{"id":5169,"date":"2026-11-04T06:09:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5169"},"modified":"2026-11-04T06:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:09:55","slug":"convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5169","title":{"rendered":"Convoy of vehicles driving towards Erta Ale in the Danakil Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-d.jpg?resize=1440%2C964&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Four white four wheel drive vehicles kicking up dust on a rocky plain under a pale sky\" class=\"wp-image-5168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-d.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-d.jpg?resize=250%2C167&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-d.jpg?resize=700%2C469&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-of-vehicles-driving-towards-erta-ale-in-the-danakil-d.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A convoy of four wheel drive vehicles crosses a dusty plain on the way to Erta Ale, an active volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The photographer, a travel writer, says she made the trip in November 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A convoy of four wheel drive vehicles crosses a dusty plain on the way to Erta Ale, an active volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The photographer, a travel writer, says she made the trip in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RuthMillington1\/status\/1469253055384195072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Millington (@RuthMillington1) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A convoy of four wheel drive vehicles crosses a dusty plain on the way to Erta Ale, an active volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The photographer, a travel writer, says she made the trip in November 2019. 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