| Making progress (see page 21) |
| Yeah, keep a close eye on that steam up there. |
| Keep an eye on the steam up on the pali. Notice the lighter colored cloud coming from just over the top of the ridge to the right. That's the Pu'u O'o vent. |
| Keeping an eye on the steam on the pali. You can see the lighter colored steam coming from the Pu'u O'o vent just over the horizon. |
| OOPS! Not a campfire! It's the skylite I mentioned before. |
| 2200 degrees |
| With the naked eye, you can see the lava flowing by but for some reason, the still camera just shows an orange blob. |
| Keeping an eye on the steam - wait a minute, what're those orange spots? |
| I TOLD you to keep an eye on the steam! |
| The East Lae'apuki steam in the sun |
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Photos 2, page 23
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Lava Ocean Entry - Kaimu end - at night
| December 9, 2006 |
| This is an overall view of my travels that day, from home to the lava entry into the ocean. I've got a new GPS receiver that allows me to track my routes and plot them in Google Earth. Much better for tracking off the road and locating things more precisely. I met up with a nice couple from Virginia, Jesse and Bridgette, and hiked out and back with them. Click map image to enlarge. |
| This is a closer view showing the paths we took going (white line), when we was there (blue line) and coming back (red line) in relation to Royal Gardens where Robin and I have walked to before. We left from the car about 4:00 P.M. |
| This is my path at the ocean entry. The "lava skylite" is a couple of holes in the lava where you could look down and see a river of lava flowing by. Stay tuned... |
| Shooting into the sun. The plume on the left is where I'm headed. It's called the East Ka'ili'ili ocean entry. The one on the right is the East Lae'apuki ocean entry, which is the one Robin and I hiked to on August 6 |
| A closer look at the East Ka'ili'ili plume |
| I like this shot |
| Here's some people camping out here, standing around the campfire |
| I really like this shot |
| There are more spots of lava showing up as it gets darker. |
| This is the main attraction. Note the flat bench that has built up since last time I was here |
| This is a shot from my last visit on 10/26. Notice no bench to speak of. |
| Looking back up to where the skylite is. I'm set up on the tripod now, waiting for it to get dark for the main show. |
| Another check up the hill. I think it's a good idea to keep an eye on any lava that's uphill from you, don't you? |
| You can see more and more of the lava as the light fades. |
| This is the same shot as the previous only without zoom. I'd guess the lava's a couple of miles away. |
| The Lae'apuki plume in the sunset |
| More of the Lae'apuki steam plume in the sunset just 'cuz it's so purty! |
| Almost ready to get down to business |
| One last check up the hill |
| OK, go! |
| There is absolutely no way to describe this. It's a boiling, billowing, churning mass of fire and sea. If you were to download all the smallest images and then run them through a slide show at fast speed, you could make a little movie. |
| MOVIE (32.6 MB) Click picture to download |
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