Ranger Sarah looks out at the vast lava field. Pahoehoe is the most common type of lava flow found at Craters of the Moon.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah looks out at the vast lava field. Pahoehoe is the most common type of lava flow found at Craters of the Moon.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah continues hiking through the Pahoehoe lava flow. he hot, fast-moving lava beneath pulls, pushes, and twists this cooler top layer into the weird ropes and coils. These ropes and coils can give you a hint to the direction the lava flowed.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah takes a break on a cool bench. Pahoehoe flows are often seen flowing like glowing orange rivers. As the surface of a pahoehoe flow cools it forms a sort of "skin."
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah with some of the smooth Pahoehoe Lava. Much of the pahoehoe at Craters of the Moon was very viscous or thick and was very close to being aa. Even in large channels this thick lava was probably only flowing at 3-6 miles per hour.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah learns about Pahoehoe Lava. Pahoehoe is a smooth lava that often forms ropes and coils. Pahoehoe means "ropy" in Hawaiian. Pahoehoe flows are very hot, around 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and have been clocked flowing at speeds of more than 30 miles per hour.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
My 2025 Dolomites Calendar is available!
This is March.
The photos look terrific. One side in German, and on the other: English, Italian, French and German. The multilingual side includes a few illustrations to identify the mountain peaks.
Ships from Germany.
Cho Oyu (8201m) seen shortly after sunrise from Gokyo Ri (5357m). Sagarmatha National Park, Everest Region Trek, Nepal
© Radek Kucharski / pics.born2trek.com
I send thanks to the buyer from California who purchased a canvas print of
The Divide -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/the-divide-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
May the artwork take you to a place of peaceful tranquility, healing silence, and space in which to wander and roam.
Sunrise over the beaver works on today’s ramble. This is the main channel of the creek, such as it is. With two dams just upstream and one downstream it waters maybe 10 acres of wetlands, an intricate network of channels, ponds, potholes and kettles, supporting I’d say 10 beavers and a host of other species. #GetOutside #Hiking
Ranger Sarah looks at a Presure Ridge. Pressure ridges are a common feature of pahoehoe flows.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah learns about Pressure Ridges. They form as the flow's crust is pushed upwards by the pressure of the moving lava beneath. The arched crust generally cracks open, and may allow molten lava to "squeeze up" to the surface like toothpaste out of a tube.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah hikes through the Lava Field. As the lava cools, tiny magnetic crystals align themselves in the direction of the earth's current magnetic field. Scientist can use this information to date the lava fields.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah with the 1350 year old triple twist tree. The lava field it grew up in is 2000 years old.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
Ranger Sarah learns that the triple twisted had a core sample taken from it which showed it to be at least 1,350 years.
— at Craters of the Moon NPS.
#footpathfriday from the archives. The damp bear grass and fog among the trees lent an air of mystery to the forest.
5 West Fork Oak Creek, Sedona AZ
https://www.trailspotting.com/2021/08/west-fork-oak-creek-sedona-az.html
6 miles · Moderate | Trekking up Oak Creek’s West Fork offers one of the best hiking experiences in Sedona, an area already renowned as a hiker’s paradise.
#Today 13
Good day!
The novel scan is done! In the scheme of things, it’s but a small step, but an important one.
I might take a brief break to draft a novella, sort of a present to me.
We could—maybe—receive some snow this weekend.
Be everwell.
Hiking out to Damon Point with Maddy and Babe (RIP to both), 2010, for #ThrowbackThursday. #GetOutside #Hiking
3 Gobble Mountain, Chester MA
https://www.trailspotting.com/2024/12/gobble-mountain-chester-ma.html
3 miles • Moderate | On our fire tower search we found our first century-old airway beacon. No way we're climbing this tower though.