Violet

Tendrils

Mystery Hole

Moss and Lichen

Snake Heap

I think these are garter snakes here on this mossy covered rock and I think they are mating. The sound was unreal I keep forgetting that I have video capability on my digital camera!!!

Year without a Summer???

Things are lining up that we end up with no summer this year, in most places! Why you might ask??? In the past month the earth has seen an unprecedented rise in volcanic activity five of which were major eruptions and three other major eruptions are pending. What consititutes a major eruption you might ask? One or more eruptions that puts ash 25,000 - 50,000 feet into the atmosphere. The five recent eruptions have been closer to 50,000 feet!

Check out Volcano Live http://volcanolive.com/news.html for recent activity

Mount Redoubt - Alaska
Colima - Mexico
Llaima - Chile
Chaiten - Chile
Tonga - Pacific Rim
Galeras, Colombia
Kamchatka - Russia

Pending eruptions that looks as if they will erupt in the coming days if not weeks:

Arenal - Costa Rica
Karymsky - Russia