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Slide 0: acover_GT73.jpg Pacaya Volcano Fieldtrip, Guatemala, January 1973 (Journal entry)
Slide 1: acover_GT73.jpg Pacaya Volcano
Slide 2: GT73_086.jpg Two volcano seen poking through the clouds as the plane approaches Guatemala
Slide 3: G073_187.jpg Two volcano seen poking through the clouds as the plane approaches Guatemala
Slide 4: GT73_088.jpg Terrain model, in Guatemala City
Slide 5: GT73_089.jpg Terrain model, in Guatemala City
Slide 6: GT73_090.jpg Street in Guatemala City
Slide 7: GT73_091.jpg Street in Guatemala City
Slide 8: GT73_092.jpg View of Guatemala City with volcanos in distance
Slide 9: GT73_093.jpg View of Guatemala City with volcanos in distance
Slide 10: GT73_094.jpg Me, Bill Menke, on a bench in front of a government building, Guatemala City
Slide 11: GT73_095.jpg Fieldtrip member, by flowers in park, Guatemals City
Slide 12: GT73_096.jpg Fieldtrip member (right), on park bench, Guatemala City
Slide 13: GT73_097.jpg Market, Guatemals City
Slide 14: GT73_101.jpg Monument in Guatemala City that reads "This Church of Cerrito del Carmeb was runined by the earthquake of 20 January 1918"
Slide 15: GT73_102.jpg Volcanoes, seen from Guatemala City
Slide 16: GT73_103.jpg Me, Bill Menke, in Guatemala City with volcanos on the skyline
Slide 17: GT73_103a.jpg Me, Bill Menke, in Guatemala City with volcanos on the skyline
Slide 18: GT73_104.jpg View of volcanos from Guatemal City
Slide 19: GT73_105.jpg Our bus, with fieltrip members sitting along side of country road, Guatemala
Slide 20: GT73_106.jpg Road cut through tephra
Slide 21: GT73_107.jpg Tephra exposed on hillside
Slide 22: GT73_108.jpg Collecting a lava column from a columnar jointed lava formation on a hillside. (I, Bill Menke, took the column as carry-on on the plane home).
Slide 23: GT73_109.jpg Columnar jointed lava formation on a hillside
Slide 24: GT73_110.jpg Columnar jointed lava formation on a hillside
Slide 25: GT73_111.jpg Loading the field vehicle
Slide 26: GT73_112.jpg Field vehicle and bus, with members of the field party standing about
Slide 27: GT73_113.jpg Mountain scene
Slide 28: GT73_114.jpg Me, Bill Nenke, on a hillside with Agua Volcano in background
Slide 29: GT73_115.jpg Mountain scene
Slide 30: GT73_116.jpg Pacaya volcano
Slide 31: GT73_117.jpg Pacaya volcano as seen from our camp site
Slide 32: GT73_118.jpg Lava flow from Pacaya volcano
Slide 33: GT73_119.jpg Lava flow from Pacaya volcano
Slide 34: GT73_120.jpg Our field party, unpacking and setting up camp
Slide 35: GT73_121.jpg Our field party, with me, Bill Menke at the left, unpacking and setting up camp
Slide 36: GT73_122.jpg MIT professor and Fieltrip leader Tom McGetchin, cutting cantalopes
Slide 37: GT73_123.jpg Me, Bill Menke, in my tent
Slide 38: GT73_124.jpg Our field manager, by jeep with Pacaya volcano in background
Slide 39: GT73_125.jpg Pacaya volcano as seen from our camp site
Slide 40: GT73_126.jpg Small summit eruption on Pacaya volcano
Slide 41: GT73_126a.jpg Small summit eruption on Pacaya volcano
Slide 42: GT73_127.jpg Pacaya volcano as seen from our camp site
Slide 43: GT73_128.jpg Glowing lava flows on Pacaya volcano, seen at night from hill above our camp
Slide 44: GT73_129.jpg Tree with epiphytes
Slide 45: GT73_130.jpg Lava flows at base of Pacaya volcano
Slide 46: GT73_131.jpg Me, Bill Menke, on the flank of Pacaya volcano with Fuego (left) and Agua volcanoes in the background
