scenery that makes you forget your legs are burning.
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What a day yesterday. Lasting memories of that one for sure. Las Campanitas ridge to Veleta. A complex, dramatic route done without fuss or drama. Here's one with Linda at the summit of Salรณn 3325m with other members of our group scrambling up the right hand ridge
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What a day yesterday. Lasting memories of that one for sure. Las Campanitas ridge to Veleta. A complex, dramatic route done without fuss or drama. Here's one with Linda at the summit of Salรณn 3325m with other members of our group scrambling up the right hand ridge
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This year seems to be a rare "population surge" year for the California tortoiseshell butterfly. We saw *hundreds* of them on our hike in Carson Valley.
They would come flying through the woods in a straight line, like they were all on the way to somewhere in a hurry. I thought maybe they were migratory, but no- it turns out this is just something that particular butterfly does once every 5-10 years or so for reasons unknown. ๐คฏ๐ฆ
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This year seems to be a rare "population surge" year for the California tortoiseshell butterfly. We saw *hundreds* of them on our hike in Carson Valley.
They would come flying through the woods in a straight line, like they were all on the way to somewhere in a hurry. I thought maybe they were migratory, but no- it turns out this is just something that particular butterfly does once every 5-10 years or so for reasons unknown. ๐คฏ๐ฆ
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#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday
Patches of sun and shadows on the Sierra Nevada mountains. The peak in the back that is illuminated is Jobs Peak.
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Wildflowers in Carson Pass #bloomscrolling #SierraNevada
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Wildflowers in Carson Pass #bloomscrolling #SierraNevada
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Extensive tree roots in still water at Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, California.
#photography #photographie #sierranevada #easternsierra #nature #lake #landscape #landscapephotography #trees #sunset #forest #clouds #rain #outdoors #camping #hiking
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Extensive tree roots in still water at Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, California.
#photography #photographie #sierranevada #easternsierra #nature #lake #landscape #landscapephotography #trees #sunset #forest #clouds #rain #outdoors #camping #hiking
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Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop, CA. Such a beautiful place in California. Enjoy and be well.
#SierraNevada #landscapephotography #californialiving #californiadreaming #naturephotography
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Ancient Water Wisdom - The Acequias Of Sierra Nevada, Europeโs Oldest Groundwater System โฐ๏ธ
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https://memolaproject.eu/sierra-nevada/wateruse <-- shared link to the ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ page
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https://regadiohistorico.es/ <-- shared technical page, โCollaborative map of historical irrigation systems in Granada and Almerรญaโ / โMapa colaborativo de regadรญos histรณricos de Granada y Almerรญaโ
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https://youtu.be/-TIUI2KflMk?si=iaSOwV99-WWMDCpV <-- shared video overview, โParticipa al Mapa colaborativo de regadรญos histรณricos de Granada y Almerรญaโ
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H/T @sofie de Volder | Co-founder TRAQUA
โ[The author has] already discussed ancient water management systems, such as the qanats in Persia and other Eastern countries. In Europe, there are the acequias of the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, Spain.
The hand-dug channels date back over 1,000 years to the Moorish era. Networks of canals, aqueducts and cisterns were engineered to capture and transport snowmelt, turning this natural resource into a sustainable water supply for agriculture. The high-altitude ditches had openings, allowing water to infiltrate into fractures and faults, replenishing the aquifer, and to irrigate the lower levels of the slopes.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐?
โ Gravity-fed irrigation that supported terraced farms and local biodiversity.
โ Designed to distribute water slowly and equitably, even during dry summers.
โ Stretching over thousands of kilometres, these systems fell into disuse in the 1980s but are now part of restoration efforts led by the MEMOLA Project (Universidad de Granada).
With climate change and more intense droughts, the Acequias could provide an ancient solution to the modern-day water crisisโฆโ
#Spain #๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ #waterresources #historic #irrigation #mapping #watermanagement #agriculture #farming #watersecurity #HistoricalIrrigationSystems #agroecological #SierraNevada #Andalusia #Moors #engineering #constructed #channels #canals #aqueducts #cisterns #water #hydrography #snowmelt #naturalresource #sustainability #groundwater #aquifers #recharge #MEMOLA #mapping #climatechange #extremeweather #drought -
Ancient Water Wisdom - The Acequias Of Sierra Nevada, Europeโs Oldest Groundwater System โฐ๏ธ
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https://memolaproject.eu/sierra-nevada/wateruse <-- shared link to the ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ page
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https://regadiohistorico.es/ <-- shared technical page, โCollaborative map of historical irrigation systems in Granada and Almerรญaโ / โMapa colaborativo de regadรญos histรณricos de Granada y Almerรญaโ
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https://youtu.be/-TIUI2KflMk?si=iaSOwV99-WWMDCpV <-- shared video overview, โParticipa al Mapa colaborativo de regadรญos histรณricos de Granada y Almerรญaโ
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H/T @sofie de Volder | Co-founder TRAQUA
โ[The author has] already discussed ancient water management systems, such as the qanats in Persia and other Eastern countries. In Europe, there are the acequias of the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, Spain.
