Volcano dusts Anchorage with ash - YorkieTalk.com Forums

alaskayorkie · 03-28-2009, 09:28 PM

We have a volcano about 100 miles away, Mount Redoubt, that has been blowing up with increasing regularity lately. We'd escaped getting ash until tonight, when we got a dusting. It's not terrible, just a nuisance. Have to keep the dogs indoors when it's falling, have to wipe off their paws when they do go outside. Make sure they don't eat snow.

The biggest problem is what it does to cars. You have to change air filters often. It can mess with automatic windows.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has an amazing Web site that tracks happenings. Here's a picture of a seismograph on the mountain. Isn't this cool? Each big blotch on the chart is a major eruption, which sends ash anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 feet high. The red lines generally indicate that the blast was "off the charts."

Also, here's a photo by Bretwood Higman / groundtruthtrekking.org via the Alaska Volcano Observatory that shows lightning striking as the volcano was blowing last night.

YorkieOwned5 · 03-28-2009, 10:07 PM

Wow that's awsome.. The lightening pic is really something to see. I have family in Anchorage and she said that it was pretty bad and the kidlets were having to stay inside because of it.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS, SOMETHING MOST OF US WOULD NEVER SEE..... Thanks..... Sharon, PIXI & SPIKE..

hviola · 03-28-2009, 10:21 PM

That is really cool! I love that picture!

Sorry you have to deal with the ash though.

yorkiekist · 03-28-2009, 10:28 PM

That is just amazing!!!! Thanks for posting!!

alaskayorkie · 03-28-2009, 10:31 PM

Glad you guys enjoyed the pics. I'm so close to it that I'm fascinated by it, but I realize not everybody feels the same way. My newspaper has a huge photo gallery if anyone is interested in seeing more.

Redoubt: Volcanoes in Alaska | adn.com

Judy in Waco · 03-29-2009, 12:12 AM

We thought about you guys when we heard about the eruptions. Thanks for sharing those photos and links. I think it's really fascinating, but I'm sure it can get old having to deal with the ash. I've read about how different volcanic ash is from regular ash you deal with in a fireplace etc... It's much rougher (is that a word?). Is it tough on your pup's paws walking on it?

chachi · 03-29-2009, 01:22 AM

Wow what a cool picture! Thanks for sharing

C101Yorkie · 03-29-2009, 07:58 AM

Cool pictures!

I hope the ash doesn't get too bad though...

juliaw04 · 03-29-2009, 08:15 AM

Mike, I'm am so glad you shared those pictures with us! Truly fascinating! Volcanoes are one of those things that I'm sure I will never get to see in person so it's wonderful to get the opportunity to see it through someone elses eyes.

alisonJ · 03-29-2009, 08:45 AM

I would LOVE to see that in person!

Gypsy & Me · 03-29-2009, 09:06 AM

Okay that pic is awesome! TFS! I hope the ash doesn't cause too many problems for you.

luckylady · 03-29-2009, 09:20 AM

Wow, that picture is amazing! I'll have to make sure my daughter and her hubby sees it. They've been living in Anchorage for the last couple of years and juuuusssst left about a week before it's eruptions started affecting Anchorage. They are here now (well, just left this morning for a week in DisneyWorld), & will be (back) here until the 18th of April. Then they are off to Misawa, Japan for 3 years. My son-in-law is in the Air Force.

Ivy Lucille · 03-29-2009, 09:45 AM

That picture is amazing!!!!!!!! I would love to see more!

Stay safe. Sounds like a pain.

MeganS · 03-29-2009, 10:22 AM

Amazing picture, Mike! Thanks for sharing!! :]

alaskayorkie · 03-29-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MeganS

Amazing picture, Mike! Thanks for sharing!! :]

LOL, I should have sent that one to you last night Megan, when I was teasing you that children were screaming in the streets and dogs were howling! Darn, missed a good chance to terrify you.

We didn't get any new ash last night, but the stuff from yesterday looks darker on the snow this morning as it's settled. I let the dogs out after the ash had stopped falling last night, wiped their paws when they came in, and there were still a few ashy footprints in the house this morning.

We decided to cancel our weekly dog meetup. I don't think the ash is going to hurt them, but none of us liked the idea of having to bathe our dogs thoroughly after they romped around for an hour.

A HUGE bummer for the dog community is one of the big dog shows for the season had to be canceled because the judges could not make it up here because of flight cancelations. And since it's considered an act of God, nobody gets refunds because the group still has to pay for rental of the downtown auditorium.

03-28-2009, 10:21 PM	#3
hviola YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Casey, IL Posts: 1,175	That is really cool! I love that picture! Sorry you have to deal with the ash though. __________________ Heather, mommy to Drake (7 yr old son), Triss (yorkie), spike (dachshund), ash and misty (my cats), and a baby on the way due Oct 1st!

03-28-2009, 10:28 PM	#4
yorkiekist YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ Posts: 3,150	That is just amazing!!!! Thanks for posting!! __________________ *BUYCOTT ARIZONA*

03-28-2009, 10:31 PM	#5
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	Glad you guys enjoyed the pics. I'm so close to it that I'm fascinated by it, but I realize not everybody feels the same way. My newspaper has a huge photo gallery if anyone is interested in seeing more. Redoubt: Volcanoes in Alaska \| adn.com __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

03-29-2009, 12:12 AM	#6
Judy in Waco Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 8,477	We thought about you guys when we heard about the eruptions. Thanks for sharing those photos and links. I think it's really fascinating, but I'm sure it can get old having to deal with the ash. I've read about how different volcanic ash is from regular ash you deal with in a fireplace etc... It's much rougher (is that a word?). Is it tough on your pup's paws walking on it? __________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)

03-29-2009, 01:22 AM	#7
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03-28-2009, 10:07 PM	#2
YorkieOwned5 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chattanooga,TN & Tampa,FL Posts: 247	Wow that's awsome.. The lightening pic is really something to see. I have family in Anchorage and she said that it was pretty bad and the kidlets were having to stay inside because of it. THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS, SOMETHING MOST OF US WOULD NEVER SEE..... Thanks..... Sharon, PIXI & SPIKE..

03-29-2009, 07:58 AM	#8
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03-29-2009, 08:15 AM	#9
juliaw04 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 2,166	Mike, I'm am so glad you shared those pictures with us! Truly fascinating! Volcanoes are one of those things that I'm sure I will never get to see in person so it's wonderful to get the opportunity to see it through someone elses eyes. __________________ ~ Julie, mommy to A.J and KaCee~

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alisonJ YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,840	I would LOVE to see that in person! __________________ Alison--Edith Jones's mother www.edithjonesproject.com

03-29-2009, 09:06 AM	#11
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03-29-2009, 09:20 AM	#12
luckylady Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,114 Blog Entries: 6	Wow, that picture is amazing! I'll have to make sure my daughter and her hubby sees it. They've been living in Anchorage for the last couple of years and juuuusssst left about a week before it's eruptions started affecting Anchorage. They are here now (well, just left this morning for a week in DisneyWorld), & will be (back) here until the 18th of April. Then they are off to Misawa, Japan for 3 years. My son-in-law is in the Air Force. __________________ Rose Lucky,Toby, Hannah,Camie, & Reggie Heartland Biewers and Yorkies

03-29-2009, 09:45 AM	#13
Ivy Lucille ♥♥beats @ my feet! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA Posts: 4,814	That picture is amazing!!!!!!!! I would love to see more! Stay safe. Sounds like a pain. __________________ Jamie, Mom to Mayzie and Mozes

03-29-2009, 10:22 AM	#14
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	Amazing picture, Mike! Thanks for sharing!! :] __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All