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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 19/7/2015: the road to Torremanzanas

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 19/7/2015: the road to Torremanzanas
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 07:52:45 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>
>Torremanzanas is a village in the mountains surrounding Alicante. It is a 
>pleasant 
>little place, but getting there on bicycle is what makes it special. Although 
>the 
>altitude is modest at 850 m above sea level, the 14 km climb from the town of 
>Relleu 
>is one of the most brutal around here, with stretches of 16-17% slope. 
>Negotiating
>that road in the summer heat, even in the morning, is what separates the men 
>from 
>the boys. This past weekend I went there for the first time. The road sure is 
>pretty:
>
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4222879688&k=MmC3mxv&lb=1&s=O
>

     Nice composition.

>
>And the town has a unique way of providing shade on its main street:
>
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=4222879673&k=XGPbJr9&lb=1&s=O
>

     Looks like an adveretisement for Traveler's Insurance.


Chris

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson
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