In pictures: The curious rock structures near Navalosa on AV 905 Road

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A scene straight from a cartoon programme: A road sign with an arrow pointing upwards and above it a huge bolder hanging precariously over the road.

02/12

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A huge bolder hanging precariously onto a base rock with what looks like a wedge underneath. As far as I know there are no coyotes in Gredos!.

03/12

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A rock structure that looks like the “Loch Ness Monster on the rocks”.

04/12

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The “skull” from a fallen “extra" from the "Planet of the Apes!”.

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Surely this rock structure cannot be a petrified helmet of Darth Vader.

06/12

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A “head of a giant having a nap” under the scorching sun!.

07/12

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A wooden pole with black cables in the middle of an arid mountain landscape.

08/12

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“Thunderbird 2 has landed!” A rock structure that looks like the VTOL transporter from the TV series Thunderbirds.

09/12

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A rock structure that looks like a “petrified head of a duck”.

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“Two turtle doves kissing” in August?.

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The AV 905, looking towards the village of Hoyocasero, under a scorching sun.

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A view from the AV 905, Ctra de la Venta del Opispo, looking in the direction of Puerta de Casillas in the Sierra Mountains on the Madrid side of the range.

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The AV 905 road, near the small village of Navalosa, is a typical mountain road in Gredos, but on a stretch of the road there are some curious granite rock structures. The Gredos Mountains are over 300 million years old from the Palaeozoic period.

The AV 905 road, near the small village of Navalosa, is a typical mountain road in Gredos but on a stretch of the road there are some curious granite rock structures. The Gredos Mountains are +300 million years old from the Palaeozoic period.

The AV 905, Ctra de la Venta del Opispo which is a side road of the N502(Talavera-Avila), joins the AV 902 and continues to the N403 the Gredos road between Avila and Toledo.

The area of Navalosa is dotted with small villages where people usually go to spend the summer months. In many of these villages one can also find accommodation for tourism.

The mountain range of Gredos, in the centre of Spain, offers all sorts of outdoor activities from hiking to mountain climbing. The roads are also generally in a good state for touring by car or motorbike, or even off road cycling.

Regarding this set of photos I was able to stop in a safe spot by the road (see Google Earth 40°23'33.77" N 4°56'35.06" W) with the idea of proving that one can take interesting photos under a scorching mid day sun. But when I started taking the photos I thought I was in a rock version of a Hollywood set!