Smoking Vesuvius. Actually it is smoke from a huge fire on the far side.

When I go to work I make sure I park at the top of the parking garage facing Vesuvius.  I can see the Bay of Naples, Capri, Sorrento, and Mt. Vesuvius.  Once in a while a wisp of steam can be seen coming from the top, but usually a person has to look in the crater to see the steam.  A tree grows in the bottom of the crater.  It has been 72 years since it erupted.

One of these days I’ll make a page with pictures of Vesuvius, and pictures taken from Vesuvius.  But, today I’m just posting this link.  There are some interesting facts and videos about its eruption.  One of the videos is from World War II and it shows the eruption and up close footage as the lava takes down building after building.  Lava fields from that up close footage can be seen from where I park.

It is a beautiful mountain and I can see why humans have been drawn to it for thousands of years.  I think another hike is in order before the end of the year.

http://vaviper.blogspot.it/2015/08/august-24-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius.html