A few years ago when they thought Mt Mayon was going to blow in the Philippines, I took off to watch it.
It never did "blow" but all day and night it was spewing lava smoke. I went with locals on a several hour hike to see where the lava was. It was intense. The wall of molten rock was about 20 feet tall, with cracks in it with smoke and lava leaking out. It was so fucking hot I thought I was in hell. I posted about it back then along with some pics.
If you've never been close to lava or on a volcano when it's spwewing, it's dangerous but I recommend it if you're one of those types of guys.
Great pics Dave, thanks for sharing.
