Photos 6, page 6
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Plume, wind direction
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Chain of Craters Road
| October 10, 2009 |
| As usual, I'm watching the plume from the lava ocean entry every time I go by. |
| This morning, the wind was blowing in an unusual direction - from the west. |
| And in the afternoon it had veered around, blowing from the southwest. northeast! |
| Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, lying in the grass and watching the clouds go by in the beautiful blue sky. Later on, Robin went home to take a nap. I wanted to stay outside so I It was an absolutely gorgeous day, even for Hawaii. Robin and I spent the day hanging out in decided to take a drive down Chain of Craters road (yellow line). For reference, I have a hike around Mauna Ulu, which I got a good view today. |
| See? Clouds. Blue sky. I wasn't lying! |
| Just a couple of interesting signs at the head of the trail from the Visitor's Center to Jaggar Museum. |
| We had heard there was going to be a hula show (not the tourist kind, but the "real" kind - you know, cultural and all that). But we missed it - got there too late. This is where they hold these events. |
| When I first got there, this woman was doing a Hawaiian chant on the platform |
| We have almost every single type of climate on this island. The quote is by Mark Twain |
| Here's an illustration of the Halema'uma'u vent |
| And here's the vent... |
| The road beyond Jaggar is closed off all the way around to the top of Chain of Craters road because of the fumes from the Halema'uma'u vent |
| 4:33 PM @ 009 Mauna Ulu |
| 4:43 PM @ 010 Mauna Ulu |
| 4:45 @ 011 Mauna Ulu |
| 4:55 @ 012 That's the Waikupanaha ocean entry down the coast, 9 miles away |
| Looking back up the hill - Lookit the vog! |
| 5:07 @ 016 |
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