Homer Alaska Volcano

aces-n-eights · March 28, 2009, 06:11:57 PM

The weather cleared and i got to see Mount Redoubt for the first time since it started erupting. And as i was looking at it, it erupted! Got a bunch of pics and here are a few. This eruption spewed a cloud to 35,000 feet - just a little one compared to the ones over 50K that we couldn't see.

The bad news is that i was on my way to the airport to pick up my wife, who has been trying to get back to Alaska for 3 days, and her flight was turned back to Anchorage because of this eruption - bummer.

smokeitall · March 28, 2009, 07:45:34 PM

Wow beautiful pictures, too bad your wife has an extended vacation. :(

Kummok · March 28, 2009, 07:56:46 PM

Great Pics As&8s!! Excellent timing to be there at the right moment!! You should post those on the Volcano site! My cousin is still here too...his flight was cancelled (ANC to SFO) last night and all Alaska flights were cancelled out of ANC this afternoon....I told him the it's a good thing we have lots of salmon. Served him "Death by Blackened King Salmon Pasta' last night...I think that he cancelled those flights himself! ;)

iceman · March 28, 2009, 08:04:02 PM

Shoot!!! I just made the flight back to Prudhoe today and THEN they cancelled the flights. Now I'm stuck at work. Rats. :(

seemore · March 28, 2009, 08:11:40 PM

A's & 8's, those are awesome pictures!

Kummok · March 28, 2009, 10:40:29 PM

Quote from: iceman on March 28, 2009, 08:04:02 PM
Shoot!!! I just made the flight back to Prudhoe today and THEN they cancelled the flights. Now I'm stuck at work. Rats. :(

I'm guessing that this would be a good time to raid your smoker, Iceman!?!?!? ;)

car54 · March 29, 2009, 03:37:55 AM

Aces-n- eights,

Those are once in a life time pictures. I doubt that you'll ever be at the right time and place to take live erupting volcano pictures again.

Brad

aces-n-eights · March 29, 2009, 08:50:38 AM

Timing is everything! My daughter and i headed out to the airport yesterday, looked down the driveway and were able to see the mountain for the first time in weeks. Reversed back to the house to get the camera - sure glad i did!

Kummok, get your cuz full of salmon and have him stop wishing for volcanic activity! I'm ready for this to settle down enough to get my wife home! ;D

Exciting times...

josbocc · March 30, 2009, 03:20:08 PM

Hey Guys,

Glad to hear that you're all safe up there, and we all hope that it stays that way. About the only time that Lowes stays open later here in NY is when the Girl Scouts are selling cookies out front.

Aces those are some AWESOME photos. I pray that you can keep taking them with the wind headed in the opposite direction.

Jeff

aces-n-eights · April 04, 2009, 01:00:22 PM

Hey Kummok, are you getting dusted down there? The mountain blew again this morning and there are ash fall warnings for the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula where Homer is located. Take care!