Dominica - March 21

Valley of Desolation with boiling lake (Mar 21, 2006, 10:29am) Another picture of the lower part of the Valley of Desolation, this time showing the clouds of steam rising from the ground. The steam rising from the boiling lake is in the upper-center of picture.

Valley of Desolation (Mar 21, 2006, 10:50am) This is a picture of the upper part of the Valley of Desolation. You can see another group of hikers entering the valley. The path comes from the right. We first climbed down from the ridge (off to the right) and then followed the ravine (brown section of the valley wall) into the valley. If you look closely you can see the path in the center of the picture. The steam in the foreground is coming from a hot stream.

Valley of Desolation (Mar 21, 2006, 10:42am) Another picture of the upper part of the Valley of Desolation (looking away from the boiling lake). You can see one of the hot streams on the valley floor along with mineral deposits.