When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark
Time for another volcano run. I had skipped or even aborted going to several recent episodes as conditions looked bad. When Episode 42 looked imminent, I was packed and ready to go. Then I looked at the winds… From the south. I aborted before ever leaving the house. A good decision, it rained rock in … Continue reading “Episode 45”
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 … Continue reading “Waiting for Episode 36”
Reading the tiltmeter data it was clear that the pressure was building again, an eruption appearing likely in the next day or two. The last episodes have produced ever higher lava fountains, I expect episode 15 to go even higher and I truly wish to see it when it happens. Right on schedule the first … Continue reading “Episode 15”
If I were to use one word to decribe a recent visit to the park it would be… Crunchy. The year and a half long series of eruptive episodes has been beautiful and exciting. Tall lava fountains every couple weeks that put the lava in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, drawing huge crowds and providing a … Continue reading “Crunchy”
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, … Continue reading “A Day Without Lava”
