A close visit to an active volcano

A Two mile walk was well worth it. We headed back for the third…. Fourth time? To visit volcanoes national park. Now that we have the golden pass, and the time, it’s both easier and obviously cheaper. The walk through devastation valley was our original choice but there was a park sign pointing to a longer trail down the original, now abandoned, rim road. We decided to walk that trail and we were surprised when we got to the rim! We were on the opposite side of the caldera from the Jaeger overlook that we had visited a couple of weeks ago, and wow, were we close to the edge. We also had the whole place to ourselves and we spent a long while watching the vents and the whiffs of gasses blowing around. Yes, we were safe. The volcanologist claim that Kīlauea has been in a non active stage since September.Read more