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PB165386 Between November 12-20, 2004, I had the great opportunity to attend the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) General Assembly Meeting in Pucon, Chile. It was a great trip and conference for all things volcano! One of the best parts of the trip was the chance to see the most active volcano in Chile - Villarrica Volcano (pictured here with some gas/steam from the summit). PB165386
PB165388 I was always fixated on Villarrica, so there are many shots of it in the following album. This one was between a couple of trees. The volcano constantly degasses, so steam and gas area usually observed emanating from the summit. PB165388
PB165389 In this photo the plume extends up, then flattens out after reaching a certain altitude. PB165389
PB165402 The Grand Pucon Hotel was where the conference was held. This is the view from the lake side of the hotel, as the plume from Villarrica extends over the area. PB165402
PB165403 A shot of the lake's beach at the hotel. PB165403
PB165406 One of the cool times during the conference, a fellow graduate student of mine at UAF (Andrea Steffke) is overrun by some very excited school kids from the area. They tried to use their English at first, but then they all just giggled. PB165406
PB165408 Then the kids went to one of the other IAVCEI members that was with us. She took pictures of the kids. PB165408
PB165420 A photo of the lake side patio deck of the Grand Pucon Hotel. This is where some of the lunches and the main BBQ took place. PB165420
PB165422 (Left to Right) Andrea Steffke, Courtney Kearney, and Agnus enjoy the sun by the pool during a break in the meeting. Fairbanks at this time of year was in the early stages of winter, so being in the southern hemisphere, where it was nearing summer, was very nice. PB165422
PB165429 Another great shot of Villarrica from Pucon. PB165429
PB165434 Later in the day, some clouds rolled in and made the sunset decent. PB165434
PB175442 Wednesday, November 17, 2004, was the day of the mid-conference field trip for the attendees. I chose to go on the field trip to the ski lodge area on Villarrica to look at some of the deposits around the volcano, including the lava flow channel from the 1984 eruption. Before leaving for the trip, I got a nice shot of the volcano with the hotel I was staying at (the red buidling) in the foreground. PB175442
PB175444re-expose The volcano puffed away for us all day, and no clouds would block any of the views! PB175444re-expose
PB175452 At our first stop, we saw some of the pyroclastic and lahar channels from past eruptions of Villarrica. Part of the two older edifices were also visible in this region. The volcano has had larger blasts that blew away major parts of the volcanic cone in its history. PB175452
PB175453re-expose One of many views of the summit. PB175453re-expose
PB175457 Llaima Volcano was also visible during the field trip. This is the second most active volcano in Chile. PB175457
PB175460 Another view of the channel we were near. PB175460
PB175463 John Sanchez, a recent Ph.D. graduate of UAF, took this photo of me with the volcano in the background. PB175463
PB175473re-expose Yet another view of the summit. PB175473re-expose
PB175477 Another view of the entire area... PB175477
PB175479 ...and another... PB175479
PB175480 ...another... PB175480
PB175480to88Stop4 ...and this one was a panoramic photo of the entire channel region from the volcano... PB175480to88Stop4
PB175489 ...and the last one from stop number one. PB175489
PB175491re-expose A sign at the entrance to Villarrica National Park. Loosely translated it says: PB175491re-expose
PB175498 The second stop of the day was at one of the several pyroclastic deposits located around the volcano where pyroclastic flows and ash fallout units produce several layers. Some cool erosion takes place in the units to where the softer units cut into harder welded units. UAF graduate student, Celso Reyes, is in the photo for scale. PB175498
PB175499 A look at the same unit across the steet with one of the cool trees in the area. PB175499
PB175502 The same tree from the previous photo from a different angle. PB175502
PB175503 Yet another UAF graduate student, Brandon Browne (who recently completed his Ph.D.), took this photo of me near the same tree from the last two photos. The glare of the sun prevents Llaima Volcano from appearing in the photo, but it is in the distance in the openning between the trees. PB175503
PB175507 The next stop was to the ski lodge area on the southwestern (I think?) flanks of Villarrica. Still chuggin' away. PB175507
PB175511re-expose We had heard that in a normal year about 300 or so people climb to the summit of Villarrica. During this conference, since there were so many volcano nuts in town, this 300 climbers was probably reached in just a couple day period. This photo shows around 100 zig-zagging climbers going to the summit while we enjoy the view from the lodge. PB175511re-expose
PB175512re-expose Llaima Volcano is put into more perspective when viewed from the ski lodge. PB175512re-expose
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