Hiking in España

When I was in Spain, some of my friends and I got homesick for Colorado. Hence, we decided to do the most Colorado thing there is to do... we went hiking!

Parque del Collado was a beautiful hiking area just a short bus drive away from Madrid. It is located in the Bustarviejo municipality.

On our hike, we ran into a man with a dog, and asked him if he knew any good spots in the area that we should check out. He was very nice, very friendly, and tolerated our broken Spanish. He told us that there was a well, next to a restaurant, just down the street from where we were. The well provides fresh water for all of the people in the village, so we decided to commemorate our trip to Bustarviejo by helping ourselves to cold, crisp water.

We continued our trip with a packed picnic and set up a hammock.

My personal favorite part of our hike was the dance session we had on the rocks.

When in Spain.

Adios amigos!

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