No time again to write my weblog entries for the last 3 weeks. Have been filling up parts of the small Moleskin pockets I carry with me while on the move. I try to avoid the computer unless it’s necessary for business.

Lots going on now, with the North American release of The Mindscape of Alan Moore at the end of September, I will need to do at least 15 interviews in the next 2 weeks, besides the different film projects and collaborations going on.

A combination of work and a visit to friends in Madrid last weekend turned out to be extremely inspiring, with a lot of location scouting going on and joyful and interesting characters along the way.

Sunday I suddenly found myself in the middle of a mountain tracking expedtion on the Montes Carpetanos mountain range, near Navacerrada. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_de_Guadarrama

The main destiny was to reach Siete Picos, which I had no idea what to expect from. With only a few hours of sleep the night before in the Madrid mayhem of El Noche en Blanco, the walk was increasingly difficult, rocky paths becoming steeper and steeper as my legs started burning up with milky acid. After a short break we climbed up a last stretch to suddenly reach the top and the capriciously shaped peaks could be seen. They looked like something out of a film set, piles of rocks that formed mini-mountains by themselves and with a breathtaking view on the Sierra de Guadarrama. As far as the eye could see the horizons, there was only the empty space of the Sierra, with the trees growiing on the mounntain range below.

An alien landscape of rocks with green moss spots, the occassional dead tree on the edge and gigantic black eagles or hawks above. We climbed the highest peak and reached the 2038 m level. In the distance –not visible with the naked eye– the longest lens on my portable videocam could discern the four towers in the North of Madrid.

To cut it short, it was a great experienced to be humbled by a mountain, bludgeoned into the hard realization that we human beings are as significant as insects on this planet. The descent was easier, as we were filled with incredibly positive energy and pure joy. Which is something we often forget. With a few rucksacks of water, wallnuts, apples and ginger, a jacket to cover against the cold summer winds and a dedicated group of five we achieved one of those perfect movie moments in real time.

Incredible golden sunsets, full moon rising up over the mountains while recovering back at my friends mountain dwelling and food prepared from the plants around the house. But to see it on film or read about it is not enough, I think the human body and mind sometimes need to be pushed to their limits, in whatever form that may be.

I would highly recommend expeditions into the open landscapes of nature, especially with the urban life style slowly squeezing the juice out of you. Inspiration, vision quests, marvels are not thing one should wait for, but the moment you move into new territories, they often just unfold before the eyes.

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