

| The volcano summit |

| The volcano crater is 6 miles wide and erupted recently in 2003 |

| A lava tube at the surface, partially collapsed |

| Ferns and liverworts thrive in the moist air only in niches protected from intense solar radiation |

| Unprotected lava and cinders are blasted by the sun, creating a desert in a moonscape |
| A lava tube |

| A cinder field |

| Flowing lava cooled |

| Exploded lava cooled |

| Lava clinkers |
| The trail runs through acres of ash fields |

| Landscape of the moon |

| The volcano brought molten minerals to the surface |

| A rainbow of earth colors |

| A steam vent |
| A fantasy of rock formations |


| We rode horses up the volcano on Isabella, Volcán Negro |