The hand-dug channels date back over 1,000 years to the Moorish era. Networks of canals, aqueducts and cisterns were engineered to capture and transport snowmelt, turning this natural resource into a sustainable water supply for agriculture. The high-altitude ditches had openings, allowing water to infiltrate into fractures and faults, replenishing the aquifer, and to irrigate the lower levels of the slopes.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐?
โ Gravity-fed irrigation that supported terraced farms and local biodiversity.
โ Designed to distribute water slowly and equitably, even during dry summers.
โ Stretching over thousands of kilometres, these systems fell into disuse in the 1980s but are now part of restoration efforts led by the MEMOLA Project (Universidad de Granada).
With climate change and more intense droughts, the Acequias could provide an ancient solution to the modern-day water crisisโฆโ
#Spain #๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ #waterresources #historic #irrigation #mapping #watermanagement #agriculture #farming #watersecurity #HistoricalIrrigationSystems #agroecological #SierraNevada #Andalusia #Moors #engineering #constructed #channels #canals #aqueducts #cisterns #water #hydrography #snowmelt #naturalresource #sustainability #groundwater #aquifers #recharge #MEMOLA #mapping #climatechange #extremeweather #drought -
Another epic road trip comes to an end. This one was to the Sierra Nevada, โthe other sideโ. I usually go to the Alpujarra on the south side; this time I went to Gรผรฉjar Sierra on the north side. Different, but just as beautiful. The photo is a view from the camp site.
Now I have a lot of film to develop and process. I will be busy!
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Another epic road trip comes to an end. This one was to the Sierra Nevada, โthe other sideโ. I usually go to the Alpujarra on the south side; this time I went to Gรผรฉjar Sierra on the north side. Different, but just as beautiful. The photo is a view from the camp site.
Now I have a lot of film to develop and process. I will be busy!
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High level hike to the lakes at Lagunillas de la Virgen and Misterioso yesterday. The latter is well named as it cannot be seen from 30m away. Still some substantial snow banks that will probably remain throughout the summer. Good to be back at 3000m
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High level hike to the lakes at Lagunillas de la Virgen and Misterioso yesterday. The latter is well named as it cannot be seen from 30m away. Still some substantial snow banks that will probably remain throughout the summer. Good to be back at 3000m
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#ColorADay #BlueTue
Caples Lake in Sierra Nevada mountains, California.
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Longest Day #RoadTrip...
Even though I was nominally done with my long day it wasn't over yet. The temps went down to freezing and my hammock gear was not warm enough for sleeping exposed on a cot. I got up about 2am and left the pit. I drove to the first scenic pullout on the road north and slept another few hours snug in my car. This was my view when I awokeโฆ
#Mountains #Landscape #Sunrise #SierraNevada #NaturePhotography
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Longest Day #RoadTrip...
Even though I was nominally done with my long day it wasn't over yet. The temps went down to freezing and my hammock gear was not warm enough for sleeping exposed on a cot. I got up about 2am and left the pit. I drove to the first scenic pullout on the road north and slept another few hours snug in my car. This was my view when I awokeโฆ
#Mountains #Landscape #Sunrise #SierraNevada #NaturePhotography
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At 3300 metres above sea level, the Pico de Veleta in southern Spain is home to Europeโs highest road.
Running from the city of Granada to the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, the road is very popular among amateur cyclists and professional cyclists who use it to train.
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At 3300 metres above sea level, the Pico de Veleta in southern Spain is home to Europeโs highest road.
Running from the city of Granada to the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, the road is very popular among amateur cyclists and professional cyclists who use it to train.
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Sierra Nevada, viewed from Alhambra, Granada
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Sierra Nevada, viewed from Alhambra, Granada
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I photographed Convict Lake to reveal the mountainโs rugged textures and the lakeโs reflective stillness. Soft sunlight accents the layered rock, creating a quiet tension between rough surfaces and calm water. As a fine art print it brings measured scale and natural color into a room, encouraging quiet focus and restful presence.
Art/Website: https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com/featured/light-among-the-ridges-convict-lake-joseph-s-giacalone.html
#ConvictLake #SierraNevada #LandscapePhotography #FineArtPrint #WallArt #MountainArt #NaturePrints #HomeDecor
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SIGUE โฌ๏ธ
Tomรกs Villรฉn Roldรกn muriรณ en 1949.
