Hiking in the Aldudes valley

The Aldudes valley is where Oteiza brings up his Basque pigs and makes that great ham... but it is also a very beautiful valley and the site for our family mountain hiking! I had found a family adapted 3 hour hike in the Pyrenees Magazine. We took the car up to the Eihartze pass, great because the trek was less tiring and the landscape was incredible right from the start! We followed the ridge, softly walking up and down, facing great pasture areas, following a fence, through a forest.... the pottoks, the half wild mountain hourses, and the sheep had their bells on and the soft tingling sound followed us along the trail....

Bjorn asked when we are coming back.... his father, who loves the mountain, was very happy to hear that...

We followed this fence for a good part - perfect to not get lost!

This picture is supposed to show how steep it was...

Took me a while to get it... this is a view point for the traditional pigeon hunting.....

... and behind Clara you see what is called a palombière, a pigeon hunting hut.

A pottok

This pasture landscape is amazingly beatiful... the little dots are sheep....

According to the legend is was Roland who threw this stone here... to destroy Pamplona?! And it's supposed to tremble when you step on it... I tried to make it move but to no avail...