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Yasur Volcano, Vanuatu. Album cover, 161 photos.
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The crater of volcano Yasur, island of Tanna, country of Vanuatu
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T1 & T2 are the two tourist lookouts. ☆ 1-7 are points I build rockwalls for my tripod and repeatedly visit.
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View from hill with seismic machinery. Over 28 days I visit Yasur 18 times for a total of 135 hours at the crater. I want to do more but the tail end of a cyclone had other plans.
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My first day on Tanna, I sit watching Yasur blast lava rocks into the ash plain
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The red hot rocks roll to within 100 feet of where I sit
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Walking the road up Yasur's side to the crater
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At the top of the road Yasur comes into view
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View to the left
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Road on the right
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Parking a vehicle in the lot risks getting a few rocks in the windshield
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Approaching the crater
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View to the left of the stairs, one of the main tourist lookouts (T2)
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Yasur's crater
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View to the right, primary tourist lookout (T1)
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My first evening with volcano Yasur watching the explosions, lava rocks flying into the air
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The first day is almost overwhelming: the noise from the explosions, the ground shaking under foot, the visual fireworks, one's jaw hangs open in amazement
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On day two I complete my first circle around the crater rim. Here is a look at vent4 -- who I nickname Huff n Puff
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Vent 4 closeup
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Lava bomb on the far side of vent 4
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Shoreline of island Tanna
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Tanna shoreline
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Approaching the volcano's peak
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View of Tanna looking north, ash plain below
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About to cross a kill zone. Bottom right is where I sat in the ash plain the first day, watching lava rocks fly out of the crater.
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Vent 1 (a.k.a., Exploder) doing what he does best. A smoking Vent 2 is to his right (a.k.a., Shotgun).
