Some twenty minutes on from Villamayor, the cold wind became quite intense and I even jogged for a few hundred meters to keep warm! It was too cold to stop to take more photos until I was a couple of ks from Los Arcos.
....And I must say, had there been some sun, I'd agree with Dennis - the track stretching out before me was actually inviting. The wind at my back kept me moving, and the cold seemed to deaden all sense of discomfort from the backpack. In fact, I hardly noticed the pack at all, and at one stage, because it was cold, I actually jogged for about 200 meters. I stopped though, realising I might do some damage to myself. (From diary)