1871 Lava Trail

We made it back to the Place of Refuge. This time I took the mile long 1871 Lava Trail. Using the National Park Service ap provided easy navigation. These lava trails were created long ago to provide a guide for people to find their way across the lava fields. This one was widened in 1871 (thus the name) to allow for two horses to pass. According to the tour, The village at the end of the walk was finally abandoned in the 1930’s as it was very hard for the locals in the two remaining houses to survive in their off-grid homes in the modern world.
It was only me and a few wild goats on the walk, again a surprise, and well worth the uncomfortable reflected heat off the lava. For an hour i had the thought that “this is Hawaii”.Read more