I’m working my way through all the photographs I took on my road trip earlier this year to visit some of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes, and there’s one I keep coming back to, a glimpse of light breaking through the darkness of a lava tube on the south side of Mount St Helens.

So I went looking for some other photos that fit with this week’s theme, like the Camden horse tunnels in London…

…and the huge arched windows carved in the side of a tunnel running through Zion National Park that gave a brief glimpse of the stunning view awaiting you at the end of the tunnel.

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being watched? As I was trying to dodge the driving rain and get back to the car at Mount Rainier, I looked up to see this little beauty on a hill overlooking the parking lot. She was peeping through the trees, watching every soggy move I made with great interest.

Now that I’m through, it’s over to you for your interpretation of this week’s theme. If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:

• Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Through
• Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
• Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
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Looking forward to reading through your posts (I’m playing catch up on the last few weeks; being on the road I’ve fallen a little behind in reading everyone’s entries – I’m still in travel mode but will be back in one place by early October and will get caught up, I promise!).

xxx Ailsa

“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost

“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” – George Bernard Shaw