Spain, Alta Ruta, 06/09/25

Baysselance to Bujaruelo Sat 6th Sept.

Another beautiful morning as loads of people set off from the refuge, a lot of them going the same way as me.

Sunrise at the refuge

I found a space between the fast and slow walkers which gave me a nice quiet walk.

Lots of people 

The climb from the refuge to the ridge stretched out the group and by the time I had descended the steep path to the refuge de Oulettes (closed for renovation) I was on my own for the last steep climb to the Coll des Mulets and back to Spain.

The other side of Vignamales 

There was a strong wind at the coll so I quickly descended into the top of the long valley descending to Bujaruelo.

The Oulettes Valley 

I sat on a rock in the sunshine eating an apple and watched a group of people taking the path down, so I decided to use the one on the other side of the valley!

Starting down to Bujaruelo 

It was getting hotter the further down I went  and it was certainly different to temperature at the high point this morning.

Cows everywhere 

I noticed a lot of cultures flying about and found a carcass that was attracting them and managed to get fairly close.

It was nice to get into the shade of the trees as I got down to the gorge approaching Bujaruelo.

Getting closer to the trees

There were thousands of grasshoppers / crickets on the path that hopped and flew from under my feet, some with beautiful iridescent blue or red wings as well as a few pretty yellow butterflies that I couldn't identify.

Yellow butterfly 

There were lots of little flowers growing on and around the path that did not appear to have any leaves. Plant net identified them as Merendera, I have subsequently found a reference to them in a Spanish document as Quitameriendas.

Quitameriendas 

Arrival at the Refuge was a bit special as I was given a glass of beer in an Alta Ruta glass to take home.

Not sure why it's empty!

The end of another little adventure.

Off to New Zealand in a fortnight for a bigger adventure, just have to get home first!