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In awe at Mount Tarawera

Mount Tarawera was made up of series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured by a massive eruption in 1886. Today, the volcano sits silent and makes for an excellent hike to the summit.

Indonesian Expedition

Captivated by shaky ground, eruptions and blue lava while ascending the rumbling volcanoes of Indonesia. (more…)

Dropping (and frying) my GoPro in a lava lake

During my last Volcanic Expedition (led by Geoff Mackley) to Ambrym Island, we stumbled across a new lava lake. Unlike Marum and Benbow, we could hear the roaring lake below, but couldn't see it. So, with a 100 meters of wire, we attached my GoPro and ...

The Rock of Polynesia

Exploring one of the World's smallest Nations, Niue, the Rock of Polynesia. A submerged atoll turned tropical paradise in the Pacific.

Waimangu (Raupo Pond) Hydrothermal Eruption

A vent located in the Raupo Pond Crater (Waimangu) has erupted for the first time in 35 years. We visited the eruption site and found mostly mud, water and steam had been ejected. Nearby vegetation had been mostly browned off, with very little destroyed. The ...

Lightning over Auckland

The sky put on a dramatic, yet brief lightning show tonight. I got out and took a few pics. This one made it onto the NZ Herald
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