Torla, Sobrarbe, Huesca, Aragón, España.

Torla-Ordesa es una localidad y municipio español en el Sobrarbe, provincia de Huesca, Aragón. Se sitúa al norte de su provincia y al noroeste de su comarca, y fronterizo con Francia, aunque sin conexión por carretera con ella.

Es puerta de acceso al valle de Ordesa perteneciente al Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido, así como al valle de Broto. Se encuentra a 100 km de Huesca capital, y el acceso por carretera solo puede realizarse por la N-260 desde Broto o desde Biescas a través del puerto de Cotefablo (1423 m). Además del núcleo de Torla, el municipio lo conforman también las poblaciones de Fragén, Linás de Broto y Víu de Linás.

Parte de su término municipal está ocupado por el Monumento natural de los Glaciares Pirenaicos.

Torla se encuentra en el valle glaciar del río Ara, después de la confluencia de los valles de Bujaruelo (donde nace el río Ara) y el Ordesa (río Arazas), suponiéndose que la lengua glaciar llegaba hasta Asín de Broto, con más de 30 km en total. El Ara pasa por ser el único río de cierta importancia de España que no está represado por la mano humana en todo el curso de 70 km hasta su confluencia con el río Cinca en Aínsa.

Torla-Ordesa is a Spanish town and municipality in El Sobrarbe, Huesca province, Aragon. It is located to the north of its province and northwest of its region, and on the border with France, although without road connection with it.

It is the gateway to the Ordesa Valley belonging to the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, as well as the Broto Valley. It is located 100 km from Huesca capital, and access by road can only be made by the N-260 from Broto or from Biescas through the port of Cotefablo (1423 m). In addition to the nucleus of Torla, the municipality is also made up of the towns of Fragén, Linás de Broto and Víu de Linás.

Part of its municipal term is occupied by the Natural Monument of the Pyrenean Glaciers.

Torla is located in the glacial valley of the Ara River, after the confluence of the Bujaruelo valleys (where the Ara River is born) and the Ordesa (Arazas River), assuming that the glacial tongue reached Asín de Broto, with more than 30 km in total. The Ara happens to be the only river of some importance in Spain that is not dammed by human hands throughout the 70 km course until its confluence with the Cinca river in Aínsa.

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Crowds enjoyed a warm evening on the Windsor waterfront with a Canadian Coast Guard vessel at anchor on the Detroit River and the Ambassador Bridge silhouetted in the background.

Mist, mum of Paddy, just keeping her eye on proceedings as befits Top Dog position

Border canary at Bloedel Conservatory at QE Park in Vancouver, Canada.

Ringwood Manor Park, New Jersey

.. is a Paddy!

Apparently it was National Puppy Day yesterday. Here's a working dog feeling completely fulfilled, our border collie Donnan watching over newborn baby goat Luna.

It's amazing to see how he frequently instinctively assumes a herding/watchdog role.

Luna was born shortly before a lunar eclipse, and was mostly white, so was named after the moon.

One can't imagine what fun they bring to 'walkabouts' ! Here we have Mist and Paddy .. Elk was skulking at my feet

Paddy coming home after a 'being chased by Elk' session

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Border Collie puppies and their Mum

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Paddy needing to get as high as he can on Castle Crag

Not my best shot. I did not realize that my ISO was at 5000, not 500, like I intended. It still shows the colour and pattern, so here it is. I will try for a better shot if I get the chance again.

Parkland County, Alberta.

.. talk about things you like to do .. (Captain Sensible)

the path on the switzerland-germany border runs through a large forest area

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.. hunting for the stick .. it was in there somewhere!

This bridge is commonly used by Norwegians to travel over the border to Sweden to buy cheap booze and food

and not to mention all the cheap sweets...

I'm standing on the old bridge, taking this picture

We can pay in Norwegian currency if we want and we speak our own language and understand the other one perfectly.

We tend to go a bit bananas when we are "over there" 😁 And you shouldn't think that we are used to alcohol..

We have strict rules about how much (or how little) we are allowed to buy of meat and alcohol.

If we bend the rules we can log into one app and say how much we're bringing over the border and pay by the app, or you can "smuggle" it over.

There is seldom anyone checking you, you just pass the border and maybe seeing a guy or two in uniforms.

There is even ways to find out if the customs are stopping cars and then you'll wait until they are done.

We are the sweetest neighbor of them all 😁

Mist, happy with her lot .. for the moment anyway!

Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

~happy endless fence friday~

Pad's first snow of the year and he was making the most of it!

Hvitsten, Akershus, Norway.

Aboandoned Tourist information office. Sad.

Grimaldi, Ventimiglia, Liguria, Italy

... as seen from the river embankment on the Estonian side. (Russia lies on the other side.)

On the left is Romanian, on the right Serbian coast. The rest is the Danube river.

.. need I say, Britain's favourite view!!

Given the snow was up to their tummies off the path forward motion was only achieved through a full body workout!