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On the peak of Veleta

We managed to make it out for some hiking during our stay in Granada. We caught a morning bus up to the Sierra Nevada mountains, with the intention of hiking up Veleta peak, the second highest in the range. There is a large ski resort built on the same mountain, so the bus was able to drop us off about 4 km from the top, making the hike do-able in one day. On the bus, we met a handful of other travelers with the same plan, and decided to hike it together.

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