23.10 Pico Veleta 2, Sierra Nevada: Love this mountain, its surrounding and setting...anything else?
'Don't cry for us, Veleta' , we'll return. You are not beautiful but challenging and attractive in your own way. You sit proudly gazing over the hinterland to the north, the Mediterranean and Africa to the south and the village of Prodallano immediately below. When the winter arrives, we imagine you turn into a ravishing beauty with snow covering your imperfections but probably too dangerous upon which to tread. We leave that to the skiers with their colorful outfits, poles and 'long feet' as they ride lifts to get a glimpse of your unusual top. As an aside, it is the highest pass in Europe although access is restricted. It reaches 11,148 feet into the big blue sky, being number three in Spain. We liked it so much we went for seconds—Pico Veleta, a good enough reason to return to Spain. An attractively designed shrine points the way up to Pico Veleta. Not a shrine but nevertheless, attractive as we come over a lower pass in howling winds....