sunset crater volcano

this place is an example of life’s resilience...the volcano (erupted sometime in 1260s) destroyed everything around it...all vegetation, plants, soil etc...what was left was inorganic rocks with no life. today, we see half the mountain alive with pine trees that have adapted themselves to grow in such a soil condition...you also see some flowers standing proudly amongst the black cinders. where there is no other life, you still see lichens growing on the black inorganic charred rocks...lichens are algae and fungus growing together in a symbiotic relation....in turn, they help converting these inorganic rocks to organic soil..helping new life to spur. isn't it amazing and wonderful!!