Jornada del Muerto to Immi Clinic to Rio Grande, New MexicoWithin seconds, they crossed into the first series of ruts. The remains of the lava hut teetered in the moonlight. Would anyone try to rebuild it in the future? Right in the center, it would be an excellent research center for the volcanoes, if they were predictable, like the ones in Hawaii. The last few hours for Alex had been a nightmare. He now regretted his wish to see a live volcano in action. New Mexico bubbled with far too many, and these weren't the relatively predictable volcanoes he knew in Hawaii. Whether the shaking was volcanic, quake activity, or a combination, he didn't know any more than anyone else did. It was scary to be so close to a volcano when it might decide to erupt; or the ground chose to shift under their

