Volcano National Park

To finish off our long day of touring Hilo, we visited Volcanos National Park! This was one of the coolest things I have ever seen! It was rainy all day so our shuttle driver Ellen didn’t get to bring us everywhere at the Park that she wanted to, but we still saw so many amazing sights! After arriving, we headed to the Lava Tube, which looked like a mini cave! It was damp and cool, so different roots and plants were growing from the ceiling which I found to be very interesting! We then took a couple of stops throughout the park where all you could see with the naked eye was lava rock on top of what used to be trees and other vegetation. One thing that I found interesting was the Ōhi’a Lehua trees that grew out of the rock—Ellen told us the love story behind this tree which gave it even more beauty! Lastly, at dark, we walked about a mile to where you can see some active lava flow! There were so many people there trying to take in the same sights but when we got up close, I couldn’t take my eyes off either! It was super cool to see something like this, that not many people get to see in their lifetime. Although it was a very rainy and dreary day, we ended it with singing oldies in the car, on the way back to the hotel and it ended up to be one of my favorite days!Read more