{"id":5235,"date":"2026-11-06T06:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5235"},"modified":"2026-11-06T06:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:17:05","slug":"convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5235","title":{"rendered":"Convoy crossing the desert road toward Erta Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1919&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"White off road vehicles spaced across a pale desert floor under a clear blue sky with dust on the horizon\" class=\"wp-image-5234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C187&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/convoy-crossing-the-desert-road-toward-erta-ale-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1535&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>White off road vehicles cross a pale desert floor on the long road toward Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The poster shared it in August 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White off road vehicles cross a pale desert floor on the long road toward Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The poster shared it in August 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elephantgrasss\/status\/1289622262056751105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elephant Grass (@elephantgrasss) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White off road vehicles cross a pale desert floor on the long road toward Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. The poster shared it in August 2020. White off road vehicles cross a pale desert floor on the long road toward Erta Ale volcano in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia. 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