Some more Etna photos from the 2003 trip, new views and interesting perspectives by Chris and Sue Hart

1. Base camp: San Tomasso d'Aquino, former monastery in Linguaglossa, where we stayed during both Etna trips.

2. Etna. The clouds indicate very high wind at the summit.

3. Another picture with this special cloud formation.

4. Aci Castello: the castle on the block of pillow lava.

5. Aci Castello: Castle on pillow lava

6. Aci Castello: pillow on the platform at the base of the block.

7. Aci Castello: columnar basalt on the platform.

8. Lava tube: Grotta dei Lamponi - the rasperry cave, a lava tube on the north side of Etna.

9. Grotta dei Lamponi

10. Grotta dei Lamponi

11. Part of the new fissure from the 2002-3 eruption above Piano Provenzana

12. On the new fissure

13. Another view of the upper part of the new fissure

14. Lava flow from the new fissure

15. Along the new vent

16. Dead trees in newest lava flow

17. Dead trees in newest lava flow

18: The new road to Piano Provenzana - although the promised funding has not arrived, work has started.

19. View of area of 2002-3 activity on Etna south side

20. A further view, Etna south side

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