In the photo, Cousin Wendy is standing in a transition zone—the "gold" and "green" foreground is the result of the autumn sun hitting the mountain shrubs (escoba and brezo), while the background stays grey and "eternal."

Canuedo is below and Mochada is behind her.
* **The Texture:** You can see vertical lines on the rock faces; these are actually the layers of ancient seabed that were pushed upright during the formation of the mountains.
* **Vegetation Gap:** Notice how the treeline stops abruptly. The rock is so porous that water drains away immediately, leaving the summits too dry and exposed for the beech trees you saw earlier, allowing only hardy alpine grasses and lichens to grow.