A really cool link!

A slideshow of "las flechas amarillas" by Grant that was posted to the GoCamino email group:http://elcaminosantiago.com/Spain_Flechas/album/index.html

I have gotten some training advice from my friend Hope who trained for a marathon while she lived in my town last year. Specifically, I needed advice on where to practice "hills," since the South Texas terrain is largely flat. Here's what she told me:
"spinning helps you w/ the muscles you'll need to ascend. One suggestion is to walk up the hill in Laredo from that creek thing up to around your house.(Me: aka. Mount Laredo) It's a pretty good hill. You can walk up and down Clark as there are sidewalks. There is also a decent incline/decline on Loop 20 between TAMIU and Casa Blanca that I used to run on a lot. I think it will definitely help to do more walking to develop walking muscles...plus it will help you train outdoors w/ outdoor conditions (heat, wind, etc.). Start just walking, then add handweights, then a backpack...it definitely helps to get used to carrying weight on your back b/c your back and shoulders need to get strong. Another thing I used to do in Laredo for "hills" is go to the track at the Elementary school (or Middle School?) on Del Mar, between Lindenwood and McPherson--there are bleachers there and you can go up and down all you want. It's open to the public in the evenings and in the AM from 5-7:30 or so, or at least it was."

These are much better suggestions than what I had in mind for "climbing hills" in Laredo, which was basically walking up & down the stairs at the Courthouse parking garage downtown.