Desert, Salt & Volcanoes: tour photos from the November 2015 Danakil expedition by Ingrid Smet
DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Pele´s hair between pahoehoe ripples. (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - The lava lake in the golden light of sunset. (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - The active lava lake at dusk with the look-out hill in the background. (Photo... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - The active lava lake at dusk with the outer caldera rim in the background. (P... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - As the daylight slowly fades away, the red-hot glow along the edges and zigza... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - As the daylight slowly fades away, the red-hot glow along the edges and zigza... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - An exploding lava bubble bursts through the thin black crust of the lake. (Ph... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - As the daylight slowly fades away, the red-hot glow along the edges and zigza... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Observing the lava lake´s surface after sunset. (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - During the night, the strong glow above the churning lake competes with the s... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Several groups come and go throughout the day and night to observe the lava l... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Observing the lava lake from the rim of the active vent around sunrise. (Phot... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Observing the lava lake from the rim of the active vent around sunrise. (Phot... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Observing the lava lake from the old caldera rim around sunrise. (Photo: Ingr... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Sunrise observation of the lava lake from the old caldera rim. (Photo: Ingrid... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Sunrise observation of the lava lake from the old caldera rim. (Photo: Ingrid... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Part of the large caldera, including the look-out hill, in the early morning.... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Early morning view across the caldera with in the background the silhouettes ... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - The active lake spatters above the rim its vent. (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Obligatory selfie from the rim of the caldera with the actively degassing lav... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - View across the caldera with in the background the silhouettes of other shiel... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Our Erta Ale guide, Mohammed, on the caldera rim at dawn (Photo: Ingrid) [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Some of the camels that brought up luggage, food and camping equipment (Photo... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Erta Ale - Some of the camels that brought up luggage, food and camping equipment (Photo... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Intricate textures of the folded and twisted crust of older pahoehoe lavas that cover th... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Intricate textures of the folded and twisted crust of older pahoehoe lavas that cover th... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Intricate textures of the folded and twisted crust of older pahoehoe lavas that cover th... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Intricate textures of the folded and twisted crust of older pahoehoe lavas that cover th... [info]
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DAYS 5-6-7: Intricate textures of the folded and twisted crust of older pahoehoe lavas that cover th... [info]
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DAY 8:From Erta Ale to Amadelah: After a last, short night on the caldera we started our descend bef... [info]
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DAY 8:From Erta Ale to Amadelah: ...again off road through dusty sand and across lava fields... (Pho... [info]
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DAY 8:From Erta Ale to Amadelah: ...passing along the way a few small Afar villages, in the middle o... [info]
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