Photographs of Hawaii (Big Island) and of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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1. Walking across fresh basalt towards the Plume 2. Pele's hair on basalt 3. Pele's hair on basalt
4. Hikers and basalt flow that crossed the Chain of Craters Road 5. Folded basalt near the Plume 6. Basalt on the way to the Plume
7. Young basalt flow on the way to the plume 8. Pele's hair 9. Basalt flow crossing Chain of Craters Road
10. Hikers and steam from the Plume 11. Rainbow over young basalt flow 12. The Plume at twilight
13. Still warm basalt near the Plume 14. The plume at twilight 15. View of lava reaching the sea at the Plume, just after dark
16. Black sand beach, at Naalehu 17. Tree in Akaka Falls State Park 18. Bamboo, Akaka Falls State Park
19. Leaf and water drops, Akaka Falls State Park 20. View of Mauna Loa from the top of Mauna Kea 21. Cinder cones near the top of Mauna Kea
22. Tree caught in lava near Mauna Ulu 23. Tree caught in lava near Mauna Ulu 24. Petroglyphs in basalt, Chain of Craters Road
25. Holei Sea Arch, Chain of Craters Road 26. Sulfurous gases and sulfur deposits 27. Sulfur deposits
28. Sulfur deposits 29. Kilauea Iki Crater 30. Floor of Kilauea Iki Crater
31. Basalt, Kilauea Iki Crater 32. View of trail across Kilauea Iki Crater 33. Kilauea Iki Crater
34. Olivine basalt, Kilauea Iki 35. Kilauea Iki crater through trees 36. Fiddlehead on trailinto Kilauea Iki
37. Trail into Kilauea Iki 38. Basalt near Halema'uma'u Crater 39. Basalt, southwest rift zone
40. Trail into Kilauea Caldera 41. Spatter cones, Kilauea Caldera 42. Halema'uma'u Crater
43. Basalt, southwest rift zone 44. Basalt, southwest rift zone 45. Basalt, southwest rift zone
46. Basalt, southwest rift zone 47. Glassy basalt, soutwest rift zone 48. Younger basalt pushed through older flow
49. Basalt in Kilauea Caldera 50. Southwest rift zone of Kilauea, 1999 51. Southwest rift of Kilauea, 1971
52. East Rift eruptions, Kilauea, 1969 53. East Rift of Kilauea, 1969 54. Near the summit of Kilauea, 1971
55. Kilauea lava flowing into Alae Crater, 1969 56. "Fire curtain," Mauna Loa, 1984 57. Steam and dust from Mauna Loa, 1984
58. Mauna Loa vent eruption, 1984 59. Mauna Loa lava, 1984 60. Mauna Loa spatter cone, 1984
61. Puu Oo eruption and lava stream, 1986 62. Puu Oo vent eruption and lava fountain, 1986 63. Puu Oo lava rivers, 1986
64. Puu Oo lava fountain, 1986 65. Puu Oo after eruption has stopeed, 1986 66. Lava seen through skylite near the plume.
67. Lava seen through skylite near the Plume. 68. Green sand (oivine) beach near South Point