Fissure 8, Kilauea Volcano Hawaii

Fissure 8, Kilauea Volcano Hawaii

Photo of "Fissure 8" from the 2018 Lower East Rift Zone eruption on Kilauea Volcano. The Lower East Rift Zone eruption began on May 3rd after an intrusion of magma into the rift zone, where eventually 24 fissures opened. Activity focused on fissure 8 at the end of May and ceased after August 5th in 2018. This photo was taken on the 28th of June 2018 on an overflight with G. Brad Lewis and is a composite of several images. This was the largest Lower East Rift Zone eruption in 200 years and destroyed 716 dwellings, and covered 30 miles of road according to HVO. This activity marked the end of an eruption that began in 1983.

Rinjani Volcano

Keonehelelei - Footprints Ash Volcanoes National Park

This weekend I did a little hike out in the Ka'u Desert in Volcanoes National Park and I thought I would share some photos. But first, a map courtesy of bigislandhikes

More information about the footprints ash are can be found on the Volcanoes National Park site here with an update to the history and story of the prints here

Words of Wisdom seen at HVO

Seen on the door to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory Library on my last visit.

Visiting Halemaumau

Photo post of a trip to the volcano 4/30-5/1 to see the high stand of the lava lake. 

After the clouds lifted on 5/1

Halemaumau with Ohia blooms in the foreground 5/1

Halemaumau lava lake 5/1

Thermal camera image from 4/30 ~ 10pm HST

My husband had his DSLR and was taking these shots while I was taking thermal images

4/30

Photo of the thermal camera and the summit 4/30

Painted Hills Oregon Panorama

Taken on Burnt Ranch Road off Hwy 26 in Oregon

Rock or fish?

This Devil Scorpionfish thought he looked so much like the rocks that he could fool us. Can't fool a pair of geologists! You are no rock!

 

Can you spot the fish?

Look at that face!

Sorry buddy you are no rock!