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Hiking to the Etna crater subgallery

The official guides said no trips to top today - too dangerous - bad weather and lesser explosions the day before. So it was just me heading towards the smoking top. Vulcano terrain, snow, wind, altitude, clouds, moisture, smoke, smells like science class...
Vulcanic terrain, not really inviting
Vulcanic terrain, not really inviting
Rock, snow and clouds
Rock, snow and clouds
Smaller crater - vulcano-steam
Smaller crater - vulcano-steam
Smaller crater
Smaller crater
Colourful rocks
Colourful rocks
Golden rock
Golden rock
Red rocks
Red rocks
More vulcano steam
More vulcano steam
Smaller crater
Smaller crater
The summit
The summit
Coming of the cloud (1)
Coming of the cloud (1)
Coming of the cloud (2)
Coming of the cloud (2)
Coming of the cloud (3)
Coming of the cloud (3)
And we are in the cloud
And we are in the cloud
Heading towards the top...alone
Heading towards the top...alone
The crater on the top - steam, steam, steam!
The crater on the top - steam, steam, steam!
My size 12 footprint
My size 12 footprint
Vulcanic terrain near the crater
Vulcanic terrain near the crater
Even further up
Even further up
I was there (or in some steamy sauna)
I was there (or in some steamy sauna)
The hike down - still snowy in end of April
The hike down - still snowy in end of April
More depressing landscapes
More depressing landscapes
The colourful terrain of Etna
The colourful terrain of Etna
Another crater
Another crater
The cafeteria at where the lava stopped in 2001
The cafeteria at "where the lava stopped in 2001"
House that has been drowned in lava
House that has been drowned in lava