Saturday, December 9. 2006

Lava Lava Everywhere

Posted by Diane C. in Photos at 12:28
On Friday we drove to Volcano National Park. The park is quite a contrast between cool fern covered rainforest and hot wind blasted lava fields. We drove around Crater Rim Drive and then drove down Chain of Craters Road to the end.
Halemauma'u CraterHalemauma'u Crater---A boiling lava lake during the 19th century and described by Mark Twain as "the fiery pits of hell."
Steam Vents

Steam Vents
lava

Lava Fields

steam in the ocean

Steam Plume

End of the Road

End of the Road

More Lava

Hard to take pictures on a wind-blasted Lava Flow

Even More Lava

Ocean View with More Lava
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