This is the opening to the Kaumana Caves, turns out it is a relatively small lava tube. These are natural formations created when lava is flowing and the top layer cools down over the flowing inner layer. Some are very large, others are small. Old Hawaiians hid and even lived in these. Lots of the Hawaiian royalty were buried in these lava tubes.
I loved these roots. There is nowhere for them to grow into the rock so they just grow along the top.
This is the first caldera we saw right on the opposite side from the Thurston Lava Tube. Everyone saw little people walking around down in the crater, but I didn't. I think they were making it up. The guide said there are tours that take you down there. No way! That is when in the movie you yell, "Dummy, why did you go down there?"
I never quite saw the majesty in lava before. When it flows it can flow two ways. The first is flowing and lazy and languid, like really thick cream. That kind of lava flow is called "lapahoehoe." I love that word. It sounds like lap-a-hoy-hoy. The second way lava flows is really explosive with flying lava and explosions of molten rock. It cools pretty quickly and creates these wonderful statues. This kind of flow is called Ahah. I don't really know how this one is spelled but sounds just like it looks.
The nearer we got to the shore the clearer it got. Here we are about 5 miles from the point the lava flows into the sea. It creates this great plume of steam.
I am now forever fascinated by lava. I loved all the intricacies of it and the shapes and formations. Knowing this is all natural and created by nature is a wonderous thought.
Here we are about a mile from the entry point. The ocean here is deep and blue and just a little bit scary. It is rocky and powerful.
I loved this spot. This is the old highway and you can see how the lava just rolled over it. No respect for man's needs.
These are steam vents. We were near the Jagger Museum next to the Caldera of Kilauea. It was a little bit scary to think that we were standing over cracks in the earth where hot steam was being forced out... again I think "Run you fools!"
The Caldera of Kilauea. Pretty awe-inspiring.
This is the opening to the Kaumana Caves, turns out it is a relatively small lava tube. These are natural formations created when lava is flowing and the top layer cools down over the flowing inner layer. Some are very large, others are small. Old Hawaiians hid and even lived in these. Lots of the Hawaiian royalty were buried in these lava tubes.
I loved these roots. There is nowhere for them to grow into the rock so they just grow along the top.
This is the first caldera we saw right on the opposite side from the Thurston Lava Tube. Everyone saw little people walking around down in the crater, but I didn't. I think they were making it up. The guide said there are tours that take you down there. No way! That is when in the movie you yell, "Dummy, why did you go down there?"
I never quite saw the majesty in lava before. When it flows it can flow two ways. The first is flowing and lazy and languid, like really thick cream. That kind of lava flow is called "lapahoehoe." I love that word. It sounds like lap-a-hoy-hoy. The second way lava flows is really explosive with flying lava and explosions of molten rock. It cools pretty quickly and creates these wonderful statues. This kind of flow is called Ahah. I don't really know how this one is spelled but sounds just like it looks.
The nearer we got to the shore the clearer it got. Here we are about 5 miles from the point the lava flows into the sea. It creates this great plume of steam.
I am now forever fascinated by lava. I loved all the intricacies of it and the shapes and formations. Knowing this is all natural and created by nature is a wonderous thought.
Here we are about a mile from the entry point. The ocean here is deep and blue and just a little bit scary. It is rocky and powerful.
I loved this spot. This is the old highway and you can see how the lava just rolled over it. No respect for man's needs.
These are steam vents. We were near the Jagger Museum next to the Caldera of Kilauea. It was a little bit scary to think that we were standing over cracks in the earth where hot steam was being forced out... again I think "Run you fools!"
The Caldera of Kilauea. Pretty awe-inspiring.
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That was an exciting part of the trip.
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