Beauty & Terror, Climbing Volcanoes

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. Célia January 16, 2010 at 12:15 am #

    Canarias? La Palma?

  2. The Travel Tart January 16, 2010 at 2:24 am #

    What’s even ‘better’ is when you visit a volcano when it’s erupting. This happened to me in 2002 when I visited relatives in Sicily and Mount Etna erupted, spewing out ash and lava everywhere. For someone who’s not used to volcanos and earthquakes, it was both awesome and scary at the same time!

    more here!

    http://www.thetraveltart.com/mount-etna-sicily-dont-visit-when-erupting/

    Also, it’s good to bring a guide to some volcanos, as someone found out the hard way here….
    http://www.thetraveltart.com/volcano-hazards-at-garut-indonesia-and-candi-cangkuang/

  3. Jen@TwoKidsandaMap January 17, 2010 at 2:07 am #

    Can’t wait to hear where you were and see more pictures!!!

  4. Anil January 18, 2010 at 2:52 pm #

    Gosh, I keep looking at the pictures trying to figure it out but I’m clueless. The ‘volcano’ part is throwing me off…

  5. Abi January 19, 2010 at 5:41 pm #

    The full story coming any time now…

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