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Volcanoes National Park
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~ 2001 ~
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Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku) | Trail to Thurston Lava Tube |
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Alanui Kahiko, Chain of Craters Road | Holei Pali, Chain of Craters Road |
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Kilauea Caldera from Volcano House Hotel | Halema'uma'u Crater (still steaming) |
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Halema'uma'u Crater in Kilauea Caldera from Volcano House Hotel | Kalij pheasant |
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Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs | Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs |
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1995 lava flow--viewing the point of recent activity from about 2 miles west | Holei Sea Arch |
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1995 lava flow closing Chain of Craters Road | Pu'u'O'o lava flow viewing from Kalapana (the east side) |
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~ 2009 ~
| Kilauea Caldera from the Volcano House and, of course, Halema'uma'u Crater is still steaming |
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Hiking the Napau Trail a few miles atop Mauna Ulu, veering off the beaten path to see her steaming |
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Jim in his glory |
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| An 11-mile hike on the Naulu trail (from Kealakomo) guided by cairns on the lava rock area, eventually merging with the Kanapala Trail to the rarely used section of the Napau Trail through a wet, brushy fern forest that ended at the Napau Crater--I used the waterproof camera for this drizzly hike! |
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| Former Chain of Craters Road from 1965 to 1969 that we crossed a couple times; very warm to touch--kept our feet warm |
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The soaked fern forest (left); |
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Interesting sign on the trail between Makaopuhi Crater & Napau Crater |
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| Napau Crater, steaming at the fissure created in 2001 from the currently active Pu'u'O'o volcano |
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A rainbow reward at the end of our long hike just before sunset |
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| Another day on the east side from Kanapala to see the active Pu'u'O'o volcano at sunset (notice the tourist viewing area has changed since 2001 above); the first blurry image is zooming in upward at the steams of Pu'u'O'o that originates 6-7 miles up (north) |
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~ 2010 ~
| The steams of Pu'u'O'o again and the eastern side of Chain of Craters Road covered with lava |
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This year we took a wild boat ride to see the active volcano, click here for a video clip |
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View from Chain of Craters Road on the west side near the petroglyphs |
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Walking the piers to view (more of) the Pu'u Loa petroglyphs |
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Holei Sea Arch with me standing on it |
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Near the end of Chain of Craters Road on the west side |
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The 1995 lava flow ended Chain of Craters Road on the west side |
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| Walking over the 1995 lava flow on the west side, you can barely make out the vog of Pu'u'O'o in the distance |
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This hike, Mauna Iki/Kau Desert Trail, we did several times (between 5-9 RT miles) as it was a short drive from our condo off of Hwy 11, southwest of the park's entrance |
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Trees on the Mauna Loa Road, then hiking the Mauna Loa Trail almost to the Pu'u'ula'ula Red Hill Cabin (14 miles RT), but only hiked about 12 miles RT. Halema'uma'u Crater steaming in the southern distance |
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~2012~
| Pu'u hulu hulu Hike between the volcanoes (not considered the park but the middle of Hawaii) viewing Mauna Kea & Mauna Loa, then driving as far as we could up Mauna Loa |
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