Salt of the Earth

Camels as transport may soon be a thing of the past. Siegfried Modola, Reuters

One of the hottest places on Earth (more than 120 degrees F in the summer) also happens to be a prime source of salt. Here are some photographs of the route salt travels from this amazing place ~ the Afar Depression in northern Ethiopia ~ to market (story, slideshow): http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/05/pictures/130525-salt-ethiopia-mining-extreme-volcano-heat-transportation/