Avenue of the Volcanoes

Part of the road from Quito to Shell is known as the Avenue of the Volcanoes.  Most of the time we don't get to see many of these mountains from Shell with the cloud cover we get from living in the rainforest.  However, the other day I went out for an early weekend morning run.  I wasn't so sure I wanted to be up exercising on a Saturday morning when I could be in bed asleep, but it was worth it when I got to see Tungurahua blowing ash and smoke into the air.  If you come to visit us you'll drive past the base of this mountain where the town of Banos lies, which had to be evacuated several years ago due to lava flow.