Ok, I can hazard a guess, the Uintahs are composed in part by micaceous shales. If you had your fire above an oil bearing micaceous shale you might see an explosion? Maybe????
Yes, it was the rock backing the fire that exploded. Not sure why, but it was being heated intensely from one side. I have had other episodes elsewhere of rocks exploding when heated, but not associated with pudding. The Uintas are mostly sedimentary, lots of shales.
My guess what exploded was a rock that was heated. What are the High Uintahs made of? Coal? shales? Water inside the rock cooking off explosively? Great story!
That was a phenomenal adventure, even with the rock shrapnel, my altitude sickness and gimpy ankle, and the marmot that chewed up your boot. Thanks for the memories!
I don't get it--was the pudding in a pouch? how did that degree of pressure build up if it was in an open pot-- I can see it overflowing, etc.., but exploding? (like pouches do every day in my microwave).
and superb photos- just was in Utah/SLC and took pictures of the Uintas section of a 3-D map they have in the displays at their Museum of Natural History -- to send to you! now to find the snap.
The pudding was not in a pouch. Could I have made a mistake in what exploded? Unlikely, because I am a scientist.... Still, if you want to stay safe, don't cook any instant puddings.
Considering that homemade tapioca pudding was a family staple, why even resort to instant. It wouldn't even have tasted that good. I think taking bars of chocolate, or granola to heat up in boiling water would have been a better choice. I'm so glad to have a brother that cooks well.
Exploding rocks often have trapped moisture inside. Very dangerous indeed
Ok, I can hazard a guess, the Uintahs are composed in part by micaceous shales. If you had your fire above an oil bearing micaceous shale you might see an explosion? Maybe????
Yes, it was the rock backing the fire that exploded. Not sure why, but it was being heated intensely from one side. I have had other episodes elsewhere of rocks exploding when heated, but not associated with pudding. The Uintas are mostly sedimentary, lots of shales.
My guess what exploded was a rock that was heated. What are the High Uintahs made of? Coal? shales? Water inside the rock cooking off explosively? Great story!
That was a phenomenal adventure, even with the rock shrapnel, my altitude sickness and gimpy ankle, and the marmot that chewed up your boot. Thanks for the memories!
I don't get it--was the pudding in a pouch? how did that degree of pressure build up if it was in an open pot-- I can see it overflowing, etc.., but exploding? (like pouches do every day in my microwave).
and superb photos- just was in Utah/SLC and took pictures of the Uintas section of a 3-D map they have in the displays at their Museum of Natural History -- to send to you! now to find the snap.
The pudding was not in a pouch. Could I have made a mistake in what exploded? Unlikely, because I am a scientist.... Still, if you want to stay safe, don't cook any instant puddings.
Considering that homemade tapioca pudding was a family staple, why even resort to instant. It wouldn't even have tasted that good. I think taking bars of chocolate, or granola to heat up in boiling water would have been a better choice. I'm so glad to have a brother that cooks well.
Love the photos!