Erta Ale + Dallol expedition Nov 2010 - photos / VolcanoDiscovery

The following photos were taken during the recent expedition to the Danakil. We stayed on Erta Ale from 25-28 Nov and in the area of Dallol from 30 Nov - 2 Dec.

VolcanoDiscovery stayed on Erta Ale between 25 and 28 November. We were surprised to find the south crater filled with fresh flows, and the lava lake overflowing onto the caldera. The following photos, arranged in chronological order, give an impression of the activity and the changes of the lava lake in the south crater. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Erta Ale volcano Nov 2010: overflowing lava lake (32 Images)

Bas bubbles bursting on the surface of the lava lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Erta Ale volcano Nov 2010: lava fountains (32 Images)

Erta Ale volcano Nov 2010: lava colors (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Erta Ale volcano Nov 2010: lava colors (34 Images)

Expedition photos taken during late Nov 2010 when we stayed 3 days on the crater of Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil desert. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Erta Ale volcano Nov 2010: people on the volcano (16 Images)

Yellow sulfur ponds, green acid lakes, towers, salt geysers, black and red salts - Dallol is perhaps the most alien and bizarre landscape on earth! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Dallol Dec 2010: bizarre landscapes (95 Images)

Dallol Dec 2010: the grand salt lake (Lake Assale) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Dallol Dec 2010: the grand salt lake (Lake Assale) (24 Images)

Danakil expedition Nov-Dec 2010: Rift Valley & Danakil desert (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Danakil expedition Nov-Dec 2010: Rift Valley & Danakil desert (52 Images)

Photos taken between Addis Ababa, the Danakil desert and Mekele town Nov-Dec 2010. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Danakil expedition Nov-Dec 2010: tour photos (74 Images)

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