Maps of the region
Source of the maps:
The HVO - site
In occasion of my new Hawaii attendance (Islands
Kauai, Molokai and
Big Island)
the activity is at present very small, therefore I invested not too much
time. From the 21rst to the 22nd of October I moved therefore
for the first time over the Napau Trail to the at present most active
crater, the Puu’O’o. Actually it is strictly forbidden for mountaineering
and building up a bivouac at the crater rim. Beside new monitoring cameras
which were quite simple to accomplish there was no ranger during the time.
But thereby the helicopters continuously flew over my head - a really
annoying
accompaniment.
A short
trip to the Puka Nui boiler showed activity with the June25 vent,
unfortunately everything was covered in SO2
clouds and there was nearly no photo
chance.
Exact to the evening the fog appeared and each activity also from
the South barrier complex was ending. The spooky glowing of the
6-7 vents in the central site reached me only disguised by fog.
Those few pictures could only got developed during minutes of
clearing up. Despite these incommodities and missing activity an
impressive night at the glowing and rumbling. Puu’O’o passed
without each artificial source of noise. In the morning an
attendance of the c
ookie monster
(Hornito SW of the Puu’O’o) was possible.
By the way
you can find the shelly pahoehoe lava amass, which inevitably cuts your
trouser. The next time cnemial protectors are very useful. Afterwards I
took to the long way back (12-13km) But this time with heat and sun. This
motivated me to investigate more about a closer "Insider" entrance.
At the 24th Oct. in the afternoon I observed
to flowing arms at present for instance 3-4km far away from the sea at
the base of the Puu’O’o. The whole area was again completely covered by
the rivers in the first half-year. The first, western situated flow
predominantly existed out of Pahoehoe with many small patches. The
second eastern situated flow was interesting too. It accumulated one
tube which was carrying out concentrated lava to three channels. This
tube changed spontaneously and the tunnel was bursting on different
places hourly.
Aloha, Martin
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