human
Make a concise location description of a foreboding scene outside a volcano with a path, mountain, steam, and tracks.
assistant
The rickety tracks take a sharp northwest-to-south turn as they cling at a steep angle to the footpath along the face of the volcano. The mouth of the mountain looms ominously above, emitting a threatening geyser of steam and smoke. Below, metallic rails and a barely visible trodden pathway intertwine as they make their spiraling trek to the valley.