[Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Have you seen the lava eating a Ford Mustang?
https://jalopnik.com/watch-lava-from-the-kilauea-volcano-swallow-a-ford-must-1825822759#iith2iv2rs7c4vp4.1zml5yfhb63h0

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Doug Bank <dougbank at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Axel,
>
> I tried to verify this. It is true that the road to the road that was
> covered in lava is closed, but I don’t think it is closed because it is
> covered in lava. The fissures are further to the east. Moreover, there is
> some confusion because there is *another* road to the road that was covered
> by lava. However, it is closed too, but not because it is covered in lava
> either…
>
> This aerial view is impressive!
>
> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16702244_G.jpg
>
> This next one shows lava sitting on the road (which road?). I visited back
> in 1993, probably back when the road that was covered in lava was being
> covered in lava. Back then you could walk right up to it and melt your
> shoes if you so desired. Probably not a real smart move, but it was pretty
> cool (but hot ;-)
>
> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16701860_G.jpg
>
> Doug
>
> > On May 7, 2018, at 9:58 AM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think the Big Island is trying to connect to the mainland...
> > Kreigh, do you remember the road in volcano  park where we got lost for
> a moment, looking for the road that was covered by lava?
> > Well, it seems that you can't get to the road that was covered in lava
> anymore because the road that leads to the road that was covered in lava is
> now covered in lava.
> >
> > Aloha
> > Axel
>
>
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