Desert, Salt & Volcanoes: tour photos from the November 2015 Danakil expedition by Ingrid Smet
DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - morning view of the small natura spa next to Afrer... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - Whilst, after breakfast, the camp is broken up... ... [info]
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DAY 4: ... we take a walk from the lake´s shore to the mining town of Afrera (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - exploring the salt mining works and town of Afrera... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - exploring the salt mining works and town of Afrera... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - exploring the salt mining works and town of Afrera... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - exploring the salt mining works and town of Afrera... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - Enjoying a last cool drink whilst the head driver ... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - The drive on an asphalt road through the black gra... [info]
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DAY 4: ... gradually transforms into an off-road drive through a very dusty silt desert, which is su... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - midday stop at the last larger Afar town where we ... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - ... lots of goats! (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - children at the last larger Afar town before Erta ... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - continuing the dusty off road drive towards base c... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - small Afar settlement on the way to base camp (Pho... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - the off-road drive takes us from a dusty desert on... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - Our driver Jonny smiling - the last kilometers to ... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - the Danakil area near Erta Ale, with the silhouett... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - the last kilometers to Erta Ale basecamp take us a... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - small camel caravans on the way to Erta Ale baseca... [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - Erta Ale basecamp (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAY 4: From Afrera to Dodom (Erta Ale basecamp) - Coffee break and lots of anticipating smiles at ba... [info]
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NIGHT 4: After a short night we leave at 3 am to start the 10 km hike up to the shield volcano´s cal... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - one of our drivers together with our two Afar policemen having a break during... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: The hike up Erta Ale is not steep (500m height difference over ca. 10 km), nearly there ... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - We reach the rim of Erta Ale´s large collapse caldera by sun rise, having a f... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - ...and as we gaze towards the silhouettes of last night´s observer standing a... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - the small Afar settlement on the edge of the caldera. We wil be assigned a tr... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - First breakfast on Erta Ale! (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Rested and restrengthened, we descend down the caldera rim for a morning walk... [info]
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