Welcome! It's nice to see so many European rangers lately! I'm always glad to see our strange little hobby has worldwide appeal!
What gorgeous landscapes! It reminds me of reading the Aubrey/Maturin series of books by Patrick O'Brian. One of the two main protagonists, Stephen Maturin, is half Irish and half Catalan. There is a section of one of the books in which he visits his family land in Catalonia, and this is EXACTLY what I imagined while reading the way he described the landscape. Beautiful country!
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Maerondir Perianseron, also called “Mickel,” Halfling Friend - Ranger of the Misty Mountains
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Yes, it’s a majestic place. There is a high mountain route called Carros de Foc (meaning Chariots of Fire) that connects the nine mountain refuges located in the park in a circular itinerary. I did some of it a few years ago with my school and it was amazing, some day I plan on doing the whole route.Melthrist wrote:That's... amazing.Mithdir wrote:
I really like the whole length of Costa Brava, all pebble beaches and pine-clad cliffs... But I think the place I have explored that felt the most like Middle-earth is the national park of Aigüestortes. I went there for the last time two years ago. Here are a couple of pictures I took then:
DSC03128 by guillemclapes99, on Flickr
DSC03133 by guillemclapes99, on Flickr
DSC03155 by gui
llemclapes99, on Flickr
If you ever happen to be close to the national park, here is the official website https://www.carrosdefoc.com/en/.
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Thank you! I will make sure to check out the books :)Manveruon wrote:Welcome! It's nice to see so many European rangers lately! I'm always glad to see our strange little hobby has worldwide appeal!
What gorgeous landscapes! It reminds me of reading the Aubrey/Maturin series of books by Patrick O'Brian. One of the two main protagonists, Stephen Maturin, is half Irish and half Catalan. There is a section of one of the books in which he visits his family land in Catalonia, and this is EXACTLY what I imagined while reading the way he described the landscape. Beautiful country!
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They're nautical adventure novels set during the Napoleonic Wars. I absolutely love them, but they are FULL of dense, barely intelligible naval jargon, so be forewarned, heh.
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Beautiful! It looks like a place that sheep would like to graze in summer. A bota of nice red, a sharp cheese, a baguette, and a stick of hard salami and I'm there!
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I don’t think there are many sheep in the national park itself, but there are plenty of mountain goats and deerWill Whitfoot wrote:Beautiful! It looks like a place that sheep would like to graze in summer. A bota of nice red, a sharp cheese, a baguette, and a stick of hard salami and I'm there!
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