Slide 47: GT73_132.jpg Lava flows on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 48: GT73_133.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 49: GT73_133a.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 50: GT73_134.jpg Seismometer
Slide 51: GT73_135.jpg Smoking lava flow
Slide 52: GT73_136.jpg Main volcanic vent (left) and lava flow
Slide 53: GT73_137.jpg Toe of lava flow, with glowing lava
Slide 54: GT73_138.jpg Lava channel with glowing lava
Slide 55: GT73_139.jpg Lava channel with glowing lava
Slide 56: GT73_140.jpg Active lava flow stretching off into the distance
Slide 57: GT73_141.jpg Uphill side of active volcanic vent
Slide 58: GT73_142.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 59: GT73_143.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 60: GT73_144.jpg Lava channel with glowing lava
Slide 61: GT73_145.jpg Me, Bill Menke, by lava channel measuring flow rate
Slide 62: GT73_146.jpg Tom McGetchin, recording observations
Slide 63: GT73_147.jpg Tom McGetchin, taking photographs
Slide 64: GT73_148.jpg Fumerole
Slide 65: GT73_149.jpg Fumerole
Slide 66: GT73_150.jpg Close up of Fumerole
Slide 67: GT73_151.jpg Close up of Fumerole
Slide 68: GT73_152.jpg Close up of Fumerole
Slide 69: GT73_153.jpg Glowing lava
Slide 70: GT73_154.jpg Lava "icicles"
Slide 71: GT73_155.jpg Flank of Pacaya volcano
Slide 72: GT73_156.jpg Lava formations
Slide 73: GT73_157.jpg Lava channel
Slide 74: GT73_158.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 75: GT73_159.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 76: GT73_160.jpg Fieldtrip member taking measurements on Main volcanic vent
Slide 77: GT73_161.jpg Main volcanic vent on the flank of Pacaya volvano
Slide 78: GT73_162.jpg Looking down flank of volcano across active lava flows to vegetated area beyond
Slide 79: GT73_163.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 80: GT73_164.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 81: GT73_165.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 82: GT73_166.jpg Lava flows at night
Slide 83: GT73_167.jpg Lava flows at night
Slide 84: GT73_168.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 85: GT73_169.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 86: GT73_170.jpg Main volcanic vent at night
Slide 87: GT73_171.jpg Active lava flow, with levies
Slide 88: GT73_172.jpg Fieldtrip member taking photographs
Slide 89: GT73_173.jpg Hiking up towards the summit of Pacaya volcano
Slide 90: GT73_174.jpg Tephra coated trees
Slide 91: GT73_175.jpg Tephra coated trees
Slide 92: GT73_176.jpg Tephra coated trees
Slide 93: GT73_177.jpg Pacaya summit as seen during hike
Slide 94: GT73_178.jpg Pacaya summit as seen during hike
Slide 95: GT73_179.jpg North flank of Pacaya volcano showing scars of pyroclastic flows and landslides
Slide 96: GT73_180.jpg Fields below Pacaya volcano
Slide 97: GT73_181.jpg Climbing towards the summit
Slide 98: GT73_182.jpg View up flank of Pacaya volcano
Slide 99: GT73_183.jpg Me, Bill Menke, eating lunch high up on Pacaya
Slide 100: GT73_185.jpg Fumerole
Slide 101: GT73_184.jpg Pacaya volcano, as seen from our field camp
Slide 102: GT73_184a.jpg Pacaya volcano, as seen from our field camp
Slide 103: GUATEMALA73B_001.jpg Descending the flank of Pacaya
Slide 104: GUATEMALA73B_002.jpg Team members with lava flow in distance
Slide 105: GUATEMALA73B_003.jpg View of surrounding hills
Slide 106: GUATEMALA73B_004.jpg View of surrounding hills
Slide 107: GUATEMALA73B_005.jpg View of surrounding hills
Slide 108: GUATEMALA73B_006.jpg Relaxing back in Guatemala City