My Ride Reports from Spain have been a bit thin on the ground this year due to work commitments. But amazingly I had a free day.....so off I went to explore an area I'd never been to before....the Sierra de Pozo National Park.

Going through Castril I encountered the remains of a Suzuki strewn everywhere!

Closer investigation revealed it was the debris from my mate's DL1000....he recently rode over all the way from the UK, along with another mate on an R1200GS. Then he managed to break his foot 15 miles from my house! Being a good friend I retrieved the plastic cos I've still got his Strom (and the GS) in my garage and they went home by plane!

I know how to show people a good time!

Anyway, I carried on and reached Pozo Alcon. Then I turned up into the mountain range!

The higher I went, the colder it got! Out here you can have an incredible fluctuation in temperature and road surface within just a few miles.

If you want offroading....you can just ride wherever you want. But be aware you usually have vultures circling overhead so it's not wise to try any heroics!

Got to the peak of the mountain....and what a view!

By this time I was freezing due to the altitude....but luckily I found a nice cafe bar surrounded by a waterfall and stream.

After I'd warmed up and found out where I was (cos I didn't have a clue)....it was back down the other side of the mountain.

And I ended up crossing into the Sierra de Cazorla National Park....lakes everywhere!

A further 30 miles and I was home. A total of 120 miles round some great deserted roads!

I love it here.....unfortunately my Brit mates never seem to make it out in one piece!

you lucky bastard!!!

how many miles is it from err say calais or somethign roughly to your house it looks beautiful out there!!??

Great pics Pete!

you lucky bastard!!!

how many miles is it from err say calais or somethign roughly to your house it looks beautiful out there!!??

Calais? About 1500 miles Tom....I'm in southern Spain!

:D wow some pits man :D

Wow looking great again!