this week was pretty fun
Our volcano had quite an interesting show. At first, it shot blobs of lava into the air in Strombolian eruptions, like fireworks on steroids. That was pretty rad! The Strombolian Activity created a small cone about 50 ft tall in less than 2 days. Talk about changes!
When everyone expected a lava fountain within days, it didn't exactly do what it should.
Instead, we got some surface lava flows in a different area.
I checked the thermal imaging camera like every evening and suddenly discovered a new lava outbreak where there shouldnʻt be one. While waiting for USGS to respond, I already packed my gear.
Well, USGS slept through the whole thing, lol
I went up to the park and found a new line of vents coming down the caldera wall and at the base of the caldera. That was pretty cool.
I stayed until 2 am but had to leave because I had class in the morning.
The north and south vent showing off
New vents and lava flows
and thatʻs how it looks during the day, cute little thing