After visiting the Dallol volcano, we drove to salt canyon. |
The guide told us the horrible story about one woman which was lost here and had been found dead few days later. |
Salt canyon is characterized by bizarre towers and pinnacles. |
This canyon was made of salt, mainly sodium chloride, potassium and magnesium. |
This canyon is located along the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, in the heart of the Danakil desert. |
This salt canyon is located to the west of Dallol mountain. |
This salt canyon is one of the most impressive features of the Danakil Depression. |
Pillars of salt have been created with the help of erosion. |
Pillars of salt rise up to 130 feet (40 meters) high. |
Local people armed with assault rifles will protect us in the case of danger. |
This small cave has an exit on the other side. |
Salt mountains vary in pinkish hues due to the shifting levels of halite and potassium salt deposits over time. |
Towers and pinnacles were eroded by wind and seasonal flooding. |
Rocks are very brittle, as they are composed mostly of salts of potassium and magnesium, interspaced with layers of red clay. |
You can see an exit from the cave here, the entrance to this cave was shown in one of the previous photographs. |
One of the hollows between the hills of canyon. |
Structure of the wall surface. |
I am located in the secret area, not many tourists know about this hidden place. |
Fabulous architecture of canyon in the hidden place. |
An impressive wall of salt castle. |
Who knows how long ago this canyon was created? |
Surrealistic castle with organic and in some parts phallic shapes. |
Salt canyon is so amazing with its hills and plains. |
Desert castle is just a geological formation from salt and earth. |
This landscape will be opened for the most of tourists as the last one in this canyon trip but not for us. |
Landscape from the last official observing platform. |
Series of the salt pinnacles. |
The most splendid and grandiose salt pinnacle has the phallic shape. |
This landscape begins the series of special photographs, of so called forbidden places for the tourists. |
Why this place is forbidden for the tourists? |
This place can be reached only by the adventurous tourists. |
If you are a vigorous man full of desire to look at the unknown places, do follow your dream! |
What can be compared with the charm of this canyon? |
An amazing canyon could be a nice place to film a movie. |
I've heard about Dallol before my trip to Ethiopia but it is quite strange I have not heard about this breathtaking canyon. |
The most striking landscape of the canyon is hidden from the most of tourists. |