Comments on: McMurdo - my home! http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/ Laura's adventures at the bottom of the world... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Laura http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-34 Laura Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:29:12 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-34 Hey Dave! Erebus has been continuously erupting for years - it's a Strombolian volcano that occasionally spits out lava bombs and stuff like that. Also there's a rockin' lava lake at the bottom! Hi Kristi! Glad you're reading the blog and your grandma is too! Keep enjoying it!! :) And I love you too, Mommy! :D Hey Dave!

Erebus has been continuously erupting for years - it’s a Strombolian volcano that occasionally spits out lava bombs and stuff like that.

Also there’s a rockin’ lava lake at the bottom!

Hi Kristi!

Glad you’re reading the blog and your grandma is too! Keep enjoying it!! :)

And I love you too, Mommy! :D

]]> By: Kristi http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-33 Kristi Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:24:43 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-33 So cool Laura! Love the pics and my Grandma is enjoying your blog as well :) We're all hooked! Keep it coming and have a great week... So cool Laura! Love the pics and my Grandma is enjoying your blog as well :) We’re all hooked! Keep it coming and have a great week…

]]> By: Dave http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-32 Dave Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:00:48 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-32 They DID do some basic volcanology surveying before they settled the town, right? Right? Well, on the bright side, I guess the slopes of Erebus don't look all that heavily glaciated (it's more downslope that you'd worry about, eh?), but god-damn. At that distance, any pyroclastics and y'all will be quite literal toast! I have to assume that with the major research base *right there* that they've studied the hell out of Erebus (pardon the pun) and have to be pretty confident about safety, but still, I'd be a little nervous! Awestruck too, but nervous. That's a really weird looking edifice for a volcano, though. What's the story with the flattish top - is it refilling a caldera, a la Helens, or just paving the summit with basalt these days? I'm afraid Mz Caroline is maoing her fool head off, so I'm gonna have to cut short here. Just keep an eye out for them chickens - Feathers McGraw, he's got this dangerous glint in his eye, I hear. ;) -- Dave They DID do some basic volcanology surveying before they settled the town, right? Right?

Well, on the bright side, I guess the slopes of Erebus don’t look all that heavily glaciated (it’s more downslope that you’d worry about, eh?), but god-damn. At that distance, any pyroclastics and y’all will be quite literal toast! I have to assume that with the major research base *right there* that they’ve studied the hell out of Erebus (pardon the pun) and have to be pretty confident about safety, but still, I’d be a little nervous! Awestruck too, but nervous.

That’s a really weird looking edifice for a volcano, though. What’s the story with the flattish top - is it refilling a caldera, a la Helens, or just paving the summit with basalt these days?

I’m afraid Mz Caroline is maoing her fool head off, so I’m gonna have to cut short here. Just keep an eye out for them chickens - Feathers McGraw, he’s got this dangerous glint in his eye, I hear. ;)

— Dave

]]> By: LWO http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-31 LWO Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:36:27 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-31 Wow! Great pictures. It was great to talk to you. Enjoy your time and have fun. Luv, Mom Wow! Great pictures. It was great to talk to you. Enjoy your time and have fun. Luv, Mom

]]> By: Jason http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-30 Jason Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:49:37 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2007/10/14/mcmurdo-my-home/#comment-30 Hi Laura You might be interested in an expedition I have planned for 2012 to commemorate Scott's 1910-1912 expedition. Drop me a line on the email provided and I'll send you some information. Jason Hi Laura

You might be interested in an expedition I have planned for 2012 to commemorate Scott’s 1910-1912 expedition. Drop me a line on the email provided and I’ll send you some information.

Jason

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