Monday, August 18, 2025

Variety

The islands of the Galapagos have many variations.


Lava on Santiago Island cooled fast, leaving rope-like fields.


Sombrero or Chinese Hat is beautiful.  Lava-formed basalt rocks in the foreground.  Red carpet weed in the middle.  A hill behind.


Lava flowing down the side of a volcano on Bartolome produced lava tunnels.


The copper on Rabida turns the soil red.


Some islands host "chandelier cactus."


Prickly pear cacti are on other islands.


Sand and lava and water in various combinations are common among the Galapagos Islands.

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