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 The Pena Cortada Hike took us through ancient Roman Aqueducts that were high in the mountains.  Pena Cortada means rock cut.  This is where the Romans cut a long tunnel into the rock walls to bring water to their towns.  We walked through the three remaining tunnels that made up the aqueduct. After that we found a delightful section of the river for a swim and lunch.  Then a stroll through a cool bamboo forest, with several views of the rural towns, ending back where we started in time for a cold drink before the drive home.  All in all it was 8.5 miles and about 1,000 feet elevation. We came through the aqueducts to find this Roman bridge... Loved this photo of our silhouettes ....  This sign says it's too dangerous to swim ...  but there were several people there swimming and diving off the rocks! A peek around the corner was a surprise waterfall.  Tom Peterson (student) took a nice swim during lunch.   Funny little gourds in town we walked through.   The blue on the inside of t

 Did a short ride in the Turia river bed on a hot but windy afternoon.  Got the chance for a clear shot at the most popular place for a photo.

 Had a great hike from a village (or a La Mancha) called Chulilla.  Known for its hanging bridges.  The bridges were built for workers to travel from the town along the gorge and then across the Turia river to work each day at the reservoir.  In the Turia river flood of 1957 it washed out all the bridges.  The bridges to across the Turia were rebuilt in 2013.  The ones along the gorge are still not passable. Was a hot day but we went in and out of the sun as we went deeper into the gorge. This is the section where the water flows into the canals.  You cannot see it well but on the right side of the photo are the wooden walkways that lead around the gorge to the reservoir.   Here I am gracefully(?) coming down steps that led to the petroglyphs.  We had to crawl through rock tunnels and up this ladder to get to them.  They were only found in 1998.  My photos of them don't do them justice.  They were faint.  They did erect a cage around them so no one can touch the rock where they are