Camel
Volcano Area... |
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After
3 full days of lectures in the hut, we escaped for a
short (ha, they were never short) hike to look at some
volcanic domes, lava flows and the like... Our first
stop was at a region with large xenoliths imbedded in
magamtic host rock, large in size and percentage. |
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Despite
the fog having lifted, permitting our jaunt out of camp,
the wind was howling up ash all over! On a later hike,
also in windy conditions, this would be dubbed Satan's
Sandbox. |
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Chocolate
sweet and condensed milk anyone? It's not as sweet as
plain sweet and condensed milk, but works like a charm
in your coffee to make mochas. The Russian's seemed
to like it straight! |
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Cans,
cans and more cans. Beans, meat, fish, sweet and condensed
milk... |
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We
were trying to reach our destination dome, but spent
quite a bit of time at lucnh cowering behind an outcrop
as a windbreak, and having a snowball fight and sledding. |
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Destination
reached! Quite the columnar dome. Belongs on a volcano
names for it's two humps, Camel Mountain. |
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Don't
look mom, this is when you scratch your head and try
to assume you're not going to fall in.
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| En
route, close to home, can see the fire in the distance!
Nice day, glad we got out of the hut! |
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