Mount Teide - sci fi landscape

 We spent the afternoon climbing to the highest peak in Spain.  Half way up, past the treeline and the landscape turns into an eerie sci-fi  vista. Absolutely stunning, Pretty chilly up there too, as it's so high above sea level.










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