Hawaii 2016 | ||
| Kilauea Lava Hike Helicopter Tour Lava Cruise |
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 |
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. |