Waiting for Episode 36

It was going to be Sunday.

A gas piston event in the preliminary stage of Episode 36
A gas piston event in the preliminary stage of Episode 36 at Kilauea, November 9th, 2025

Regular checking of the tiltmeter data, watching the glow and spatter in the livestream cameras, and nearly a year of experience with the current eruption’s repetitive episodes had allowed me to be fairly certain. Others were betting it would be Friday or Saturday. Some folks had been camping out on the volcano for days. I was sure… Sunday, probably Sunday morning.

Thus I readied the camera gear, made sure the car was fully fueled, and got to bed early Saturday evening for an early morning run.

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Into the Kaʻū Desert

Back in January I missed the eruptive cycle, spending several days in the park doing some trails I had always meant to hike. No lava needed to have a good day in the park, I went for a hike.

Hiking in the Kaʻū desert had long been on my togo list, and I did it. And now, many months later I finally edited the imagery I took that day into a short video…