Infernal Volcano

Night pictures of the eruption of the volcano Tolbachik and a story about a small adventure, which we had experienced on the first night of stay at Tolbachik. For us, the people first appeared on this eruption, it is, of course, it was pretty dumb.
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We waited at the exit of the dark lava tube (photo daytime this place was in a previous post) and this is how it looked in the twilight.



It was a full moon, and apparently this fact somehow affects the activity of the eruption. Perhaps then the same principle as in the case of tidal - Moon gravity.



It was getting dark ...



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We stood quietly and drank vodka. slightly lower than is now photos



Lava flowed calmly on his way.



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At one point, I went away for lying on the edge of this hole camera (well, that someone has not come by accident), and when he came to the edge, he saw that the whole funnel quickly filled with lava and the lava flow in the canyon has almost disappeared! At my suggestion fell quickly, or at least think about where to bring down (since this mess spilled on top of the hill above our heads, and it was decidedly not clear where to go if something happens) old volcanologists said: "X ... ynya he now will begin to merge into other side. ". It's a little relieved, but only until crackled underfoot no slope.



Let me remind you that the lava flow only comes to the surface here, and above us, he too, but is under the frozen crust. It became clear that the drain flow is something blocking the top and flowing lava just climb into all the cracks, which will be able to break through, or (as it is able to easily verified).



That crater, which we all so much Fota possibly saved us, because all the lava climbed into it, and did not get up the slope distend, but where we stood. Fortunately it turned out, and that it was big enough to flow out through it without encountering strong resistance on the way. And it was already well that drain into the canyon is not completely blocked and some of the flow to continue to merge. At some point, the whole pool were filled with lava and characteristic noise escaping porridge poured down across the board.



Steep volcanologists laughed at our lookout smoothly until the center of the whole composition is not struck by a jet of gas, which could easily cause gushing lava at any time and we were more likely to cover these lumps. Here then nix became universal. ))



Our mess and ran directly to the people who Fota canyon bottom. At the center of much small white flame - it burns backpack "Viktor Mikhailovich from the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, who has worked for another proschlo eruption Tolbachik, BFTE 1975 and talked a lot about it." His (backpack), alas, save there was no way - everything happened very quickly.



But at this point lay our ph)) For a sense of time prompted that it is necessary to perepryatat)))



And the photo below when lava kicked plug at the outlet and that's such a flow went down the canyon. Ma pics first article can be seen that in normal conditions the lava flow was deep in a canyon, splashing out well is not completely fit in! And to the right of the photo, the stream that flowed through the bead. By the way, if the plug is not knocked out a little longer, this flow of people would cut off the way back, and they would have to make a rather big hook, bypassing it))



Lava wave goes down on the bed.



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So look after draining lava crater



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In just a few minutes of the top layer covered with brown lavy dross ...



... The next day, this place looked so already:



Only Tolbachik calmly looked at the place of ugliness. Their eruption it is nothing to do with ...
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