In keeping with last week I thought I'd post some of my personal photos that fit the topic of the week. I might have a problem next week when we get to plate tectonics.
This is from Hawai'i. I was traveling up Mauna Kea. In the background you can see the big shield volcano of Mauna Loa and in front of that there are some small cinder cones.
This photo is from Volcanoes National Park. It is one of the coolest places I've ever visited. The dried lava was just amazing to look at. Behind me you can see the ropy Pahoehoe.
Looking down towards the ocean you can see the variety of lava flows from the colors of the dried lava.
Looking down on the Kilauea Iki crater. This was filled with
lava less than 50 years before this photo was taken in 2007.
On the Kilauea Iki Trail that crosses the crater. It is amazing to walk across this crater and look at the dried lava and the plants now starting to grow in cracks.
A black sand beach on Hawai'i. You can see the olivine and basalt in the sand.
This is from Hawai'i. I was traveling up Mauna Kea. In the background you can see the big shield volcano of Mauna Loa and in front of that there are some small cinder cones.
This photo is from Volcanoes National Park. It is one of the coolest places I've ever visited. The dried lava was just amazing to look at. Behind me you can see the ropy Pahoehoe.
Looking down towards the ocean you can see the variety of lava flows from the colors of the dried lava.
Looking down on the Kilauea Iki crater. This was filled with lava less than 50 years before this photo was taken in 2007.
On the Kilauea Iki Trail that crosses the crater. It is amazing to walk across this crater and look at the dried lava and the plants now starting to grow in cracks.
A black sand beach on Hawai'i. You can see the olivine and basalt in the sand.
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