CHILE 24.11.2009-9.12.2009
Chaiten 27.11.-2.-12.
Puerto Montt |
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Puerto Montt skyline |
night Ferry to Chaiten |
first view to steaming dome of volcan Chaiten |
north view to steaming dome with devastated forest |
climbing north side to the caldera rim |
view from the rim to west |
panoramic view of the caldera with new dome in the middle |
intensely steaming dome |
remnants of trees directly at the rim |
Chaiten village with steaming dome behind |
moonlight scene at night |
steaming and glowing dome at night |
Chaiten village overview |
Lahar buried boat |
Lahar buried house |
inside view |
all houses near the river are buried by lahar deposits |
inside Chaiten |
animal skull, no Humans were dying |
typical landscape further to the south |
typical plants of this area |
Ferns |
Fern vegetation |
typical vegetation around Chaiten village |
Sta. Barbara bay |
damaged Chaiten house near river |
flooded car |
typical height of deposits is around 1 meter |
this house drifted hundreds of meters |
modern technology... |
devastated house with volcano behind |
devastated houses with steaming dome behind |
south side view of steaming dome |
steaming dome in afternoon sunlight |
new land formed from lahar deposits |
flying back to Puerto Montt |
Villarrica 2.12.-4.12.
Villarrica seen from Pucon |
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central vent with lava lake deep down |
increasing daylight |
shortly before sunrise |
big Lanin volcano to the east |
southeast view to the andes |
other volcanoes to the south |
earths shadow with full moon |
Sunrise behind Lanin |
steam formed summit ice sculptures |
Villarricas shadow |
ice sculptures |
fumaroles melt through the snowcover |
inside the crater |
view to north while descending |
backview |
flowering plants near the road |
spring time in the lakes district |
Villarrica at night |
Llaima 4.12.-5.12.
landscape near Curacautin |
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old technology in modern Chile |
northern view to neighbour volcano |
Llaima with Araucaria trees |
Araucaria leaves |
Llaima with Araucarias |
small lake in Conguillio NP |
forests and lakes on Llaimas foot |
wild geese |
Llaima from north |
mosses |
laguna Conguillio |
driving through Araucaria forest |
lava dammed lake east of Llaima |
Rio Truful-Truful exposed strata |
exposed strata tells about Llaimas long eruption history |
Rio Truful-Truful waterfall |
colorful Rio Truful-Truful |
south view of Llaima at sunset |
Osorno 5.12.-7.12.
west side of Osorno at sunset |
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east view to andes mountains |
sunrise |
on the way to Osornos summit |
Osornos shadow |
Calbuco and Lago Llanquihue |
direct route through the summit ice-mushroom |
south view |
sunlight isgreeting us shortly below the summit |
east view to Tronador from summit |
at the summit |
Puntiagudo and Lago Todos Los Santos to the east |
climbing down on the normal route |
view back-the white meets the blue |
secondary craters from younger eruptions |
coastline of Lago Todos Los Santos |
Petrohue river |
Saltos del Petrohue |
Saltos del Petrohue with Osorno behind |
mosses and ferns |
small river with basaltic rocks |
Ferns |
southern view to Osorno in afternoon light |
Puntiagudo at sunset |
Osorno at night |
my rental house under southern skies |
morning view |
Lago Todos Los Santos |
small lizard |
back in Puerto Montt |
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Puerto Montt |
Osorno seen from airplane while flying home |