Don Nelsen - Mar 13, 2007 4:09 pm - Hasn't voted
Nice pics-great place, is it not! I'm hoping to spend some more time up there on my next trip and maybe circle the whole caldera. Too bad about your headache - kinda goes with the territory, though!
Klenke - Mar 14, 2007 6:43 am - Hasn't voted
Are you a lava masochist?Man, after one week Michelle and I had had enough of lava. It was initially interesting on Mauna Loa but it got old quick--especially for me as I raced ahead as fast as I could to get the summit while Michelle waited (at 13,000 ft). It took me 2 hours to do the remaining 7.6 miles round trip. I can't see why you would want to circumnavigate that crater. Are you a lava masochist or something?
Don Nelsen - Mar 15, 2007 3:10 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Are you a lava masochist?Yep - that's me - glutton for punishment! When I go back, I'll definately do some acclimating before - probably camp high on the mountain the night before. I had the headache and severe dizziness as well. Also, this thing is going to erupt sooner or later and when it does, I hope I can get over there to watch. With a decent library of photos of that rarely visited area, I'd probably have some good before-and-after shots.
Klenke - Mar 15, 2007 4:53 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Are you a lava masochist?I was perusing this gallery yesterday. There's some great archive photos in there for the ongoing eruption. You will find them worth a look to give you an idea for what the terrain up on Loa would change to if it erupted anew. The captions change when you click the photos.
Comments
Post a Comment