Tag: volcanoes
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Found GC9PVXZ EL CRÁTER DE LA RAMBLETA
My partner Ruth and I were disappointed not to be able to hike any of the trails up here today - they're all closed - but enjoyed finding both the nearby Virtual and this Earthcache geocaches. The evidence of lava flows (that remain to this day!) are really quite impressive.
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Found GC9P71A El tEidE
My partner Ruth and I are spending a long weekend in Puerto de la Cruz. We loved coming up to see this beautiful, bleak, stark volcanic landscape.
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After driving 300 (vertical) metres up a terrifyingly winding road, we find ourself at 'Top if the World', one of Tobago's highest points. Being able to look down the steep sides of this long-extinct volcano to the sea on both sides is quite spectacular, and the Caribbean and Atlantic horizons seem so far away that you can almost believe you're seeing the Earth curve.
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Tropical cliff view to a bright blue ocean far below.
My camera fails to do this view justice.
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The Sound So Loud That It Circled the Earth Four Times
On August 27, 1883, the Earth let out a noise louder than any it has made since...
Aatish Bhatia (Nautilus)