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Glen wrote:
Of course, it will be very important to make sure there is no actual lava in the lava tube, to avoid any discomfort to the passengers.
Whose job would THAT be? I can just see it: Rafts of thermometers linked to a central warning system - it'd HAVE to be solar-powered!
I'd hate to touring those tubes when an earthquake hits because a lava flow may follow! Keep the ATV handy!
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Well, I think the way it would work is, if the "engineer" (me in a hat) of the "mining train" doesn't hear coquis in a particular lava tube, that's a pretty good indicator that they have been incinerated by an onrush of molten lava. So, don't take THAT tube to Hilo. Take the alternate route. It is possible that since lava tubes come FROM the volcano and probably do not traverse it, that we may have to take a tube UP to Kilauea, and then a short lateral over to Mauna Kea, and then down to Hilo.
As we get closer to the Kilauea summit, of course, it will be vewwy vewwy important to listen for frogs. No frogs, don't go!
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Izzat the hooo whooo engineer with the striped hat? Chugachuga-chugachuga!
I didn't think about Coquis making noise during the day, but they'd think it was night 'cause its dark down there?
I think I'd rather take the boat, thank you!
Hey, is that June 17th tear across the Chain of Craters Rd still there? Are they letting people drive down the cliff to the plateau anymore (where the portable ranger station was parked)?
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You're hilarious Glen. Thanks for brightening my day with your humor. I can see it all now.
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"Lava Flows Advance" is the headline on the article in the Star Bulletin today. Slowly, ever so slowly, but surely. For now, the flows are still a'a. HVO is watching to see if the flows to faster moving pahoehoe. No immediate danger, but certainly no let up either. Beautiful pictures accompany the article. Has anyone tried consuming the gin themselves, instead of pouring it in a crevice?
http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/24/news/story02.html
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Glen, your vision had me thinking that this is something that the 'Flumin' the Ditch' people can move into, since the Ditch has been out of comminssion (Oct. 16 earthquake damaged the flumes).
I can just see it "Flumin' the Tubes" ride the Pele Express!
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It must have been a slow news Monday at the Star-Bulletin. The USGS-HVO website doesn't describe anything particularly new or alarming in today's update.
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The tubes seem to be more like lava stream beds that crusted over than vent tubes where lava is apt to flow again? I guess though just like a dry stream bed if lava were moving over the ground where there's an opening, it would seep into it and flow there. I'd ask Harry Schmidt
though (see cave thread) and here's a page that explains the formation:
http://www.showcaves.com/english/explain...aTube.html
Does anyone have the page where we can check the daily vog index? I know that normally Kona gets it much worse than Volcano Golf Course subdivision and Volcano Village, well more so than anywhere but near the flow or gas vents, but for the last week, my eyes have been watering and taking a deep breath feels like taking a deep breath after swimming in heavily chlorinated pool. I know the sky can be blue, and everything smelling fresh, and vog can still be present, although when it settles in Kona it does remind me of smog...I can every taste it. I hope we're not getting it up here too now.
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"I'd hate to touring those tubes when an earthquake hits because a lava flow may follow! Keep the ATV handy!"
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Edited by - Cindy Blankenship on 09/24/2007 12:20:30
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Googling for vog index, I found this:
http://www.konaweb.com/vog/index.shtml
I know the "other forum" lol. But anyway, the vog data page shows Hilo and Pahoa (although I have no idea what the numbers mean)but not
Volcano (where I live). The health tips listed remind me of living in L.A. with smog alerts. I'm so glad we didn't settle in Kona.
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This is interesting
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs169-97/
But the white plume on the map designating where the lava flow began would now east of that? If so then we probably are right in the vog path here at the summit (across street from KCC at Volcano National Park and next to the golf course).
I hadn't thought about the lead leaching into our water before I read this page. The other places I rented (in Puna not up here)had swimming pool type catchments and platic gutters - all lead free stuff, except the tin roofs lol. This catchment tank is metal and old. I think I'd better check on this tap water filter they have installed under the sink to see if gets the lead out. Oh my. All this stuff I never thought about till I started reading this thread. We mainly drink bottled and county water but and we haven't lived here long enough to drink much from the filtered tap,but since April I've been using it for cooking.
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