I'm feeling better...I guess that's what almost 10 hours of sleep, sudafed and vicks vapor rub. Honestly I think its more the last thing that's making me feel better. My mom, a nurse of over 25 years experience...goo. :-P Then some rest. I can't believe it's almost 4pm! I feel like I'm going through menopause...I'm getting these hot flashes then I'm freakin' cold, then hot, cold, hot....silly illness
... Within an hour, Jack’s old Chevy van spewed a trail of exhaust over the Columbia River and up I-5 as we commiserated about ex-wives. Peering out the window, I was fascinated to see three active volcanoes in relative proximity. Seeing my gaze, Jack quipped, “They remind me of my ex-wife, beautiful to look at, but in an angry moment she could blind you with ash, burn you with lava and walk away...
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/38209 House passes bill allowing offshore drilling Okay, this is yet more proof that the Republicans in Congress are more concerned about stealing money from the...to really think about what you're doing with regard to global warming at this time. This is no longer about anything that you think. Because it's not my karma at stake here. It's yours... End of line..
Tyler hummed to himself as he finished organizing the supplies for the prep work for tomorrow's experiment . Stack of newspapers there, paper shredder here , laundry starch and water neatly to one side...serve as bases. He never minded a little dirty work, but he approved of this whole TA business. Minions made life so much easier. [OOC: Primarily for two, but open if anyone else wants to wander in!]
Well trying to do the cool down on my workout has confirmed it - in sympathy to blood_sorbet , I guess, I have in fact injured my back. It's been slowing getting worse. Not like my normal pain...when it involves the word "volcano" . Apparently the taco isn't hot though . . . (so says the guy at our local TB, who clearly thought I was in high school even though he's likely younger than me :(
Спуск по начавшему подтаивать снегу на крутом склоне - задача не для слабых духом. Это именно то, о чём предупреждали перед подъёмом - вскарабкаться на вершину в кроссовках гораздо легче, чем...знают только организаторы :) Вообще подъём на Авачинскую сопку не считается у камчатцев чем-то экстраординарным, хвастаться тут нечем. Но лично я добился своего, поэтому настроение у меня хорошее :)
Горизонт завален, я знаю :) На вершине сильный сероводородный запах, его концентрация зависит как от активности фумарол, так и от силы и направления ветра. Традиционные...извержения Авачинского вулкана 1991 года. Народ тем не менее продолжает подниматься. Кратер вулкана заткнуть лавовой пробкой, сквозь которую пробивают фумаролы.
Это - картинка с обязательным сюжетом для каждого поста, претендующего на привлечение внимания :) На самом деле эта девица продефилировала мимо в таком наряде (t=~10°C), громко рекомендуя по сотовому... Спасительная верёвка. Если добрался досюда - считай, уже наверху, осталось 50 метров. Я ДОШЁЛ! На часах 12:20, время, затраченное на подъём - 5 часов 20 минут. Остальные фото - отдельным постом :)
I could have spent the whole Yellowstone trip photographing wildflowers. I didn't, but I still captured a few. This one is a Penstemon , I believe Wasatch penstemon, specifically. Clearly a lupine... Behind us a hillside is thick with the paintbrushes we'd risked life and limb to find earlier in the day. I find a path up the rocky slope, and uncontrollably weep when I see the spring from above.
