Volcano Oldoinyo Lengai

 

it had been a long time since last time I saw that volcano from close. I’ve seen it a few times lately because the rains have put the dust down and in turn improved greatly the visibility. So on my way to Entebbe, Uganda, I was lucky to see the volcano clear of clouds. I expected some changes and finally there is hardly any. The ashes are still there like brand new. I’ll have to double check with the other pilots but none seemed to have reported any activity. The rains would normally wash out the ashes, allow the grass to grow back quickly and make the landscape green…

 

 

 

the top is still the same, I would have bet the wind and rains had erased the soft rim…

 

 

 

the bottom of the crater has kept the same depth, just some new vents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ashes around are quite spread out, up to 10 km I’d say.

 

anyway the highlight of the flight! really happy to have again around that volcano.

Comments

[ben wilhelmi]

Hi Garrett,

thanks for your interest. Sure you can use these pictures as you describe.

sorry for not answering earlier, your comment was hidden for a long time.

[Garrett Fornea]

Thank you very much for posting these pictures. I've seen more of your pictures elsewhere, and I must say that not many people post such amazing pictures of the inner crater. I'm a very big fan of the "what's in the hole" question and these pictures are a very big help.

As a side note, I am an aspiring novelist and one my novels is about a volcanic eruption in California. I was wondering if I might save these inner crater pictures to my computer for use as a reference guide. I won't post them elsewhere, but I would like to look at them for help while making sketches and illustrations for my novel. Is that okay with you?