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.

Merendera?

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!