tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post2834453089006585490..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: V is for...VolcanoesRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-42565487571826039992015-05-06T09:16:29.692-07:002015-05-06T09:16:29.692-07:00And largely pointless. I suppose a small eruption ...And largely pointless. I suppose a small eruption might cause some slides and flooding that could be escaped--mostly by not being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Seems a dubious proposition.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-16205625401332857752015-05-05T16:29:09.541-07:002015-05-05T16:29:09.541-07:00I always tell friends about those evacuation signs...I always tell friends about those evacuation signs on Mt. Rainier. Out-running a volcano definitely NOT on my bucket list.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-19392437105758903152015-04-26T17:04:44.833-07:002015-04-26T17:04:44.833-07:00Thanks. Growing up in the shadow of a volcano, we ...Thanks. Growing up in the shadow of a volcano, we made a lot of jokes about what would happen when it blew. Now I live practically atop the San Andreas fault. Same smart-alec attitude. Or whistling in the dark.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-59852180381889342952015-04-26T15:14:12.999-07:002015-04-26T15:14:12.999-07:00Volcanoes are both beautiful and scary. As a kid I...Volcanoes are both beautiful and scary. As a kid I was always fascinated by the story of Pompeii. Nice post.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330223648248769380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-79348834502032059602015-04-25T19:42:55.692-07:002015-04-25T19:42:55.692-07:00We visited Big Island a few years ago, and enjoyed...We visited Big Island a few years ago, and enjoyed the volcano, though it refused to really erupt for us :)<br /><br />Yes, I really did remove the seat of the pants--it was a long, long glissade, and eventually the rough icy snow removed all the fabric. I think they were wool knee pants.<br /><br />And that wind at St. Helens--that has to be the strongest winds I've experienced. Hard to imagine that they are probably twice that at times on the summit of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-52888242067703937982015-04-25T19:39:17.301-07:002015-04-25T19:39:17.301-07:00Based on the snow, I'm guessing we were there ...Based on the snow, I'm guessing we were there in June (planned it that way, to go when the cinder-slopes were covered with snow, which made for easier hiking). But heaven knows I could have missed the entire population of England in the fog and rain the day we went up!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-86244896127576001712015-04-25T18:26:30.198-07:002015-04-25T18:26:30.198-07:00Hawaii's got active volcanoes too, though none...Hawaii's got active volcanoes too, though none on Maui. A beautiful black sand beach, Kalapana, that I visited for a school trip, got run over with lava years later. Did you really tear the seat out of your pants coming down? That must have been some intense wind to keep your kids from standing! Congrats on getting to V!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mauijungalow.com/" rel="nofollow">Maui Jungalow</a>Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292408696265388415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-31513189533743316722015-04-25T14:40:27.131-07:002015-04-25T14:40:27.131-07:00In 1989 I had a day on Mt St Helens. It was damp,...In 1989 I had a day on Mt St Helens. It was damp, misty and very eerie. I took pictures of droplets on soggy plants in grey mist. This would have been August, or possibly late July. Don't tell me we were there on the same day and missed each other in the murk?Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.com