Tanna - Mount Yasur Volcano

Dirt road leading across the center of Tanna	Viewpoint of the east coast of Tanna from the summit of the cross-island road	East coast of Tanna	The southeast corner of Tanna
Our destination, Mount Yasur, a very active volcano	The cross-Tanna road	Vanuatu wood carving	East Coast road, Tanna
The ash plain beneath Mt. Yasur	Vehicle from Tanna Evergreen Resort Tours	Vanuatu license plate - Tanna	Mount Yasur erupts a small ash cloud
Ash eruption of Mount Yasur, Tanna-Vanuatu	Mount Yasur, one of the world's most accessible active volcanos	Tropical vegetation growing out of the ash plains of Mount Yasur	The north face of Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur, Tanna-Vanuatu	Eroded hills near Mount Yasur	Some people climb the volcano from here, but there's a road to the top on the back side	Volcanic landscape, Tanna-Vanuatu
Rain waters form streams that carve small canyons out of the ash	Mount Yasur - 361m/1184 ft	Pyroclastic cone of Mount Yasur	A tree house on the west side of Mount Yasur
Palm trees, Tanna	The entrance gate to Mount Yasur	Banyan tree at the base of Mount Yasur	Green hill on the side of Mount Yasur
Volcano Post, Mount Yasur-Tanna Island, Vanuatu	Think Safety - Mount Yasur	The short trail to the crater rim at the summit of Mt. Yasur	Tours leave the west coast resorts in the late afternoon to arrive at the summit around sunset
Billowing clouds forming at the summit of Mount Yasur	View to the south from the crater rim, Mt. Yasur	View to the south from the crater rim, Mt. Yasur	Clouds forming off the rim out Mt Yasur
Ash, steam and cloud mix along the rim of Mt. Yasur	It's good to arrive before sunset to get different views of the volcano	Our guide instructed us to turn right at the top of the trail from the parking area and to to proceed past the high point	The crater of Mount Yasur is around 400m in diameter
Ash eruption from the crater of Mt. Yasur	Level 1 - normal activity level for Mount Yasur	Mount Yasur erupts every few minutes	Steam vents inside the crater of Mount Yasur
Steam vents, Mount Yasur	Steam vents, Mount Yasur	The crater of Mount Yasur	Lava bombs erupting from the crater, Mount Yasur
Hot lava shooting up from within the crater, Mt. Yasur	Mount Yasur at sunset	Ash cloud, Mount Yasur	Looking over the rim into the crater of Mount Yasur
Daytime photos of Mount Yasur show the individual lava bombs shot up by the volcano	Tourists on the rim of Mount Yasur	Mt Yasur Panorama.jpg	Eruptions were occurring at two distinct parts of the crater
Eruption of Mount Yasur, Vanuatu - daytime	A strong explosion sends lava bombs higher than the level of the crater rim	Volcanic eruption - Mount Yasur, Vanuatu	No lava lake was visible from the area of the rim where we were allowed
I was hoping for a more spectacular sunset	Eruption of Mount Yasur	Sunset from the summit of Mount Yasur	Be sure to bring a tripod for longer exposures at night
Eruption of Mount Yasur, Vanuatu	Eruption of Mount Yasur, Vanuatu	Eruption of Mount Yasur, Vanuatu	A 1 second exposure of an eruption at Mount Yasur
Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night
Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night
Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Eruption of Mount Yasur at night	Lava bombs glow on the crater walls until they cool