The Wandering Scot
An occasional travel journal
A trip specifically targeted at the Kilauea Lava Lake, which was unusually high.
Kilauea
It's 1.1 miles from the Jaggar Museum viewpoint to the Lava Lake. My 18-200mm zoom did its best.
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| Jaggar Museum & Viewpoint
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Halema'uma'u Crater, with the Lava Lake in inner crater
All of this is inside the Kilauea Caldera
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First day: A quiet, gray Lava Lake
But notice the red cracks of live lava
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| Third day: at 4:00am
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| Third Day: Lava Fountains by day.
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| Image of the Goddess Pele, as a Volcano
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| Thurston Lava Tube
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Lava Hike
I strolled the 4 miles to the current ocean entry point.
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| A smooth road to the lava entry point
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| Oddly organic old lava flow
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| The Ocean Entry: Neptune and Vulcan duel
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| Frozen lava like twisted cables
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| A "Skylight" with glow from an active lava tube
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| Unexpected colored layers in recent lava
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| Captain Shane sails bravely in
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Helicopter Tour
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| Pu'u O'o vent
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| Pu'u O'o vent: Glimpses of Lava
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Lava Cruise
A Lava Cruise with the only mildly reckless Captian Shane.
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| The good ship "Lavaone"
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| Budget had given me an unexpected free upgrade.
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