Hi all šš»
With this post Iām joining in at the Wednesday Walk challenge and Make me Smile challenge. That are hosted by 
Today I want to share with you my Walk, with a few members of the Iznajar walking group, around the IznƔjar Dam and through the pine forest, Cordoba province, Spain.
PRESA DE IZNĆJAR y PANTANO DE IZNĆJAR.
I lived in the countryside of IznĆ”jar at that timeā¦
We walked it 29 March 2015 and it was about 4km.
Photos are taken with my (late) Canon eos 550D and 18-135mm lens.
I will guide you through these photos as I follow the time stamps. So you can walk along and explore this area with me š
Location of the start of this walk on Google Maps: The pink heart š
As you can see the town of IznƔjar is across the lake.
The walking route:
We started at the green dot and finished at the red dot, last part of the route overlaps for about 800 meters
After we parked our cars we start walking along the road for a little while. The Pine Forest appears now on both sides.
We see pine cones on the ground next to us.
We pass by at closed gates from a restaurant.
Along the fence we see farm tools from days gone byā¦
My friends from the IznƔjar walking group I walked this walk with, on a beautiful sunny day in late March. The tall man (Peter) on the right was my landlord. He still lives in the large old mill and I lived in the little casita on his grounds, where the mill worker used to live, long ago of course. A walk around the casita you can find here: Photographs from around the Casita, wildlife and wild orchids, IznƔjar Spain
As we walked a bit now, we see through the trees the lake appearing. The beautiful turquoise waters.
Letās try and walk down towards the lake.
Some details on the lakeside.
The view we have. The land and pine forest you see on the left we walked through to get here.
Across the lake where we are standing. Olive trees everywhere and some farm houses.
Letās walk a little along the water front.
The view across the IznƔjar lake.
I see somethingā¦ in the far distance.
Letās zoom in.
Yes, thought I saw the village of IznĆ”jar itself in the distance. It is perched on top of the mountain you see here in the middle. The highest point is the castle. The layers are just amazingā¦ and then you see the town š„°
We walk further until I spot this tree.
As I walk towards it, closely I got an idea!
A little bit furtherā¦ šš¤
Yes, I captured the town of IznƔjar in between the branches of this tree.
We walk back up a little into the forest again, and reach sandy paths. We follow it.
We find abandoned wooden recreation hutsā¦ between the trees. They still look rather good.
Some closer by views.
We walk further as the forest is around us.
A little bit later we see the lake again and a long road down with a little pier.
I followed it down and saw this fisherman just catching a fish.
Thatās a great catch š£
We talked a little when my friends arrived too, and he showed us the fish.
After a climb up again towards our path we followed.
We see residential houses high above us in the woods.
From there we have this lake view.
With lots of layers of mountains and hills in the distance.
We reach a large gate now. It is closed, but you can walk around it if you are careful.
At the end there:
Now there is a nice road we follow, not much people around anymoreā¦ just us and nature.
My friends. Peter spotted a look out/ view point.
I was distracted hahaha š¤£ next to me a tree stump. The bark is strangely peeled.
Of course I had to stop and photograph this.
And letās not forget the flowers that are popping up next to the roadā¦ ššøš¼
When I arrived at the view point Peter was waiting, we see the lake. It looks like it is divided. Or rainā¦ but it didnāt rain.
We see a very smooth surface on one side of the lake, and the other part is choppy and rough. Makes for a very interesting photo, donāt you think?
Letās walk further on the road.
Next to us some walls appear. And gates, but there is nothing behind themā¦
Detailsā¦ š have I told you I love details and textures yet, Iām sure I did š
We walk furtherā¦
On the left side a balustradeā¦ that follows us from now onwards along the road.
I find another interesting tree stump.
And flowers šø šøšø
Letās look closer š„°šø
I found some purple flowers š my favourite colour.
As we walk furtherā¦
More steps that go nowhereā¦
Do I see some kind of transporting rails?
Going up the hillā¦
And more steps along the railsā¦
When I look back you see the steps and rails going up the hill. People must have transported goods like that up and downā¦ hhhmmmm interesting š¤
ARE YOU STILL WITH ME? š
You must think by now where is the dam?
Let me show you what is next on our path:
Through the trees we see the IZNAJAR DAM
Letās walk further, and have a closer look.
We see also a platform floatingā¦ must be fun in the summer to swim there and play aroundā¦ šš»šš»āāļø
The Dam on one sideā¦
Another view point, letās go there and see if we can see more of the Dam.
The road across itā¦
The view on the other side of the dam.
The other side of the dam. Goes down quite a bit.
Noā¦ Iām not too close at the edge. I donāt fancy heights hahaha
I zoom in on my camera, that will do š
Next to us a little further we see this Pillar.
Peter tells me when the dam was build and the land was flooded, āFrancoā came here and held a speech. This was the area he gathered and spoke to the people of the surrounding towns.
He also told me, Franco had a holiday home here, just where we walked in the woods. He didnāt know which one thoughā¦
When we look up from this spot we see some ruins and a tower up on the mountain.
The views on this side of the dam:
So many olive fieldsā¦
Beautifulā¦ the landscape is unique.
Below we see:
More ruins.
Zooming inā¦ all abandoned.
One look up:
Now we walk back again.
I show you a few views from this side as it does look so different each way.
The pillar. With views across the lake in the distance.
At the edgeā¦ we see in the distance the spot we started our walk.
Next to that light sandy/ beach area.
More flowers, I didnāt see the first time š
Havenāt seen these bell like flowers beforeā¦
Past the gate and almost back at the dense pine forest I see a few more houses.
Looks like nobody is living there at this time.
And with this last photo of this terrace from one of the houses here, I finish our walk and end my #WednesdayWalk and #Makemesmileā¦ post.
Hope you enjoyed my photographs of this beautiful walk in this part of the world š¤© CĆ³rdoba province:
Walk around the IznƔjar dam and through the forest!
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Have a great Wednesday all š
Grtz Jackie
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