Las Foces del Pino

I traveled to one of the towns where some of my students live to hike the Foces del Pino trail. On the trail, I saw many different animals, spectacular views and for the first time in my life, snow!

Location: 
El Pino, Aller, Asturias

Photos

These farms were near the beginning of the trail; they are still in use, unlike the abandoned farms further up in the mountains
A donkey grazing on a farm off the trail
This sign says, "The Fountain of Health"; it was one of many named fountains along the trail
The graffiti on this sign says "Asturias is not Spain," showing that regional pride is very strong in the different provinces of Spain
My frozen feet standing in snow for the first time in my life!
The snow that I was standing on was more similar to ice, but I could tell that the snow on the mountain in the distance was much softer
These prints were left by a "rebeco"--a very typical animal in Northern Spain, similar to a deer
This is the view from the highest point on the mountain with the snow

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