Chimera: Fire Mountain

Back when we were first moving to Turkey, we put Fire Mountain on our list of must-sees. Check that way-back blog post for the legend.

Well, with 5 weeks to go, we finally made it.  I'm so glad we did, and I'm sure my mom is too.

We headed up after dark, for the best viewing.  The hike was only somewhat treacherous, but it was totally worth it.  

The bigger fire "pits" really look like someone set up a camp fire, but when you look closer, there are no burning materials in sight.  No logs, no tinder, nothing.

The smaller fire holes were more obviously magical. (Or scientifically explainable, if you want to be like that.) 

I can totally see how someone could discover this and assume that a fire breathing monster lived in this mountain. 

The only thing missing was s'mores. Darn-it.