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| Aso-san is an impressive volcano ... but not this morning ! |
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| And it doesn't look much better around us |
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| Some of this is fog, some is smoke from the volcano |
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| At least we can smell the gas (sulfur mainly) |
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| Right next to the crater, one can find some bunker (just in case of an small eruption) |
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| Not far from the crater, the moon-like land is black and powdery |
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| We start climbing towards Mt Nakadake |
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| We'll make it ! |
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| Yay ! we're now on top of Nakadake, 1506m high |
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| And now, on top of Takadake, 1592m high. |
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| Behind it are some alizaes called Miyamakirishima |
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| On our way to Higashimine look out |
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| Walking down. The wind has cleared most of the fog, now we can see how much of it was smoke from the volcano |
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| And we're back at Aso-san crater. Surpise ! we can see the inside ! (it didn't last though) |
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| Alert today is orange, and we could feel and smell the toxic gas, especially right next to the crater. |
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| Appreciating some of the surrounding landscape that was hard to see this morning |
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| From the bus to Aso town, picture of Kusasenri |
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