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[b.stark]

Got a little March snowstorm today. Temps are supposed to be in the 70s by next weekend.

 

[Yvonne]

I can't believe how much ash and tephra we still have everywhere.
Took these shots after my private tour in the park.
The piles are as tall as mini cinder cones.

thatʻs a road full of ash and tephra

Ash on the roofs

Piles and Piles and Piles of ash and tephra

This is the reason Iʻm wearing a hard hat when we have an eruption and chunks like these fall from the sky!!

This is a short shooting the eruption when itʻs raining rocks like this:
The wildest experience in my life!!

 

[Yvonne]

The past few days, we got some great tephra dust devils or volnadoes, or whatever you will name that.
Usually, we only have these during eruptions, but the past few days, they ripped through the crater whenever they wanted. No trade winds at the moment, just strong thermals and updrafts.
It was definitely pretty cool to see. They usually last a few minutes.

 

[Yvonne]

Well, I survived another hurricane here in Hawai'i Nei.
The power was out for almost a day, with torrential rain and massive flash flooding.
I just had a Hurricane party on my lanai and later did a campout, cooking dinner on the camp stove and using my camping lights
I think we got 25 inches of rain in about 12 hours

front row seat from my apartment in Hilo

Everything is ready, lol

I had a really bad hair day with all the wind and humidity

Now we're digging out, getting damage assessments. Many bridges are gone, roads destroyed, and flooded
A lot of trees are still down on power lines.
Never a dull moment here in Hawai'i, especially because we had several earthquakes during the hurricane

 

[Yvonne]

they will also post something with me on KSL tonight; they reached out to me

 

[zionsky]

Glad you're ok! I take it you've seen the flooding back in Hurricane?

 

[Yvonne]

Glad you're ok! I take it you've seen the flooding back in Hurricane?

Yeah, I saw that and they showed footage pretty close to where I used to live in Hurricane. Hiked a lot of times near Gould Wash. so crazy!

Flash flood in Hurricane, UT and now a hurricane here in Hawai’i with massive flash flooding.
I guess I prefer a flash flood in Hurricane where you at least have not 100% humidity and 86 degrees and 24 hrs no power to run a fan. Most of us do not have A/C in Hawai’i, just fans.
It’s not very pleasant

 

[Yvonne]

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

 

[napatony13]

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.

That's a stunning set of photos, thanks for sharing!

 

[Yvonne]

Well, I couldnʻt sleep last night. Now I know why. Our volcano was telling me to get up and go to the park. Thatʻs what I did. I arrived just in time at 3:30 a.m., when episode 55 started. It was a massive eruption, and even though I was 1.2 to 1.5 miles away, I could feel the heat. I havenʻt checked most of my footage yet; I ended up with 25 GB of pictures and videos. Here are a few randomly picked shots from the 6-hour-long eruption.

Not even a fountain yet, but so much lava

getting taller

I think this is my favorite picture of the day

The first light, and wow, the floor is lava

Eventually the sun was up, and daytime heating created a strong updraft. It was quite a show, with tephranadoes, lavanadoes, and vortices everywhere.

double vortex

I left around 8:50 am and ten minutes later the eruption was over. The timing was perfect, and it was a fun night in the park. The hundreds of cars heading up when I left definitely missed it all. Timing is everything because the eruptions last only 6-9 hours, and I always wake up on time when it starts.

 

[napatony13]

Wow, stunning images, nice work!

 

[Yvonne]

Wow, stunning images, nice work!

Thanks, I might get a few more chances like last night before I move to Idaho next summer

 

[Jackson]

Well, I couldnʻt sleep last night. Now I know why. Our volcano was telling me to get up and go to the park. Thatʻs what I did. I arrived just in time at 3:30 a.m., when episode 55 started. It was a massive eruption, and even though I was 1.2 to 1.5 miles away, I could feel the heat. I havenʻt checked most of my footage yet; I ended up with 25 GB of pictures and videos. Here are a few randomly picked shots from the 6-hour-long eruption.

Not even a fountain yet, but so much lava

getting taller

I think this is my favorite picture of the day

The first light, and wow, the floor is lava

Eventually the sun was up, and daytime heating created a strong updraft. It was quite a show, with tephranadoes, lavanadoes, and vortices everywhere.

double vortex

I left around 8:50 am and ten minutes later the eruption was over. The timing was perfect, and it was a fun night in the park. The hundreds of cars heading up when I left definitely missed it all. Timing is everything because the eruptions last only 6-9 hours, and I always wake up on time when it starts.

Incredible!! Nice timing. Such a unique thing to be able to photograph too. Really enjoyed these.

 

[Yvonne]

Incredible!! Nice timing. Such a unique thing to be able to photograph too. Really enjoyed these.

Thank you. Iʻm sort of connected to our volcano. I always know the night before, so I pack my car and camera bag. I have seen many of these eruptions in the past 20 months, and I always wake up in the middle of the night with an urge to check the webcams. I usually prefer it when it starts in the middle of the night. Barely anyone is there in the first few hours until sunrise. Most eruptions last only 4-9 hours, so timing is key, and the first two hours are best. Fountain heights can reach 1,800 feet; it's hard to describe, but it is the coolest thing I've ever experienced. And I have worked on this volcano and on the lava since 2010.
Let's see if I can get a few more eruptions before I move to Idaho Falls.