Not at this end anyway! We are travelling along part of the "ring of fire" as it's called where the Pacific plate is pushing under the North American plate. This ring is where 75% of the world's volcanoes are so not surprising there's all this action!
We were in Lassen volcanic NP today, travelled down yesterday with a cave stop on the way. One of N's favourite things caves...
Learnt that there are 4 types of volcano and the latest one to erupt here is a lava dome, with slow moving, sticky lava that often just replugs the volcano. That's what this one did and then a few days later in 1917 it erupted again this time with more gas-fuelled power. Lots of evidence to look at, from massive rocks moved down the mountain by avalanches, to fumaroles, mud pots etc. On the way out of the park were miles of and loads of black volcanic rock in amongst the vegetation.
We had a walk around a lake here too and I had to resist collecting lots of these massive cones.
Taking after Mum with my eyes closed!
And a glacial erratic. Remember all this stuff Tim?
I'm teaching it this year...love it. Get lots of pics for my lessons please. Even issy knows what an erratic is now!!! Lovely lesson teach! Ring of fire is normally felt after a curry!!! Don't forget the Pacific side of the ring of fire. .r u off there after Christmas volcano hunters
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