tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post5206859027290755550..comments2024-01-16T21:38:14.352-10:00Comments on A Pacific View: The complexity of natureTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-16263328349223256412010-02-22T22:47:21.844-10:002010-02-22T22:47:21.844-10:00Terry - I think that's the weirdest thing abou...Terry - I think that's the weirdest thing about this debris field and outcrop, it's so localised. I'd estimate it's about an acre, maybe a bit less. I've half a feeling it's man-made, perhaps everything was dropped off there when HP was first built in the first half of the last century, but then again it's a bit large for that.<br /><br />The black sand that's there is a real mystery - don't think I've come across that anywhere else on the mountain.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-44137117517179679942010-02-22T22:17:24.950-10:002010-02-22T22:17:24.950-10:00Tom,
I find it interesting to see the lava bomb fi...Tom,<br />I find it interesting to see the lava bomb fields there, they actually look like the lava bomb fields west of Mt. Lassen in Northeastern California, and these fields actually are about a 60 mile radius around the mountain. <br /><br />Where I live in Susanville is about 45 miles east of Lassen and the lava bomb field goes twenty miles farther. <br /><br />To the west the lava bomb field goes almost all the way into Red Bluff, CA which is about 61 miles from Lassen.<br /><br />I am so looking forward to all of the adventures on the Island...Talk soon.<br /><br />TerryBig Island Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784208911258266642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-56100348101759567312010-02-22T07:29:00.815-10:002010-02-22T07:29:00.815-10:00Thanks, Tom! Flattery will definitely get you - so...Thanks, Tom! Flattery will definitely get you - something. Let me know. :-) And it would be very cool if you found a diamond!Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-21119892203071326052010-02-21T21:50:50.793-10:002010-02-21T21:50:50.793-10:00Keera - no problem! Sometimes I wish people would ...Keera - no problem! Sometimes I wish people would think a little more about everything that goes on around them (I know you're one of them!) - whether it's human or nature.<br /><br />Andrew - It's worth a vist if you get the chance and of course it's very nearby, just a few hundred yards to the east of the HP dorms. One thing that surprised me was that just short of the ridge there was an area of black sand. It was my impression that black sand was caused by rapid cooling of molten lava by water so was a bit surprised to find some at 9,000 feet!<br /><br />Still, now I know where to look to find a precious metal - perhaps even a diamond!<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-18881123351835303722010-02-21T15:40:14.605-10:002010-02-21T15:40:14.605-10:00I didn't know the lava bomb field was there. ...I didn't know the lava bomb field was there. May take a walk up there Friday. Will be on the summit overnight to support an IF run, sleeping it off at HP the next day. A "morning" walk might be nice when I get up.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404795276468632488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-60115172632146847022010-02-21T03:02:18.072-10:002010-02-21T03:02:18.072-10:00Amazing is right! Thanks for the tour!Amazing is right! Thanks for the tour!Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.com