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A moment of rest on the long hike up to the 3,326-meter (10,910 ft) summit of Mt Etna in Sicily; a newly-created of landscape of snow, rock, ice, and lava dried into dust and pebble. Alternate: a view looking down into Etna's mouth, through the constant sulfurous smoke. Photo by Danielle Voirin.

June 14, 2007