Wave action at the base of Chain of Craters Road.
Taking Chain of Craters Road to the ocean takes you through several lava flows, each with a sign indicating when it happened. Unti…
Hikers in Kilauea Iki.
After hiking Kilauea Iki in the bright sunshine and heat and humidity, a short walk through the lava tube was a welcome cool inter…
Kilauea Iki is a pit crater next to the main crater of Kilauea. It was still open to hikers even though the main crater was not.
I don't know what this plant is, but I liked it.
Yes, I'm fascinated with warning signs.
A sign at one of the many parking areas along the rim.
These photos were taken in 2008. Even then there was enough volcanic activity to close the main crater to hikers and caution peopl…
The hardy, brightly colored Ohia Lehua is known as the first plant to begin growing on barren lava flows after a volcano has erupt…
One of the many caution signs in the park.
View from our hotel room. Mauna Kea (13,803' elevation) in distance
Telephoto shot from our hotel room in Hilo.