The eruptions are at their peak now and luckily, the ash plume is drifting to the side of us. Otherw...
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Philip, fully concentrated, taking photos. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Even our guide Peter seems to be impressed and is following the activity closely. (Photo: Tom Pfeiff...
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Billowing ash clouds. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Light and shadow in the ash cloud. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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CLose-up of the ash fingers: blocks, often made of ash themselves and disintegrating during flight, ...
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After the initial kinetic energy is consumed, the ash is taken by wind turbulence, creating curling ...
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Eruptions jetting into the ash clouds already obscuring the crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Dance of ash curls and hundreds of small blocks thrown into the air... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The ash eruptions become almost continuous. By the time a new jet erupts, the ash and falling blocks...
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Lake Natron in the background as well as numerous (wet) clouds in the distance. We were lucky to hav...
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Ash is raining out of the dark ash cloud. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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200 m high ash cloud. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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300+ m high ash cloud... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Erupting jets of ash drawing thick fingers of ash. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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