Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Canaries

A December 2011 cruise around the Canaries brought us to the Spanish paradise holiday destination of Tenerife. After driving up through the rain forest we reach the arid moon-like plateau. As you can see a place of mysterious colour and wonder caused by countless eruptions and larva flows. The whole island is dominated by its still active volcano, Mount Teide at 12,188ft . Its summit is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic . Its most recent eruption occurred in late 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the northwestern Santiago rift In front of us is the strange pillar Roque Cinchado at 27-metre high, composed mostly of volcanoclastic sedimentary rock layers. Its upper layers have been intruded by two sills of lava, which have made the upper part of the pillar more resistant to erosion. For the more adventurous the peak can be reached by a cablecar, a trip that one day, I still hope to do. Enjoy full screen

As we leave the Island of Lanzarote and indeed the whole set of Canary islands, the sun starts to set over one of Lanzarote's closest neighbours, the Island of Alegranza. This is the most northerly point in the Canary Islands, and is part of the Chinijo Archipelago. The island features a volcano with a crater of about 1.1 km in diameter and an altitude of 289 m. That is the end of my memories from Lanzarote series, I hope you have enjoyed it. As usual, best viewed full screen on black.

Up in the heights of the Timafaya National Park it can get a bit wild. Since Lanzarote gets on average only 18 days of rain compared with our 184 in NW England it’s also very barren and dry. One of the few animals that can survive is the dromedary and for some time, people have been making use of that. Here we see one of the very regular tourist ‘camel safari’ tours that captivate the visitors. You can sit in relative comfort, two at a time for about 30 minutes, up and down (sic) on these trails gazing at the black ashen slopes. ~ Not for me, much too slow and not the best way to photograph the scenery I thought, but I managed to get some shots of other folk enjoying themselves. You too, enjoy the spectacle and marvelous alien scenery here. As usual best view full screen on black.

Another view from inside the wine growing district of the La Geria valley. Presumably the house of the owner here. Maybe the green new plants seen near the house spells out a message? As usual best view full screen on black.

Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, is quite unlike its green neighbours. About a quarter of the Island is strewn with a string of volcanoes, named the Timanfaya National Park. Here we see Volcán El Cuervo. Part of my 2015 Canaries cruise. Nice full screen