INTO THE CALDERA de TABURIENTE
Now that we have seen it from the rim, it is time to go into it for those views. There are two access roads, one easy (but requiring a reservation) one long an arduous. As I had two days to do this, I was able to do both.
Not something I would normally photograph, but this 3-D display at the visitor center does better explain what we are seeing. The highest point with the observatories is right in front of the steps. (11:30 on a clock) My two access points were up from about 8:00 o’clock and then from about 2:00 o’clock.
An initial view in from the end of the road.
A tiny cloud. More will come later in the day long after I have departed.
This is the view up to the rim where I dealt with that bird. Finally escaped it! Well, hopefully….
Canary Island pines. Very pretty, but truly remarkable in how they deal with fire. Even an inferno that burns the entire tree will not kill it. Within weeks it is sprouting new growth all up and down the tree and after 5 years or so, no one would ever know other than the fire scarred trunk.