Episode 9 Dawn
Category: Hawai’i
Exploring the islands
Stars over Lava
Kilauea Lighthouse
Stars over Lava
Gas Piston Event
Waiting for Episode 36
It was going to be Sunday.
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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Lava Fountain
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…
A Day Without Lava
Reading the data it really looked like Saturday would be the day, the USGS forecast was for Saturday, the online chatter agreed… Saturday.
The volcano does what the volcano does… The eruption started Sunday morning.
This time I had followed up on my bet, spending all day Saturday in the park. Arriving well before sunrise, not leaving until well after dark… missing the eruption, but still enjoying the day.
I spent some time on the north rim, the stars bright, Jupiter and Venus bright, it was going to be a lovely day.
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