Las versiones sobre su muerte cambian segรบn quiรฉn la cuente, pero la mรกs aceptada seรฑala que fue localizado gracias a infiltraciones y delaciones dentro del entorno guerrillero.
La presiรณn sobre familiares y colaboradores era enorme y las redes clandestinas estaban cada vez mรกs debilitadas.Cuando muriรณ, el movimiento maqui andaluz ya estaba prรกcticamente condenado.
Franco habรญa consolidado el poder y la esperanza de una intervenciรณn internacional desaparecรญa.Despuรฉs vino el silencio.
Durante dรฉcadas apenas se hablรณ pรบblicamente de los maquis en Espaรฑa.
Para el franquismo eran simples bandoleros y criminales.
Para muchas familias republicanas eran fantasmas incรณmodos que recordaban heridas abiertas.Y asรญ naciรณ parte del mito de Cencerro.
Entre el guerrillero polรญtico y el bandido de montaรฑa.
Entre el resistente y el hombre endurecido por la violencia.
Entre la memoria y la leyenda.
Porque la posguerra espaรฑola casi nunca deja personajes completamente limpios.
Deja personas atrapadas dentro de uno de los periodos mรกs salvajes y desesperados de la historia del paรญs.Y Tomรกs Villรฉn Roldรกn fue exactamente eso.
Un hombre de la sierra, de la guerra y de un tiempo donde sobrevivir ya era una forma de violencia.
โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
"๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐".
๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐:
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGpF62Pmvvg
#historia #maquis #cencerro #granada #sierranevada #guerracivil #posguerra #andalucia #historiasreales #memoriahistorica #curiosidades #historiaespaรฑa #franquismo #bandoleros
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SIGUE โฌ๏ธ
Tomรกs Villรฉn Roldรกn muriรณ en 1949.
Las versiones sobre su muerte cambian segรบn quiรฉn la cuente, pero la mรกs aceptada seรฑala que fue localizado gracias a infiltraciones y delaciones dentro del entorno guerrillero.
La presiรณn sobre familiares y colaboradores era enorme y las redes clandestinas estaban cada vez mรกs debilitadas.Cuando muriรณ, el movimiento maqui andaluz ya estaba prรกcticamente condenado.
Franco habรญa consolidado el poder y la esperanza de una intervenciรณn internacional desaparecรญa.Despuรฉs vino el silencio.
Durante dรฉcadas apenas se hablรณ pรบblicamente de los maquis en Espaรฑa.
Para el franquismo eran simples bandoleros y criminales.
Para muchas familias republicanas eran fantasmas incรณmodos que recordaban heridas abiertas.Y asรญ naciรณ parte del mito de Cencerro.
Entre el guerrillero polรญtico y el bandido de montaรฑa.
Entre el resistente y el hombre endurecido por la violencia.
Entre la memoria y la leyenda.
Porque la posguerra espaรฑola casi nunca deja personajes completamente limpios.
Deja personas atrapadas dentro de uno de los periodos mรกs salvajes y desesperados de la historia del paรญs.Y Tomรกs Villรฉn Roldรกn fue exactamente eso.
Un hombre de la sierra, de la guerra y de un tiempo donde sobrevivir ya era una forma de violencia.
โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
"๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐".
๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐:
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐,
โช๏ธ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ด๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฬ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGpF62Pmvvg
#historia #maquis #cencerro #granada #sierranevada #guerracivil #posguerra #andalucia #historiasreales #memoriahistorica #curiosidades #historiaespaรฑa #franquismo #bandoleros
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:stargif: ๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ :stargif:
El 8 de marzo de 1960 amaneciรณ cubierto de nieve en Sierra Nevada.
En la zona del Picรณn de Jรฉrez, cerca de Jรฉrez del Marquesado, el temporal era serio incluso para quienes conocรญan bien aquellas montaรฑas.
El viento golpeaba con fuerza, la visibilidad era mala y el frรญo se metรญa en los huesos.
A unos 2.600 metros de altitud, cualquier error podรญa convertirse en algo fatal.Y entonces apareciรณ un aviรณn cayendo sobre la sierra.
Era una aeronave militar estadounidense que transportaba a 24 personas.
El aparato terminรณ estrellรกndose contra la ladera en medio de la nevada.
Lo normal habrรญa sido que nadie sobreviviera.
Pero el piloto consiguiรณ amortiguar el impacto lo suficiente para evitar una tragedia inmediata.
Los ocupantes quedaron vivos, aunque atrapados entre nieve, metal destrozado y temperaturas extremas.El problema era otro: nadie podรญa llegar fรกcilmente hasta allรญ.
No habรญa helicรณpteros de rescate preparados para actuar en aquellas condiciones.
