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We’re still viewing Teide National Park, and we’re still looking at the sights from Mirador de La Ruleta (Roulette Viewpoint). Above is that image I promised on Monday of a much lower portion of Las Cañadas crater. And if you read the title of today’s article then you’re expecting a cathedral today. In case you’re wondering, La Catedral is in that photo above. I’ll let this next image explain:

La Catedral stands 150 feet/46 meters tall, and apparently some people even climb it! Want a closer shot of La Catedral? Well, I frame to please (see what I did there?):

In the closeup above of La Catedral, you’ll see to its left another structure. This is an igneous, or magmatic, dike. I’ve shown examples of this before (see: Igneous Dikes of the Southwestern U.S.), as they are quite fascinating. The dikes radiating from Shiprock in the northwestern corner of New Mexico are another great example. Let’s zoom in on this one, however, for a closer look:

Time to start heading east for our next destination, a glimpse of which I gave you on last week’s Fun Photo Friday. But before we leave Teide National Park, let’s take a look at other items of interest on the way out beginning with another view of Mount Teide and that perpetual fogbank I showed last week. That dense cloud was still present five hour later:

There’s also an observatory with a wide array of solar and night sky telescopes. It’s located some eight miles east of Teide volcano, yet it’s still called Teide Observatory:

It was at this location that I snagged a fun shot of the layers that make up the interesting geology here. The two shots directly above, as well as this next image, were taken at Mirador la Tarta, which translates to Viewpoint of the Cake. An appropriate name considering this:

Now it’s back down toward the coast for a long stop in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, which we’ll tour next week. Here’s a taste to whet your appetite:

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