Last weekend I was fortunate enough to accompany Kendra Lynn, a PhD candidate from the University of Hawaii, on a volcano trek in Indonesia. Two early mornings, two amazing volcanic fields, and two eruptions later, we were both hooked on Indonesian Volcanism. And how could a budding volcanologist not be overwhelmed by the sheer abundance of volcanic centers, plumes, and large number of people living in proximity to it all? This feeling was then clenched by the fact that our trip was sandwiched with multiple airport closures on the nearby islands of Bali and Lombok as Raung roared it's way onto CNN....
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