Tampoco existรญan los equipos modernos de montaรฑa que hoy parecen normales.
Sierra Nevada en 1960 seguรญa siendo una montaรฑa dura, aislada y peligrosa.
Y el temporal empeoraba cada hora.Dos militares lograron bajar desde el lugar del accidente hasta Jรฉrez del Marquesado.
Lo hicieron agotados, desorientados y prรกcticamente como pudieron.
Apenas hablaban espaรฑol, pero los vecinos entendieron enseguida que habรญa mรกs hombres atrapados arriba y que necesitaban ayuda urgente.El pueblo reaccionรณ casi sin pensarlo.
No hubo reuniones largas ni esperas burocrรกticas.
Los hombres empezaron a organizarse para subir a la montaรฑa.
Muchos eran agricultores, pastores o trabajadores acostumbrados a caminar por aquellas pendientes desde niรฑos.
Conocรญan senderos que no aparecรญan en ningรบn mapa y sabรญan cรณmo moverse en mitad de la nieve.Subieron con mulas, cuerdas, mantas y camillas improvisadas.
Nada mรกs.
Mientras hoy un rescate moviliza tecnologรญa, comunicaciones y vehรญculos especializados, ellos solo tenรญan experiencia, resistencia fรญsica y una idea bastante simple: no dejar morir a nadie allรญ arriba.
La subida fue durรญsima.
La nieve alcanzaba zonas peligrosas y el viento hacรญa casi imposible avanzar en algunos tramos.
Cuando llegaron al aviรณn encontraron a los militares heridos, congelados y completamente agotados.
Algunos apenas podรญan mantenerse conscientes.Y empezรณ entonces otra parte todavรญa mรกs difรญcil: bajarlos.
Los vecinos improvisaron camillas, acomodaron heridos sobre mulas y en algunos casos cargaron a hombres adultos montaรฑa abajo usando รบnicamente fuerza fรญsica.
El descenso durรณ horas.
El frรญo seguรญa golpeando y el riesgo de que alguno muriera durante el trayecto era real.Mientras tanto, abajo, el pueblo entero se movilizรณ.
Las mujeres preparaban comida caliente, cafรฉ, mantas y lugares donde atender a los supervivientes.
Casas particulares se abrieron para recibir a desconocidos llegados desde otro continente.
Algunos militares terminaron descansando en viviendas humildes donde apenas habรญa recursos, pero sรญ algo que en aquel momento importaba mucho mรกs: calor humano.Y ocurriรณ algo extraordinario.
Los 24 ocupantes sobrevivieron.
La noticia cruzรณ el Atlรกntico y apareciรณ en medios estadounidenses.
En plena รฉpoca de la Guerra Frรญa, cuando la presencia militar norteamericana en Espaรฑa todavรญa era un tema delicado, la historia de aquel pequeรฑo pueblo granadino sorprendiรณ muchรญsimo fuera del paรญs.
Un grupo de vecinos sin medios modernos habรญa logrado salvar a toda una tripulaciรณn atrapada en Sierra Nevada.Durante aรฑos, en Jรฉrez del Marquesado se siguiรณ hablando de โel aviรณn americanoโ.
Hubo cartas de agradecimiento, regalos y ayudas enviadas desde Estados Unidos.
Algunos supervivientes jamรกs olvidaron a las personas que subieron a buscarlos entre la nieve.Con el tiempo, la historia terminรณ convirtiรฉndose casi en leyenda local.
Hoy todavรญa existe la llamada Ruta Solidaria del Aviรณn, un recorrido que recuerda aquel rescate y que lleva a senderistas y curiosos hasta la zona donde ocurriรณ el accidente.
Pero mรกs allรก de la montaรฑa o de los restos histรณricos, lo que sigue impresionando es otra cosa.La rapidez con la que un pueblo entero decidiรณ ayudar a desconocidos.
Sin cรกmaras.
Sin titulares.
Sin esperar recompensa.
Solo personas ayudando a otras personas porque era lo correcto.
Y quizรก por eso esta historia sigue emocionando mรกs de sesenta aรฑos despuรฉs.
Porque recuerda algo muy simple y muy humano: a veces la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte no la marca la tecnologรญa ni el dinero.La marca la gente que decide subir la montaรฑa.
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Nothing clears the mind better than a day at Lake Tahoe.
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Nothing clears the mind better than a day at Lake Tahoe.
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CW: Non-sexual nudity
That was a lovely hike, not naked, because there were simply too many people on the trail, but we found a great spot for a naturist picknick and a moment to refresh in the ice cold mountain water #nakedinnature #sierranevada
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#BlueskyMonday #MountainMonday Carson Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada. #ECK #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #EasternSierraNevada #SierraNevada #CarsonValley #Clouds