The current lava flow is inaccessible so yesterday we did a short 4 mile hike across Kilauea Iki and then did some driving around to some sites we hadn't seen before.
Today we did a monster hike starting at the Halina Pali overlook at 2280 feet above sea level. Three and a half miles later we were at a small lagoon with a black sand beach, watching ocean waves crash onto the shore. After a snack and water break we turned around and went back to the overlook. Amazingly, going back up took about as much time as hiking down. It was a pretty steep trail and you just had to be super careful on the way down. Hopefully we got some good pictures that we'll post when we get home.
Veronica
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04-23-2011, 06:45 PM #1
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That sounds amazing!
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04-24-2011, 08:31 AM #3
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The hike was very cool. We were really lucky with the weather in that was overcast on our return and we had a tailwind.
Heading home today. I got in one last short run this morning. Volcano is at 4,000 feet and I could feel it on my run today.
Or maybe I'm just tired from the hike. I went out at 5:45 and got to watch the sun rise when I could see it through the rain forest. Lots of different birds making all sorts of noise, fragrant flowers lining the roads and no cars. Paradise...
Veronica
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