May 2010

Clear sunny day and the El Chichon Volcano appears in the distance.

The trail towards the volcano.

Pyroclastic deposits likely from the 1982 eruption.

What appears to be iron deposits in the stream, likely volcanic related.

Getting closer to El Chichon.

Next stage involves going slightly uphill.

Lahar channel downhill bound.

The lahar channel uphill which one has to cross in order to get to the other side for the ascent of the flank of El Chichon.

Going up the flank trail on El Chichon.

Final hike on the summit area towards the crater rim.

El Chichon crater view, once occupied by a lava dome prior to the 1982 eruption.

The green crater lake which contains some slight acidic content.

Rocks on the crater floor, likely as a result of a landslide on the crater rim.

Crater lake shoreline.

Crater lake and crater floor contrast.

A hotspring or a small geyser on the crater floor.

Fumarolic activity still present on the crater floor even though the eruption was back in 1982.

El Chichon crater rim.