Virtual Volcano Vacation challenge #4 WINNER! – Santa Ana

Choosing a volcano sometimes comes easier than other times. I do not want to get into the practice of picking ones that are getting more media attention..or ones that are very famous..or even ones that are personal favourites of mine. Sometimes I just have to fly around the virtual-Earth a few times until I find…

(updated 1 December 2018)

2018 Scoreboard
Aficientífico – 18 points
Kylie – 10 points
Leslie – 9 points
Jonet – 8 points
Volcanohead – 2.5 points
Granyia – 2 points

2017 Scoreboard
Aficientífico – 181 points
Glenn – 62 points
Granyia – 37 points
Jesper – 31 points
Jonet – 27 points
Li’l Volcanohead – 10 points
William Franck – 8 points
Kelly – 6 points
Wyatt Everhart – 6 points
Kylie P – 5 points
Janice Norman – 1 point
karenj26 – 1 point

2016 Scoreboard
Jesper – 137 points
Jonet – 105 points
Leslie – 71 points
Granyia – 55 points
Spike -21 points
George – 19 points
Kelly – 13 points
Glenn Rivers – 12 points
Beardy Gaz – 5 points

2015 scoreboard
Leslie Gompf – 180 points
Jonet “Zola” Greene – 88 points
Jesper Sandberg – 41 points
Kelly Brickner – 11 points
Spike Page – 5 points

"Eldfjallanördást" may or may not even be a proper Icelandic word. "Eldfjall" translates to "Fire Mountain, and "nördást" is literally "nerd-love" and if eldfjallafræði is volcanology, then this blog is volcanogeekery.

I am not a volcanologist..or geologist... or even a college graduate. I am just a person who has always been interested in volcanoes. But since finding a group of like-minded enthusiasts following the Bardarbunga eruption online, my flicker of interest has kind of exploded into a full-blown pursuit. Being that I am a self-identifying nerd, I feel it is my duty to inspire others to become as passionate about volcanoes as I am...or else annoy them into submission. :)

I invented the Virtual Volcano Vacation challenge after downloading Google Earth. I was zooming around the globe and decided to drop in on Mount Vesuvius..but was a little surprised to find myself virtually inside the crater. I had not reckoned on Google Earth's maps being quite so detailed. After posting a screen-grab to my Facebook wall and seeing who could guess where I was, I decided to make it a weekly event...and the best part of all is that each week I challenge myself to learn interesting facts about another volcano.

In addition to the Virtual Volcano Vacation challenge, I will occasionally post time-lapse videos made by others or myself, and repost other more obscure or whimsical content that probably gets overlooked by the more scholarly volcano blogs.