Etna had just erupted a little over a week earlier and the lava devasted the chairlift station
Italy 2001
Catania
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Etna had just erupted a little over a week earlier and the lava devasted the chairlift station |
I rode up most of the mountain in a Merceded 4x4, but it was so hot and sickening, with all of the bouncing, that at one of the stops I decided not to get back into the vehicle. Instead I just walked up a bit more and then all the way down alone on foot. The air was refreshing and the experience way better than in the 4x4. |
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A very neat and nearly cooled lava wall |
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One must wonder what this little insect was doing way up here in the lava fields |
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The full expanse of the lava field and Etna's peak in the background |
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Looking in the other direction, there were two major vents, more of the former chairlift operation, and Catania in the background |
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A lot of these sulfur gas emitting fissures were extremely hot. If you tossed a paper tissue at it, the paper would catch fire in mid-air. |
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Catania with Etna looming above |
