Other types of chasing

[Cstok]

This came up in another thread, but I was curious as to other types of chasing you have done.

The other types of chasing I would like to do, and will do when the kids are out and on their own:

- Volcano chasing - I would love to see a significant eruption
- Large Tidal bores
- Glacers falling into the ocean
- Full solar eclipse chasing (cool vids on Youtube on this one by the way)

How about you? Have you done any of these, plan on it someday? Other types of chaing?

 

[Damon Scott Hynes]

I train-chase, and go looking for oil wells (not much of a challenge in OK/KS/TX, but more of one in MO/NE )

I've done the volcano thing (and will again) and also do airliner-spotting.

 

[Mike Smith]

Train chase. An especially good road is Kansas 177 in Butler and Chase Counties immediately along the BNSF tracks.

 

[Mike Kovalchick]

I have chased lake effect snow squalls in Michigan...even have done it on a snowmobile. It is a rather amazing experience to ride North/South on a trial through a West wind parallel snowband...the roll convection can be extremely narrow and intense looking like normal convective storm dumping many fluffy inches of snow in an area only a mile wide. The intense vertical motion often creates strips of blue sky on either side of the band creating breathtaking views of cloud formations.

 

[Derek Weston]

Rain chasing. We did that a lot in eastern Iowa last season. Got some wicked heavy bands of rain along I-80 near Iowa City last July...

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Wildlife ... just a pair of good binoculars and the nearest refuge and I'm happy. Critters are COOL.

 

[Susan Strom]

Second to lightning - I like the sandstorms. For non-weather, ancient ruins and rock art petroglyphs are tops.

 

[Paul Knightley]

Train chasing would be good here, although my trains to London from Reading do 125mph, so it's best not to (and there are no roads paralleling the line!).

I like to chase the Severn Bore here in England - I also have chased snow showers before.

 

[Jason Foster]

Once again, I can't believe it's not one of the first said

Come on guys.....especially for the single ones.....we all like to chase women. Sometimes (like supercells) they like to chase us.

But seriously, I also to the "chase" thing with trains (CSX here in the mid-atlantic). I friend is the real enthusiast, but I like to catch them with him.

I also like to go geocaching, which is like chasing, but there's a fixed target...so maybe it doesn't qualify.

Waterspouts and Hurricanes are obvious too. I do also chase good snow storms. Again, really not that an exciting one, but I do travel for the storms.

I haven't done it yet, but I'd like to go on a safari and chase some big game. Lots of good photo/video opportunities there.

 

[Shane Adams]

How do you chase a volcano?

 

[Matthew Crowther]

How do you chase a volcano?

Wait for an eruption or signs of one and then fly there. Of course this takes lots of $$ and is not without risk. Two famous volcano chasers, the Kraffts, were killed by a pyroclastic flow near Mt Unzen in Japan in 1991.

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

How do you chase a volcano?

Go to it when it's exploding....much like a storm. Sounds easy if they sit there and erupt for as long as this one is.

 

[beaudodson]

Winter storm of course

 

[Cstok]

Forgot to mention the Morning Glory in Northern Australia:

http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/mg4/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory_cloud

 

[cdcollura]

Good day all,

Cute Asian chicks ... Allright, just had to throw that in!

Here is a few other "chases" I've done...

1). Giant breaking ocean swells from aboard a sea-doo watercraft (Late October 1991 in FL)!

2). Lake effect snow squalls (Winter 2008 in Michigan).

3). Brush fires (Spring 2004 in South FL).

4). Volcano chasing - Tried it a bit, but not much into it (Hawaii back in 1994, would like to see more of it)!