Beauty & Terror, Climbing Volcanoes

by on January 15, 2010 in Photos, Show Me, Spain, The Best Adventures

Holy smoke. Just back from the most beautiful and terrifying drive of my life. Words to follow. Can you guess where it is?

Photo from the side of a volcano, overlooking islands through the clouds
Tarmac Road approaching El Teide Volcano
Brown earth of the El Teide Volcano National Park (Park Nacional) in Tenerife
Photo of a road carving through a pine forest on the side of the volcano El Teide, Tenerife
Beautiful view of a mountain rising up through the clouds, seen from the side of El Teide Volcano, Tenerife
Stark outline of a tree silhouetted agains the clouds and mountain side of El Teide Volcano in Tenerife

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7 Responses to “Beauty & Terror, Climbing Volcanoes”

  1. Abi January 19, 2010 at 10:42 pm #

    And here it is, the volcano is El Teide in Tenerife (Canary Islands.)The island in the distance is La Palma – Good spot Célia.

    Now I’ve got my breath back, find the blog post here: http://www.insidethetravellab.com/el-teide-national-park/

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