Hawaii 2011

Searching High And Low

Back to Main CCH Page *** Searching High And Low (Feb 5) *** Walkabout (Feb 6)***A Prelude To Field Work (Feb 7)....*** ...And a Finale (Feb 8) ***The Ongoing Search For Life (Feb. 7)***More Science On The Dry Side (Feb. 8)***A New Picture (Feb. 9 & 10)***Cooperative Work Around the Island (Feb 11)***Cooperative Work Part 2: Private Lands (Feb 12)***Cooperative Work Part 3: Federal Agencies (Feb. 14)***Puna Survey & Hilo Culture (Feb 15-17)***Puna Science (Feb 18)***Market & Travel Day (Feb 20)***A Closer Examination (Feb 22)***Further Survey & A CCH Tour (Feb 23)***A Return To Cordwinder (Feb 24)

A good mystery: Where does the cave go? The Kipuka Kanohina system winds its way under many square miles of lava flow. A large break in the known portions of the cave system invites continued examination. One possible route is into (and through?) a section of collapse. A small step foward is made with careful probing by Carl Snyder (first two shots) and Ron Carlson. Nothing loosens up the muscles like a day of squeezing and crawling.

A sudden example of mineralization, enroute to the investigation site. This shows a three foot segment of a patch that went floor to ceiling in a 7 foot passage for several feet, near a lava ball constriction in a otherwise open walking corridor:

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