Sentences with phrase «through black volcanic rock»

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A longer scenic route from I - 40 and Route 53 near Acoma takes you past the forbidding black volcanic flow of El Malpais, through pretty mesa - dotted country and by El Morro National Monument (also known as Inscription Rock).

The jet black volcanic rocks beneath your feet as the white brilliance of waves crashes over the coastline forcing turquoise water up through the lava holes.

The climb up takes two to three hours, moving through fig trees, oleander and broom at the base to sparse shrubs further up and finally nothing but black volcanic rock.

Nick - named «the black pearl of Mediterranean», a reference to the dark volcanic rock erupting from the ground, the island is accessible by a small plane which departs daily from Palermo, its slim silhouette cutting through the skies being the only disturbance to the quiet island life.